Development Blog
Is DFID rowing back from the centrality of the Asia model of economic development?
By Gerry Boyle 30th Jul 2018
As previously noted, the House of Commons Select Committee on International Development (IDC) has just published its report on DFID’s economic development strategy. In my earlier blog, I characterised the report as “lacking punch, misunderstanding gender but with some positives”.…
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Woman employed in the construction industry in Cambodia.
Four good reasons for engaging with DFID’s Work and Opportunities for Women programme
By Gerry Boyle 25th Jul 2018
The DFID-flagship Work and Opportunities for Women programme (WOW) has recently completed its inception phase and is now beginning implementation. The programme was originally conceived as a response to the UN High-Level panel report on women’s economic empowerment, which CARE…
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Women working in a garment factory, Cambodia.
Global Disability Summit: How the aid sector should take seriously the needs of people living with disabilities across the world
By Laurie Lee 24th Jul 2018
This week, the British and Kenyan Governments, together with the International Disability Alliance, co-host a Global Disability Summit. Over 700 delegates from governments, donors, private sector organisations, charities and organisations of persons with disabilities come together to launch a Charter…
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Valentine (centre) attends a CARE women’s space in Rwanda which encourages the inclusion of people with disabilities and offers support.
IDC report on DFID’s Economic Development Strategy: lacking punch, misunderstanding gender but with some positives
By Gerry Boyle 18th Jul 2018
The House of Commons Select Committee on International Development (the IDC) has just published its report on DFID’s Economic Development Strategy. But it seems to have only ONE new recommendation. This compares with, for instance, the IDC report on DFID…
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Brenda Katelele, a seasonal food seller in Zambia and member of Lendwithcare microloan foundation.
Women who are changing their world: Meeting entrepreneurial midwives in Bangladesh
By Kate Barwise 16th Jul 2018
Masuda, Shankori and Shilpi are entrepreneurial midwives who are improving health access in one of the most remote districts in Bangladesh, where maternal and under-5 mortality rates have fallen dramatically in recent years. These powerful women are also generating more…
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Community health worker, Bangladesh
Trump visit to the UK: How about working together on women’s rights?
By Katherine Nightingale 12th Jul 2018
When Theresa May welcomes Trump this week it seems like she won’t be short of conversation: there’s the World Cup, Brexit, and NATO before we even start. But with hundreds of thousands of people from all over the UK coming…
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Fatima Abba Bukar fled her home after an attack on her village in Nigeria by Boko Haram
