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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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...
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Spotlight on the Code – Supporting our people & nurturing good culture
Jocelyn Condon
16 Mar, 2018
This month we are pleased to launch Spotlight on the Code – a series of thematic ‘deep dives’ into our Code of Conduct. In each iteration of the series, we make time to better...
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Managing floods, feces and fishes in Fiji: a nexus approach to achieving sustainable development goals.
Dr Aaron Jenkins
13 Mar, 2018
If you work in international development, then you will be aware of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 SDGs are ambitious Global health goals that recognize the...
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Three Ways to Raise Australia’s Game on the SDGs
Marc Purcell
12 Mar, 2018
17 goals and 169 targets – this is the plan to define the future of our planet as set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Equal Measures 2030 – Making the lives of girls visible
Pasanna Mutha-Merennege
09 Mar, 2018
Leave no on behind is the driving force behind the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is a universal call to action and a challenge to all nations to place front and...
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Spotlighting on the Code of Conduct - Announcing a new series of learning for ACFID’s members
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On the road to 2030, this year is pivotal for Australia’s implementation of the SDGs
Marc Purcell
27 Feb, 2018
ACFID’s CEO, Marc Purcell, provides a status update on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and introduces a new blog series showcasing the aid sector’s best practice in the...