Upending the usual model: when a Kenyan partner sub-contracted a UK NGO
Recently, the international development sector has been rightly awash with ideas and good intentions towards shifting power and decolonisation. Although there are already commendable moves to put this into practice,…
The UK, as a global leader in Official Development Assistance (ODA) transparency, is in decline
…with their ODA transparency commitments. The Transparency Community of Practice, for example, convenes technical officials to explore transparency best practice and challenges. While the review’s scope excludes other ODA spending…
The bumpy road to localised humanitarian support
…rhetoric surrounding the “localisation of aid” paints an inspiring vision of empowered communities leading humanitarian efforts. However, the reality reveals a striking gap between theory and practice; shifting control away…
Civil society and counter-terrorism: The next 20 years
…speaker was Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. The event was organised by Bond alongside…
UK NGO sector sets out vision for aid and international development in Bondโs 2019 manifesto
…leaders to commit to policies that ensure that future generations live in a world free from poverty, inequality and environmental degradation. The manifesto was drafted in collaboration with Bond’s members…
The new UK International Development Strategy doesn’t join the dots on conflict
…reserves to boost defence spending during the Ukraine crisis, but not for aid: extra aid spending for Ukraine is coming at the cost of crises elsewhere. That has to change….
Eight weeks later – early lessons from an INGO rebrand
…Network News, is an indispensable weekly digest of the latest updates on funding, jobs, resources, news and learning opportunities in the international development sector. Get Network News One example is…
AidWatch 2018
…2016. This decrease is explained by a reduction in spending on debt relief and in-donor refugee costs – elements that CONCORD have termed “inflated aid”: ODA spending that does not…
Learning for climate resilience programming
…The Bond Resilience Learning Group brings together agencies, academics and companies to share experiences and generate learning about what good resilience work looks like. Bond members can join for free….
To rebuild Ukraine, we must invest in its social fabric
…host communities remains a huge challenge. Host communities have been welcoming and temporary accommodation is being provided, but this accommodation is often at a distance from host communities with poor…