Aid policy

The consensus on aid that emerged in the 1990s – and was enshrined in the 2005 Paris Declaration – transformed international thinking about how aid should be delivered and managed. But recent shifts in the global economy and political spheres have put aid back under the spotlight. As donor priorities and partner government needs change, aid policy is a more contentious issue than perhaps ever before.

The debate demands robust insight into what has worked in practice, and clear analytical thinking, based on field experience. OPM has been at the heart of the debate for many years, at both the analytic and strategic levels, working with governments, donor agencies and international organisations to help devise and define relevant approaches to aid delivery, management and evaluation.
Palestinian Governance Facility
Client: Palestinian Authority
Completion Date: December 2014
Evaluation of the Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC)
Client: Danish International Development Agency (Danida)
Completion Date: August 2012
Rwanda State of Capacity Building Report for the Public Sector
Client: Government of Rwanda
Completion Date: March 2012
African Trends and the Role of the Donor
Client: AusAID
Completion Date: January 2012
Multi-Stakeholder Evaluation Public Sector Governance Reform
Client: DFID
Completion Date: November 2011
AusAID Mutual Accountability Study
Ahead of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, OPM produced a study for AusAID’s Office of Development Effectiveness on experience with the Paris Declaration Mutual Accountability principle. The study found there has been little effective demand from either aid recipients or aid providers for the strengthening of mutual accountability mechanisms and processes.