Is investing in a global public the future of aid?
…a conference in 2012, it was met with baffled silence and possibly some muffled laughter at the back of the conference room. “Unrealistic” was the most generous comment it received…
Why inclusive data is crucial to leaving no-one behind
…has a disability. Before he was identified through inclusive data collection in his community, he did not know that his children had the right to free school access due to…
From rhetoric to reality – how do we move beyond intentions when it comes to funding local CSOs directly?
…what one attendee called “the development industrial complex”, or a “neo-colonial approach” to funding. If stakeholders in the so-called “global north” perceive local CSOs to be lacking in capacity, more…
Charity Commission introduces overseas funding declaration for UK charities
…using similar funding information as a means to restrict civic freedoms by unfairly discrediting NGOs championing democracy and human rights. We urge the Charity Commission to reconsider before the new…
On sausages and challenging collaborations with NGOs
…ago, for us, this was to make sure we served a certain brand of sausages. An NGO representative who was coming to train community members said they needed to eat…
4 areas for DFID to work on in its approach to contracts
…smaller firms and NGOs from competing for DFID contacts, potentially reducing competition and therefore value for money”. To mitigate these consequences, we recommend that DFID reviews the threshold levels of…
10 actions for the UK to fight corruption
…UK politics by reforming political party funding rules and getting a grip on conflicts of interest by giving the Electoral Commission and bodies like the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments…
Five ways the UK government and NGOs can support local leadership in response to the Ukraine crisis
…their community networks, but highlight that to sustain themselves, they also need support for their core running costs which has so far come from their own resources and their INGO…
The time is now: a call to practice locally led
…One reason may be that, as my fellow steering committee member Daniel Gebremedhin, Global Capacity Strengthening Advisor at CAFOD, brilliantly puts it: ‘We are trying to renovate our home whilst…
Becoming locally led as an anti-racist practice: a guide
…Kingdom, in partnership with colleagues from around the world, to shift their practice and use of power to become more locally led. Anyone within an organisation wanting to, or already…