Will we be the first generation to eradicate malaria?
Bill Gates and the UK government announce $3bn plan to eradicate malaria (2016 edition) Bill Gates and the UK government announce $3bn to eradicate malaria (2008 edition) – (note plan to eradicate by...
View ArticleHow Kendrick Lamar explains Australian Aid
The Proudest100 campaign links each of last year’s top 100 songs to Australian Aid. Brendan Rigby examines some of the more tenuous connections. The post How Kendrick Lamar explains Australian Aid...
View ArticleDo we really know enough about local development work?
Sara Gorman looks at why big donors tend not to fund local Civil Society Organisations directly, and suggests that the international development funding landscape needs a makeover. The post Do we...
View ArticleThe cluster approach: coordinating humanitarian response in emergencies
Jon Shepherd discusses how the UN ‘Cluster Approach’ helps to coordinate the humanitarian response in emergencies, and suggests that a similar ‘Development Cluster System’ could improve the work of...
View ArticleA new kind of donor: 4 things they do differently
Donors stuck in the old ways of moving money around don’t offer useful capital to new and innovative organizations that don’t fit the mold. Here’s four things a new kind of aid donor does better. See...
View ArticleDoes aid need a 12-step program?
Step 1: We admit we were powerless over a project-based mentality–that when we considered the changing world, our frameworks and tools as they had come to define us have become obsolete. See the...
View ArticleWHS – Views from the outside
One of our e-book contributors, Marc DuBois, gives his take on the World Humanitarian Summit’s promise of localization. The post WHS – Views from the outside appeared first on WhyDev. Link: WHS –...
View ArticleWhose aid is most effective? Are generous donors less effective?
This blog post, co-authored with Petra Krylová and Theodore Talbot, first appeared on Views from the Center. When it comes to development aid, you might think that there is a trade-off between head and...
View ArticleLearning to ride
Natalie Jesionka prompts us all: it’s time to start being more transparent about the challenges and failures in our work. The post Learning to ride appeared first on WhyDev. Source: Learning to ride...
View ArticleWhat Can International Development Learn From Britain’s Olympic Team?
This post first appeared on Views from the Center. There is a lot of chatter about the reasons for Britain’s relative success in the Olympic games (at time of writing, Team GB is second in the medals...
View ArticleGive us the courage to change the things we can – the serenity prayer for...
This blog post first appeared on Views from the Center. As my friends know, I’m not religious – indeed, I fall into the ‘militant atheist’ category – but as my day job is trying to promote peace and...
View Article14 reasons to fall head over heels for the new UN Secretary General
The UN has selected its new Secretary General. Brendan Rigby gives 14 reasons to embrace Guterres as the UN’s next top man (even though a woman should have been selected). The post 14 reasons to fall...
View ArticleA New Context for Development Effectiveness
For those of you interested in the past, present, and future of international aid and development, this blog post will provide you with an introduction to frameworks and partnerships that have evolved...
View ArticleReady to hang up your cape? Take the Sidekick Pledge
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View ArticleRDI Network Conference student committee: Call for expressions of interest
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View ArticleSexy interventions and development ego-stroking
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View ArticleGuess WHO spends US$200 million per year on travel
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View ArticleThis story about a small boy and starfish explains global development
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View ArticleThe International Finance Facility for Education: The Wrong Answer to the...
This blog post was first published on Views from the Centre. Donors are considering a proposal for a new “innovative finance mechanism” to increase funding for education, based on recommendations from...
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