From Relief to Resilience: Sustaining international support for for the people of Afghanistan
Bond Afghanistan Working Group statement Five years since the change in government in Afghanistan, millions of Afghans remain trapped in a cycle…
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Differences matter: planning and delivering inclusive humanitarian action in contexts where explosive weapons are used
Explosive violence does not create inequalities – it exposes and intensifies them, yet a one-size-fits-all approach to civilians in war zones means many people are not being reached by humanitarian assistance.
From war to water scarcity: how geopolitical conflict is threatening humanitarian access to water in Yemen
Dr Mahmoud Shatat shares the implications of the Middle East conflict on the global WASH response. How can we ensure access to safe water in fragile contexts?
Keeping classrooms open when climate change threatens learning
Dr Samantha Ross shares how to think more creatively about the link between education and planetary health – and protect schools and leaners in the process.
Building a funding pipeline that reflects your strategy
With UK aid falling to its lowest share of national income since 1999, the organisations that come through will not be the ones chasing the most funding. They will be the ones that decided what not to chase. Jonathan M Clarke at MzN International shares more.
Don’t ask us to overcome barriers; remove them
Sierra Leonean youth advocate, Sovula Bockarie, on why the global community must stop treating inclusion as an afterthought and start treating it as architecture.
What genuine youth partnership looks like
Four young advocates reflect on the idea of radical accountability and a 10-point plan that could usher in an era of genuine youth-adult partnership.
Putting people at the heart of change: Andy Burnham’s chance to rewrite Britain’s international development legacy
As Britain’s newest prime minister gets underway, CBM UK CEO and Chair of Bond, Kirsty Smith OBE, reflects on how Andy Burnham and his new cabinet should connect his desire for renewal at home with responsibility abroad.
To remain relevant, philanthropy needs to embrace risk
In today’s world, what’s a greater gamble? Funding frontline movements which might work in less familiar ways? Or continuing to back historically safe approaches whose effectiveness may be waning? David Mattingly and Tom Barns at Fund for Global Human Rights tell us more.