When it comes to tax enforcement, data and technology aren’t always the answer
Can technological solutions help governments capture greater tax revenues for development? We look at the evidence from Senegal...
We seek to bring about lasting positive change using analytical and practical policy expertise.
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Translating health policies into plans for action: the role of district health managers
What can help or hinder planning for the district health management teams who need to turn policies into action?
Crisis funding - how much do we really know?
With the recent, landmark IPCC study highlighting more frequent and severe disasters, how can we ensure funding for crises gets to where it's needed, fast?
We wrote a letter to the hosts of the Global Education Summit: Why listening to practitioners' voices is so vital
A cohort of international experts from our RISE programme's Community of Practice wrote an open letter to Boris Johnson and Uhuru Kenyatta identifying five key considera…
Q: How can we improve the outcomes of gender-based programming? A: Immersive listening
What is 'immersive listening' and how can this technique be used across diverse sectors of gender-based programming to generate optimum results?
Podcast: Reimagining technical assistance over coffee: episode 6 – Gender equality
In the final podcast in this six-part series, Alexandra Nastase discusses gender equality with Johanna Riha.
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Making Special Drawing Rights work better for global development
How can we unlock aid finance to support low-income countries who have been hit the hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic?
Development finance and the macro economic impact of Covid-19
New research highlights the need for additional multilateral finance coupled with impactful reform to accelerate post-pandemic recovery.
Our offices
ViewOur network of offices allows us to develop deep understanding and strong relationships with governments and partners that support building local capabilities for long-term, positive change.
Projects
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Managing the Centre for Disaster Protection to help affected people
We are the managing agent for the Centre for Disaster Protection, which works to change how the world prepares and pays for disasters.
RISE: Improving education systems in low-income countries
This research programme will provide key insights and policy-relevant evidence to support improved learning outcomes for children across the world.
Strengthening sub-national governance in Pakistan
Developing innovative delivery of public services that can be scaled-up and replicated across Pakistan.
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Having meaningful impact is a collective endeavour. Our driven and dedicated staff work hand-in-hand with our clients and partners so that we can maximise the lasting, positive impact of our work.
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We work closely with all our clients to shape projects that will have maximum success and seek new opportunities to deliver tangible impact for the most people.
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We actively seek a diversity of partners, not only because we want to deliver the best outcomes, but because we want to learn from different perspectives and new experiences.
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We have a long history of collaborating with academics and academic institutions to bring cutting-edge research and evidence-based thinking to our work.
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Whether you’re a graduate looking to join our early careers programme or a more experienced professional with an interest and specialism in development, we want to hear from you.
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Our sector, country, and business teams bring together the breadth of our expertise and experience. Find out more about our work and the team you are interested in.
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We provide support and advice on frameworks, partnerships, and consortium agreements to a wide variety of international development partners.