Financing Development

Hi!
OXFAM, today has put Afghanistan at the forefront of its news report as $5 billion (Dollars) worth of aid from the west has still not been delivered.

(note that this publication is NOT free!)

experiencedevelopment, in conjunction with Hands on Research, have published the U.S. Trust & Foundation Directory for European Development NGOs and Institutions 2008. The directory lists over 85 trusts and foundations from America that fund international development work and organisations outside of the US. The directory lists information on Assets; Total Giving; Purpose & Activities; Program Areas; Type of Support; Restrictions; Application; Deadlines; and Key Staff. The directory also provides listings of all previous European grantee organisations and institutions for the past 4 years, including their name, country, grant amount and year.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 22 (OneWorld) - Humanitarian workers are calling on the major presidential candidates to invigorate U.S. efforts to end global poverty by reforming the way foreign aid is allocated. "We're concerned that none of the presidential candidates to date have tackled how to make our foreign aid more effective at lifting people out of poverty," Oxfam America's Paul O'Brien told OneWorld Thursday. Humanitarian groups argue that more money is only part of the solution and that the entire foreign aid system needs a comprehensive rethink. A new report released this month by Oxfam found that most of the Bush administration's foreign aid budget is being sent to a handful of countries that are key players in the "war on terror" rather than countries with the highest percentage of people living in poverty.

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During 2007, the World Bank undertook a second review of its use of conditionality, examining all Bank-financed loans approved during its 2007 fiscal year. The resulting report: Conditionality in Development Policy Lending [http://siteresources.worldbank.org/PROJECTS/Resources/40940-1114615847489/Conditionalityfinalreport120407.pdf] was discussed by the Board of Executive Directors in December 2007. It also draws on a series of consultations with governments, CSOs, and other stakeholders in IDA-eligible countries. The 2007 report confirms that Bank support remains broadly consistent with the good practice principles on conditionality introduced in 2005. The conditionality issue has sparked an intense debate with CSOs, several of which have produced reports of their own. Of note are a recent report by Eurodad

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The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) was established in July 2005 as a United Nations General Trust Fund. Its primary purpose is to support democratization throughout the world. UNDEF will finance projects that build and strengthen democratic institutions, promote human rights, and ensure the participation of all groups in democratic processes.

Blind Spots on the Map of Aid Allocations: Concentration and Complementarity of International NGO Aid

The budgets of development NGOs have risen dramatically over the last decades. In stark contrast to bilateral donors, the geographic choices of NGOs remain virtually unexplored. Using a new dataset and Lorenz curves, this paper shows that NGOs are very active in some countries and hardly active in others. A clustering of NGO activity takes place in UN-labelled high priority countries, but ample room for improved targeting exists. Aid concentration curves provide insight into whether NGOs target the same countries as bilateral donors. The article concludes that this is the case and that NGOs are thus acting as complements. The drawback of this complementary approach is that it reinforces the donor-darling/donor-orphan divide. The paper concludes with some research suggestions and preliminary policy implications. WIDER Research Paper 2007/45 by Dirk-Jan Koch (PDF 246KB; 26 pages).

Should an NGO think about sustaining itself, by using the tools of the world or work for a cause they believe in/they should believe in and rebel against the system?

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i am a young graduate with a background in development planning. coming from a very poor village i have come to understand the problem that face my people and other surrounding villages.
i have been thinking of how to start a new NGO that will bring the youth in my village together to develop it. well it has not been easy since i know that there are so many things that i have to consider. thanks to this network i am learning a lot and would be grateful to meet others who can be of help with advices. i need just the practical ideas and some experiences. thank you

I have a registered NGO in Zimbabwe. When things got bad, I came to the USA and got a scholarship to study for an MA in Humanitarian Assistance. I just graduated but I am in the process of looking for a job. An idea has just come to me that instead of looking to be employed, I could actually do something on my own. I am looking at nutritional and food requirements for people in Urban areas who are living with HIV/AIDS. Ultimately I would like to produce Plumby'nut at the local level. Basically I would like to provide training, in small scale backyard food production(nutrition gardens), cash transfer support to households with PLWHAs and provision of food items, seeds and tools. This will dovetail will activities on HIV prevention, some bit of research on nutritional values of indigenous vegetables.

Today, I got an email that began:

"Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to notify you that you have been chosen by
The Board of Trustees of the Christian Aid (NGO UK)
as One of the final Recipients of a Cash Grant/

This Newsletter is a summary and analysis of the most important trends in economic co-operation and development policy around the world. Information on Training, Publications and Websites is grouped. Distribution is by email. If you wish to subscribe from another account, send a blank email to: subscribe@weitzenegger.de. Current and back issues may be accessed at http://www.weitzenegger.de/new/ _______________________________________________________ CONTENT 1. EU aid programme to Africa fails to address Millennium Development Goals 2. The Least Developed Countries Report 2007 3. Rich Growing Richer Faster Than Poor in Developing Asia - ADB Study 4. EU and Central America start negotiations for new Association Agreement 5. Training and Events 6. Publications 7. Websites of the Month _______________________________________________________ 1. 2015-Watch report: EU aid programme to Africa fails to address Millennium Development Goals On the occasion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) mid-point, Alliance2015 published its 4th ‘2015-Watch’ report addressing the crucial question whether Europe is still on track to fulfil its commitments and deliver on its promises. The European Commission is currently finalising its aid programmes for countries in Africa for the period 2008 – 2013. Officially, the main objectives of these programmes are the eradication of poverty and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals but it appears that these are being pushed aside in favour of the EU’s own interests, as evidence suggests: the report cites the example of the new ''Governance Facility” which, the Commission claims, will boost the EU’s support for health and education in its partner countries. However, according to the report, the evidence suggests otherwise. The Governance Facility uses a set of 23 indicators to determine which countries will be eligible for additional funding. Of these, only one is related to the Millennium Development Goals. http://www.alliance2015.org/index.php/news/alliance_update/... _______________________________________________________ 2. The Least Developed Countries Report 2007 The UNCTAD has recently released the Least Developed Countries Report, 2007, subtitled ''Knowledge, technical learning and innovation for development''. The full report can be downloaded freely online. Introduction: ''The least developed countries (LDCs) are a group of countries (presently 50 States) that have been officially identified by the United Nations as ''least developed'' in the light of their low income, weak human assets, and high economic vulnerability. UNCTAD, in past LDC Reports, has taken the view that the key to sustained economic growth and poverty reduction in LDCs is the development of productive capacities and related creation of productive employment. The Least Developed Countries Report 2007 corroborates this view by focusing on knowledge accumulation, technological learning and the ability to innovate as vital processes toward genuine productive capacity development in these countries.'' http://www.unctad.org/Templates/webflyer.asp?... _______________________________________________________ 3. Rich Growing Richer Faster Than Poor in Developing Asia - ADB Study The rich are growing richer faster than the poor in developing Asia, and widening disparities in standards of living can threaten the growth process in one of the most dynamic region's of the world, says a new ADB report. Absolute inequality has increased virtually everywhere between the 1990s and 2000s. One consequence of this is that the most well-off have experienced considerably larger increases in their standards of living than the least well-off. For example, the expenditures of the ''rich” (top 20%) have increased much more than those of the ''poor” (bottom 20%). This has happened even in countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia where relative inequality declined.  http://www.adb.org/Media/... _______________________________________________________ 4. EU and Central America start negotiations for new Association Agreement The negotiations between the EU and Central America for a comprehensive Association Agreement have started today in Brussels on the occasion of a high level meeting between the European Commission and Central America. The Association Agreement is envisaged as a comprehensive agreement, embracing the whole array of the multifaceted relations of the EU with Central America. Its objective is to enhance the political dialogue between both regions, intensify and improve their co-operation in a vast variety of areas, as well as to enhance and facilitate bi-regional economic links, including trade and investments. The Agreement will be negotiated with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. As soon as Panama takes the decision to join the economic integration process SIECA in Central America, it will be fully involved in the negotiations. The European Commission recently adopted an aid package of some €840 million for the period 2007-2013 to assist the region and its countries to address the most important challenges. http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/ca/index.htm _______________________________________________________ 5. Training and Events Global Forum on migration and development http://www.eu2007.pt/UE/vEN/Noticias_Documentos/news1o.htm More than 120 governments as well as regional and International Organisations met for the first meeting of the Global Forum on migration and development in Brussels on 10 July. This meeting aimed to discuss more consistent ways of strengthening the positive impacts between migration and development policies. Online Course in Practical Microfinance http://www.snhu.edu/856.asp Southern New Hampshire University's School of Community Economic Development will host an online course in Practical Microfinance this fall. The 11-week course, to be held from Sept 17 - Dec 18, is the first in a series of three courses for SNHU's Graduate Certificate in Microfinance Management. SNHU Professor Malcolm Harper will facilitate the program, which is open both to the students pursuing a master degree and to development practitioners working in the development field. Geneva Private Capital Symposium, on the theme of '' Investing Private Capital in Emerging and Frontier Market SMEs ”, 24-25 September 2007. http://www.geneva-private-capital-symposium.com/ The 2nd Geneva Private Capital Symposium focuses on Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) investment in emerging markets as a viable and often overlooked investment option. The Symposium makes the business case for investing private capital in emerging and frontier market SMEs. It will showcase today's leading investment vehicles and business models for SME financing and prove how such vehicles are making it easier to invest in this segment. Seminar on developing Business Service Markets and Value Chains http://learning.itcilo.org/entdev/bdsseminar/Chiang Mai, Thailand, 24 - 28 Sep 2007 Over 900 people from 100 countries have participated in the first 7 Seminars-now the 8th in the Series offers you the opportunity to learn about current trends,and to network with your peers. As you would expect from an event in its 8th year,there is also the chance to hear from people who have used the approaches and tools from previous Seminars. And you will be able to hear how some of the most interesting work presented in previous years has progressed and scaled up. Contact: Peter Tomlinson & Cristiana Actis, tel. +39 011 6936580, PSDSeminar@itcilo.org Ownership in Practice, Paris, 27-28 September 2007 http://www.oecd.org/document/42/0,3343,en... This Informal Workshop will examine what the principle of ownership looks like in practice, both within developing countries (democratic ownership) and in the relationship between developing countries and donors. ‘InteThis Newsletter is a summary and analysis of the most important trends in economic co-operation and development policy around the world. Information on Training, Publications and Websites is grouped. Distribution is by email. If you wish to subscribe from another account, send a blank email to: subscribe@weitzenegger.de. Current and back issues may be accessed at http://www.weitzenegger.de/new/ _______________________________________________________ CONTENT 1. EU aid programme to Africa fails to address Millennium Development Goals 2. The Least Developed Countries Report 2007 3. Rich Growing Richer Faster Than Poor in Developing Asia - ADB Study 4. EU and Central America start negotiations for new Association Agreement 5. Training and Events 6. Publications 7. Websites of the Month _______________________________________________________ 1. 2015-Watch report: EU aid programme to Africa fails to address Millennium Development Goals On the occasion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) mid-point, Alliance2015 published its 4th ‘2015-Watch’ report addressing the crucial question whether Europe is still on track to fulfil its commitments and deliver on its promises. The European Commission is currently finalising its aid programmes for countries in Africa for the period 2008 – 2013. Officially, the main objectives of these programmes are the eradication of poverty and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals but it appears that these are being pushed aside in favour of the EU’s own interests, as evidence suggests: the report cites the example of the new ''Governance Facility” which, the Commission claims, will boost the EU’s support for health and education in its partner countries. However, according to the report, the evidence suggests otherwise. The Governance Facility uses a set of 23 indicators to determine which countries will be eligible for additional funding. Of these, only one is related to the Millennium Development Goals. http://www.alliance2015.org/index.php/news/alliance_update/...

Mama Cash Grants
For women's organisations...
Deadline: Rolling deadline

Our project has been given little guideline as to how to write the mid project narrative for a small grant project we are working on. I am struggling to make it more 'professional' and structured, instead of its original story telling and 'qualitative' manner it is in currently.

Hi everyone,

YOUTH OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CASTLE) is an NGO located in Nigeria. Our goal is to Reduce Poverty through Youth Employment. In order to help us achieve our GOAL, we recruit and train young people in and out-of school.

Launched in 1992, the GEF Small Grants Programme supports activities of non-governmental and community-based organizations in developing countries towards climate change abatement, conservation of biodiversity, protection of international waters, reduction of the impact of persistent organic pollutants and and prevention of land degradation while generating sustainable livelihoods.

Bigger And Better? Scaling Up And Innovation In Health Aid
Christopher Lane, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., and a staff member of the International Monetary Fund
Amanda Glassman, fellow and deputy director of the Global Health Financing Initiative at Brookings Institution Health Affairs, July/August 2007 - Volume 26, Number 4 - Global Health Financing