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Working animals quietly sustain millions of people’s daily lives. Yet their contributions often go unrecognised. Sam Whyte at Working Animals International explores why the visibility of working animals matter.
Today, Friday 12th June 2026, the National Audit Office (NAO) published a new report examining the FCDO’s response to sudden-onset…
It is Carers Week, a time to raise awareness of unpaid care, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise their contribution to families and communities.
In response to reports that money from the UK aid budget was diverted to hostile states, terrorist groups and criminal…
As cases of Ebola continue to rise in eastern DRC and Uganda, Bond echoes warnings by the International NGO sector that cuts to Official Development Assistance…
Yoma Winder explores how Oxfam tested trust‑based, flexible funding to shift power and support partner‑led work. She shares honest learnings on what it takes for an INGO to become a better partner and ally.
Trisha Mapacpac at VisionFund shares how a mix of credit, insurance coverage, digital innovation, and training is enabling rural women across 10 countries to grow their businesses and support their families.
Reading the room at the Global Partnerships Conference, Angelina Jial and Christina Bennett reflect on what it will take to transform humanitarian action if it’s going to meet this moment.
Brigitte Perenyi on why it’s time to move away from narrow, negative framings in favour of participatory storytelling to show communities’ complexities, agency and resilience in the face of structural constraints.
