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See more insightsProgressive realism and UK aid cuts: how to make the best of ‘difficult decisions’
Expert analysis on the recent announcement that the UK will reduce its aid budget from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI from Principal Consultant, Tim Conway.
Making aid effective: the case for diagnostics
Amid shrinking aid budgets, diagnostics offer a cost-effective, evidence-based way to target the root causes of poverty, conflict and fragility.
The future of early childhood development: Navigating global aid cuts
As global aid for early childhood development becomes less predictable, how can funders and practitioners sustain vital programmes that support young children’s learning and wellbeing?
Improving education in Tanzania: Impacts for students and teachers
One of the first of its kind globally, Tanzania's Education Programme for Results (EPforR) is a pioneering, results-based funding initiative, challenging traditional aid models by paying the government only upon achieving pre-agreed educational goals.
