Comprehensive Spending Review 2021: What does it mean for UK aid?
Last week, Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the exchequer published his comprehensive spending review and budget. We pulled out the good, the bad, and the messy implications for the UK’s…
Supporting communities to stay one step ahead of the climate crisis
The sheer number of climate events reported in mainstream media recently demonstrate the worsening impacts of the global climate crisis. This has been the ‘Summer of Extreme Weather’, where we’ve…
How does the public feel about Cop26
Most people believe it’s the responsibility of governments, rather than individuals, to act on climate change. The Development Engagement Lab (DEL) has found that this belief is overwhelmingly prevalent, based…
Dear USAID; let’s make sure that “local” really means “local”
The international humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors are brimming with initiatives that promise to shift power and resources to local actors in the Global South. Take #ShiftThePower, for example, which…
How to build a climate-resilient NGO in 2022
We can all help build climate resilience. We tend to concentrate on mitigation, such as lowering our carbon footprint, but we should also consider what adaptive actions can make our…
Global Disability Summit 2022: what is it all about?
I cast my mind back to 2018 – when the UK government, alongside the Kenyan government and the International Disability Alliance (IDA), co-hosted the first Global Disability Summit (GDS) in…
Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly
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Stella Opoku-Owusu
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Take your training online: A deeper dive
How can I improve the quality of my online training? How can I make it more engaging and accessible? What can I do to help learners retain what they’ve learnt?…
Michael O’Donnell
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