ACFID Blog
The ACFID Blog features opinion articles on aid and development issues by ACFID staff, ACFID Members and a diverse range of other authors.
The purpose of the ACFID Blog is to engage readers in ACFID's work and to inform, engage and influence ACFID Members, the public and the government. Read more
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The Big Questions Worth Asking on International Development
Kate Angus
22 Aug, 2018
The question of whether aid and international development makes a difference is never far from peoples’ mind, within and outside the sector, sceptics and supporters alike. This...
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Compassion and collaboration – ideas to advance humanity
Dr Unni Krishnan
17 Aug, 2018
Everyone has dreams. Some dreams are fabulous, some ambitious. When I met Tom last November, his dreams seemed almost impossible. He was trying to build a health clinic...
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Localising development efforts will lead to change that lasts
Christian Nielsen
27 Jul, 2018
As part of our Spotlight on Quality Principle 3, CEO of Live...
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The sustainability initiative so effective it ended
Dermot O'Gorman
18 Jul, 2018
Through Commitment 3.3, ACFID’s Code of Conduct acknowledges that the environmental sustainability and stewardship is an integral part of long term development and needs to be a...
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Spotlight on the Code – How the Code speaks to Sustainable Change
Sarah Burrows
03 Jul, 2018
/In the second installment of our Spotlight on the Code series, we shine the light on Quality Principle (QP) 3 of ACFID’s Code of Conduct: Sustainable Change. In this blog,.../
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Australia is risking a toxic legacy
Marc Purcell
22 Jun, 2018
/ACFID CEO, Marc Purcell, provides his take on the first Voluntary National Review on Australia's implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and where we go from.../
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We can influence our region far better with aid than guns
Marc Purcell
11 May, 2018
This week's federal budget is set to include a $3.8 billion loan scheme designed to ramp up Australia’s credentials as a global arms dealer. This amount is almost...
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Cultivating a good workplace culture and taking care of our people should be priority number one
Susanne Legena
17 Apr, 2018
As part of our wrap-up on the Spotlight on Quality Principle 9, we interviewed Plan International Australia’s CEO on her personal perspectives of people, culture, workplace, and...
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Mapping SDGs for intersection and synergies: Transformative sustainable development - beyond business as usual
Dr Keren Winterford
25 Mar, 2018
This post forms part of ACFID’s blog series leading up to and following the Australian Sustainable Development Goals Summit, held on 13 March 2018.
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Delivering WASH services in Timor-Leste
Luke Lovell and Elle Spring
16 Mar, 2018
If we are to deliver on the pledge contained in the SDGs 'that no one will be left behind' our actions must be truly inclusive. This must include people with disabilities. Despite...