Yesterday saw the publication of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) first annual report. The report highlights success of the Initiative itself, while also demonstrating how the entire transparency movement has gained incredible momentum in the last few years. At Publish What You Fund, we have always argued that transparency and accountability are crucial for […]
We at Publish What You Fund don’t often get involved in debates about how much overseas aid the UK (or any other country) gives. We are concerned purely and simply with how transparent aid is – because no-one can be sure that it is effective and useful unless they can easily access information about it. […]
Trying to predict the future is a mug’s game. No one can tell what events will overtake their best laid plans. But as the New Year gets into full swing, plenty of people are doing it anyway – and not (only) because there are a lot of mugs about. If you are a government official, […]
Joint blog post by aidinfo Team Lead Simon Parrish and Director of Publish What You Fund, David Hall-Matthews. This week sees the IATI Secretariat announcing the milestone of 100 IATI publishers. This is a fantastic achievement and one which we should celebrate. While some prominent transparency champions – including the UK, World Bank, and the Hewlett […]
-CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY- As an advocacy organisation campaigning for aid transparency, constructive engagement with donors is an important part of our work. But another vital area has been measuring the state of aid transparency, how different donors are responding to these challenges and whether they are living up to their commitments. This is why we […]
The 2012 Aid Transparency Index shows a slow but steady improvement in global aid transparency. But despite this progress, it also finds that most aid information is still not published. The Index ranks a total of 72 bilateral and multilateral agencies, selected climate finance funds, humanitarian agencies, development finance institutions and private foundations have also […]
