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NGOs call for continued support for transparency and accountability

We’ve signed a letter in collaboration with the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative (CoST) and Hivos calling for providers of development assistance to maintain support for transparency, accountability and open government initiatives. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis, we believe this needs to remain a priority in the sector, supported by dozens of development organizations from across the globe. We, the undersigned national and international NGOs, call on providers of development assistance to maintain support for transparency, accountability and open government initiatives in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis. Multilateral and bilateral agencies, [...]

2020-07-10T13:04:15+00:0010th July 2020|

Crowdfunding development aid would direct funds where they are needed most

Websites such as GlobalGiving and Kickstarter have re-imagined the way we support issues we care about. Can we do the same for aid programmes? By: Blair Glencorse, Executive Director at Accountability Lab. This article was originally published by The Guardian. Watermelon seeds are readied for planting as part of an aid project in Rwanda. ‘There is a disconnect between the providers of development aid and its recipients.’ Photograph: Sam Faulkner/Comic Relief/Dfid As world leaders descend on New York this week for the UN general assembly, the funding of international development programmes will be high on the agenda – [...]

2016-09-13T00:00:00+00:0013th September 2016|
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