R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me... This song’s been spinning around my head these last couple of days since the world lost Aretha and her...
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7 lessons from monster floods
We now know that over 1 million people – including more than 100,000 children – are staying in 3,274 relief camps across the region. The state government...
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‘Adaptive’ or not, health programmes aren’t static. Because the world isn’t.
As the development community wrestles with the concept of ‘adaptive programming’, it’s worth remembering that programmes must and do evolve as their...
Helping developing countries put their hands in their own pockets
At the beginning of this year, Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt said: “I will not invest when others should be putting their...
Supporting children affected by conflict in Yemen
A country at war Despite so much natural beauty in Yemen there are always reminders that this is a country at war - a war which has been so devastating to 22...
Three reasons why justice for Rohingya children is so important
The atrocities suffered by children in Myanmar last year are a scar on the conscience of the world. Rohingya children have faced a ruthless campaign of military...
Home is where the story begins
Ask any parent and they’ll know – their child is learning and developing in front of their very eyes from the moment they emerge into the world. Their first...
How World Cup fever cemented my belief in UK aid
For me the World Cup was more than football. It seemed to say something about us as a country.
what makes a great leader?
Last week I was in Washington D.C. with two colleagues from London for the kick off of our Youth Leaders for Nutrition Programme.