Moving on...
My two year secondment to the European Union (EU) Delegation in Zimbabwe has flown by and once more I am packing my bags, this time to drive up to Tanzania - to support the DFID education programme from Dar Es Salaam. …
Ghana: a future without aid?
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Henry Donati, Programme Manager, Humanitarian Response Group, Posted on:
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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 …
Apple strudel in Lashkar Gah
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Christa, Local Government Team Leader, DFID Afghanistan, Posted on:
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Afghanistan, Infrastructure, Other
I recently travelled to Helmand province in the south of Afghanistan to see for myself the activities DFID and others carry out there. I was most interested in seeing improvements in governance and basic service delivery. It was an exciting trip …
The times they are a-transitioning
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Cleo Blackman, Programme Manager, DFID DRC, Posted on:
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Afghanistan, Infrastructure
My first four months in the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Lashkar Gah have been heavily livestock themed – of the poultry family especially – with the construction of Helmand's Bolan Farm chicken house, the birth of the Helmand Poultry Association …
A first glimpse of Western Asia
Hi, I am Alex, and I have recently joined DFID to work as the regional statistics and results adviser for DFID's programmes in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Regional Asia programmes. I am based in London as part of the …
Is it time we networked more?
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Hannah Ryder, Team Leader for Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, Posted on:
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Climate Change
Did you participate in Al Gore's Climate Reality Project last week? I wasn't able to because I was working in Ethiopia (my next post will tell you why), so I’ve been reading up on responses from participants, some of whom have …
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