The Market Based Programming framework was designed to help humanitarian actors understand market approaches in fragile contexts. It was developed by the Markets in Crisis (MiC) Community of Practice in 2015, and updated in 2017 and 2022.
In the graphic, market-based programming or market-based interventions are understood to be projects that work through or support local markets and contribute to positive market systems change. The terms cover all types of engagement with market systems, ranging from actions that deliver immediate relief to those that proactively strengthen and catalyze local market systems or market hubs. Some degree of market analysis is a critical part of all situation and response analyses. At a minimum, all humanitarian programming should be “market aware.” The better humanitarian and development actors understand markets, the deeper they can engage with markets.
