Development Blog
10 key principles for private sector impact towards the Sustainable Development Goals
By Gerry Boyle 28th Nov 2017
A new report from CONCORD highlights 10 key principles which European political and financial institutions and companies need to follow to ensure that the private sector delivers positive development impacts as part of the drive towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Living Blue cooperative supported by CARE in Bangladesh (Principle 1: focus on micro, small and medium enterprises and social economy enterprises)
Under the Fiji presidency of COP23 in Bonn, Germany, we have heard many stories of the devastation faced by the Pacific islands during Typhoon Haiyan, Cyclone Winston and Cyclone Pam. We have heard how Fiji is already having to relocate…
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CARE supporters at a march at the COP23 meeting in Bonn
Piloting the Contribution Tracing approach for impact evaluation: Learning from Ghana’s Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms Project
By Mohammed Nurudeen Salifu 15th Nov 2017
In August this year, CARE International in Ghana together with its partners – OXFAM and ISODEC – commenced a pilot evaluation of the USAID-funded Ghana’s Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms (GSAM) project, using an innovative approach to impact evaluation called Contribution Tracing.…
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A key informant interview for the pilot evaluation of the GSAM project
Ending sexual harassment and violence – join CARE’s calls for a new global law
By Helen Pankhurst 08th Nov 2017
The Harvey Weinstein case has caused an enormous outburst of anger and concern on the issue of sexual harassment, particularly in the world of work. While piecemeal suggestions have emerged as to how to improve the protection of women (and…
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Pisey, age 20, a garment factory worker from Kampong Speu, Cambodia
International aid and the Conservatives: What did we learn at the Party Conference?
By Suzy Madigan 06th Oct 2017
A six foot badger wanders among dozens of undistracted police holding a placard, “I am innocent”. Security is called to disperse a furious mob of septuagenarians barred entry from a sell-out Brexit event where Conservative Party darling, Jacob Rees-Mogg, is…
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What was this badger doing outside the Conservative Party Conference?
World Day for Decent Work – Why we need an ILO Convention on gender-based violence in the workplace
By Gerry Boyle 05th Oct 2017
Saturday 7 October is World Day for Decent Work, an annual event sponsored by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to bring global attention to issues faced by workers. This year, the ITUC’s focus is on Corporate Greed, but CARE…
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Ruksana Begum, a garment worker in Bangladesh, on her way to the factory
