Futures and innovation

When economic inequality, hunger and malnutrition exist and seem like an unchangeable reality, one truth is clear: access to financial services and livelihoods has the power to change everything.

There is an emerging paradigm change of aid architecture, which takes the public debate to a new level, questioning role, purpose and legitimacy of aid, institutions, INGOs and even the very concept of development. How do we move beyond fixing the broken system and reimagine a new one?

For many organisations, there is a broader trend of uncertainty and shifting funding landscapes. But how prepared are we for these endings? And how do we ensure our organisations can adapt and thrive in such a rapidly changing world?

Access to disability aid in low-income settings remains a critical challenge. MAITS are championing Appropriate Paper-Based Technology (APT)—a revolutionary, low-cost method of turning waste materials like cardboard into durable, customisable disability aid. Sadia Mirza tells us more.

Shaping the world of tomorrow depends on timely and transformative action through effective and equitable public and social policy. Found out more from the University of Bath.

In this review of Deborah Doane’s recent book, Mohammed Awal Alhassan and Marijke Priester put forward their thoughts on the concept of ‘INGO’, a concept that keeps bothering them. They argue that sticking to the ‘INGO’ terminology, renewed or not, doesn’t go along with a genuine renewal.

We are facing unprecedented challenges from climate change, rising conflicts, health crises that deepen inequalities that disproportionately impact the poorest populations. Addressing these crises requires a fundamental shift in how global development is approached.