The potential and pitfalls of blockchain
…community is beginning to explore how this new technology can be utilised for more effective and transparent activities. At Bond, we’ve seen some interesting examples of NGOs using blockchain technology…
Watchdog finds £4.2bn UK aid cuts lacked transparency and regard for impact – Bond responds
…not sufficiently consider the impact on development programs. Thereview examined how the government carried out the reduction of the official development assistance budget by £4.2billion – from 0.7% to 0.5%…
Eight weeks later – early lessons from an INGO rebrand
It was the endless question at Traidcraft Exchange, asked countless times over five years: should we rebrand? The arguments in favour were compelling: we don’t sell crafts, we’ve moved away…
Progressing national SDGs implementation 2020
Following commitments by heads of state and government around the world to a Decade of Action and Delivery to realise the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable…
Children in street situations in the post-pandemic world
…of education. Many communities connected with the streets have no or limited access to technologies such as computers, mobile phones, or tablets, nor regular access to the internet. In such…
“We need a clear and cross-governmental international trade strategy” – Bond reacts to ICAI review on UK aid for trade
Today, Tuesday 6 June, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI), the UK aid watchdog, has released its review on UK aid for trade. The ICAI review examines the UK’s aid for trade…
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Campaigning during coronavirus
…This report looks in detail at a selection of impactful campaigns launched during the first year of the pandemic, examining how they shaped responses to Covid-19 in the UK for…
Caritas partnership guiding principles
Description of principles and ways of working with partners from a Catholic perspective. Resource type: policy document. Resource application: an example of partnership principles and ways of working that can…
Safeguarding
…their safeguarding policies and practices, building on the best examples from the aid and UK domestic sector. Our commitment to change in safeguarding pulls this work together and demonstrates how…