In the shift to locally-led development, INGOs tend to represent all in-country partners as naturally legitimate actors. But there is little openness on how INGOs decide which organisations fit that description, and on what basis.
International development organisations are grappling with the implications of recent cuts to aid. For those of us in global health, these funding cuts risk reversing hard-won gains.
When community-based and international actors work together in locally-led initiatives, they tend to work in partnership. We know it’s important to shape these partnerships carefully and equitably. But how do we know it’s effective to work in this way, rather than alone?
In a time of constrained resources and rising need, AKF’s new guide offers a flexible blueprint for community-led innovation and sustainable impact
Are the images we use truly fostering an informed and engaged donor public with a nuanced understanding of global inequalities? Analysis of hundreds of images from nine British INGOs’ direct mailouts suggests visual priorities in this area still need addressing.
Advocates and organisers from low and middle-income countries discuss how global development can be reimagined through a justice-led lens. Lena Bheeroo tells us more.
From its inception, UK international development has been driven by vested economic interests. Is this why we are still struggling to achieve locally led development? New blog from Naomi Yehdego.
Avert transferred ownership to African-led and African-based organisations. They see their transition and closeout not as a sign of failure, but as a strategic success that has enabled their work and mission to live on in new forms.
