Friends of Kipkelion: prioritising local voices in Kenya
…training. As with all our projects, the local community contributed 50% of the project cost. In this case, the parents of the school pupils volunteered to dig out the latrine…
Global progress on implementing the SDGs: How does the UK stack up?
…can improve efforts to implement and report on the 2030 Agenda. The report also highlights global trends as well as examples of how countries are making progress on the SDGs…
Leading in the Covid-19 crisis: tips for NGO leaders
Leading an organisation in such an unprecedented crisis is tough. Crises often encourage individualistic, heroic “command and control” leadership, but global challenges like Covid-19 demand more collaborative, collective leadership. Leaders,…
Government โsalami slicingโ UK aid budget to find additional 30% worth of cuts is alarming, says Bond, UK network for NGOs
Today, the International Development Committee held an evidence session into their inquiry on the Future of UK aid with Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and…
Stats on international development: how did the UK spend aid in 2017?
…2017 rose by 5.1 %, compared to its total in 2016, but again the share of aid spent by DFID fell in 2017 to just under 72%, down from almost…
The year in UK aid โ A late save or a dollar short?
…are likely to see in-donor refugee costs fall, but this is the result of new draconian immigration rules that restrict the right to asylum, making their hosting costs ineligible. Recent…
No room to operate: Why is childrenโs surgery missing from the global health agenda?
…and are costlier than other global health measures”. But the ultimate goal should be more than just disease-specific interventions. We should be striving for holistic well-being: healthy, happy and thriving…
Is your mental health covered? Insurance for psychological injury
…There are further complexities related to pre-existing trauma, a common issue with car insurance providers in the UK. MIND provide some guidance on this question if you’d like to know…
Stats on international development: how did the UK spend aid in 2019?
…of 29.1% (£108m). Recorded ODA for in-donor refugee costs had previously increased by over 1,400% between 2012 and 2016, primarily reflecting increased counting of existing in-donor refugee costs as ODA….
Ernest Kleinwort Small Grants Programme