What’s going on at the party conferences 2024
…international cooperation and elevating living standards. British-funded landmine clearance in conflict zones saves lives, boosts long-term community prosperity and opens up opportunities for trade. This panel will discuss how British…
Mental Health Funding Circle
Justice-led approaches can transform international development: Bond’s Future Dialogues discussion papers
…to communities. Instead, organisations based in the UK and other high-income countries could re-focus their resources on campaigning, advocacy and awareness-raising in their own markets. The power of diaspora communities…
MEL: who are we monitoring for?
…sector. Get Network News It is possible to involve affected communities at each stage of the programme cycle, but here are some ideas of how they can participate: Communities can…
International Development Committee to continue scrutinising aid spending
…dedicated cross-government select committee to be in place to scrutinise aid spending by all government departments, separate from the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office departmental select committee. Bond is…
The UK’s commitment to the SDGs: Reflections from the SDG Summit
…commitment that many countries including the UK have abolished over recent years. However, the commitments made in the declaration are not sufficiently tangible or time-bound. Language around the scaling up…
New report finds marginalised groups continue to be left behind, despite Sustainable Development Goals commitment
…common spaces for interaction between people of different communities on equal terms and celebrate diversity. Involve Dalit organisations in delivery and review of SDGs, including at subnational level. Enable citizen-led…
What’s in store for 2022: politics, principles, policies and the pandemic
Last year was titanic for the development community in the UK – full of challenges and soul-searching on how we can try to influence a UK government that is not…
Counting investment profits as aid risks undermining development efforts
…So it was disappointing to see leaked comments last week by Penny Mordaunt, secretary of state for international development, that the 0.7% foreign aid commitment is “unsustainable”, that foreign aid…
Breaking into new donors for small and medium-sized NGOs
…more innovative, communicative, and financially successful. One key characteristic of financially attractive NGOs is their outward focus. These organisations maintain consistent communication with donors, working groups, the public, and other…