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Typhoon Haiyan – 12 days on in the Philippines...

Posted by: Henry Donati, Programme Manager, Humanitarian Response Group, Posted on: 21 November 2013 - Categories: Asia, Humanitarian

The storm surge from Typhoon Haiyan completely washed away all of the houses facing onto the beach in Tanza – when we visited 12 days after, all that was left were a few concrete foundations, and haphazard piles of rubble, …

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A new deal for working in risky places?

Posted by: Hannah Ryder, Team Leader for Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, Posted on: 16 September 2013 - Categories: Other

Here in the UK, many news stories we hear about Somalia are negative. Somalia is one of the world's riskiest places, alongside countries like Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Twenty one out of the 28 countries that DFID …

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The right sized Power of We to influence development

Posted by: Hannah Ryder, Team Leader for Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, Posted on: 15 October 2012 - Categories: Other

Over the past couple of weeks, two big changes have happened in my life. First, one of my sisters has moved to Glasgow from London with her little baby girl. So I've become a very busy auntie! Second, I've got …

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An introduction from Kinshasa

Posted by: Pete Vowles, Deputy Head, DFID DRC, Posted on: 26 September 2012 - Categories: Democratic Republic of Congo

20 years ago I embarked on my first development job with Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW) - SPW has since changed its name to Restless Development and is leading the charge in youth-led development. As a naïve but an adventurous 18-year-old volunteer, …

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Niger's escalating food crisis

Posted by: Sian To, Posted on: 6 August 2012 - Categories: Africa, Development Debates, Nutrition

Recently I travelled to Niger in West Africa with World Vision. It's my first time in Africa and I certainly didn't expect it to be SO hot and barren. Niger is an amazing country and I have met some simply amazing …

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Ghana: a future without aid?

Posted by: Henry Donati, Programme Manager, Humanitarian Response Group, Posted on: 25 July 2012 - Categories: Ghana

If a week is a long time in politics, how long is 10 years in development? Back in 2010, Government and development partners agreed that Ghana should be aiming to no longer need aid by 2020. In the last few …

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