Aid & Development
UN Agencies Explained: UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, OCHA and WHO
The acronyms in crisis reporting each stand for a different mandate; here is who handles refugees, children, food, health…
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UK aid, the UN agencies, clean water, family care and microfinance: how long-term help works and where it fails.
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Explainer
UK Foreign Aid Explained: What Counts and How It Is Measured
A plain guide to the rules behind the UK aid budget, from the OECD definition of aid to the watchdog that reviews how it is spent.
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How Clean Water Projects Work: Wells, Boreholes and Taps
Drilling a borehole is the easy part; safe water depends on service levels, spare parts, local management and hygiene…
Aid & Development
Orphanages vs Family Care: Why Aid Is Moving Away From Orphanages
International guidance treats institutions as a narrow exception, and donors are increasingly asked to help children stay…
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What Is Microfinance? Small Loans, Savings and the Evidence
Small loans were once hailed as a cure for poverty; the evidence points to modest gains, real debt risks and a role for…
From the Archive
Earlier items on this subject from the charity website that once used this address
All stories
Principles
The Seven A's of Aid
How the charity decided which aid requests to take on: asking, access, acceptability, availability, affordability, appropriateness and accountability.
Q&A
Twenty Questions to a Relief Charity
How a small UK relief charity answered its donors: relief or development, choosing projects, receipts, used clothing and gifts in kind.
Archive note
Sister Offices Abroad
The charity worked alongside sister organisations in the United States, Hong Kong, Germany and the Netherlands.
Photo archive
The Photo Archive
Captions from the field, from Burundi and Congo to Uganda, Zambia and Kaliningrad.
Crises Explained
Disaster Relief Phases: From Rescue to Rebuilding
Crises Explained
Why Donate Money Not Goods After a Disaster Overseas
Crises Explained
How Is Famine Declared? The IPC Scale Explained
Crises Explained