The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee recently published its final aid data for 2022, and it’s not good news for the world’s least-developed and low-income countries. Euan Ritchie of Development Initiatives takes us through the numbers.
Enable Ed CIC has been carrying out various independent evaluations for large and small NGOs and their projects. What has become apparent is the exceptional value for money that many small NGOs provide.
Key lessons from the world’s largest education development impact bond. How did it work and what did we learn?
DFID’s new cost templates and guidance will allow NGOs to recover more grant costs, but barriers to full cost recovery still remain.
The NAO highlights concerns around the impact and transparency of aid spent by non-DFID government departments and funds.
Working internationally in challenging contexts demands responsiveness and flexibility.
Four takeaways from ICAI’s new performance review of DFID’s approach to value for money in procurement.
Commercial contracting continues to grow with the DFID Supplier Review leading to changes in how NGOs should approach and access contracts.
Report
This report from ICAI finds that DFID's approach to value for money helps to make UK aid spending go further, but there is room for improvement.