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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Partnership in action: Understanding mental health through Participatory Action Research
Stephanie Cantrill and Helen Fernandes
06 Jul, 2017
This blog is based upon a presentation made by Stephanie Cantrill and Helen Fernandes of TEAR Australia at the Research for Development Impact Conference, 13-14 June 2017.
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What’s the big deal about evidence?
Tari Turner
30 Jun, 2017
This blog is based upon a presentation made by Dr Tari Turner at the Research Development Impact Conference, 13-14 June 2017. Tari is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of...
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Partnerships: Handle with Care
Yeshe Smith
21 Jun, 2017
This blog is drawn from a presentation made by Yeshe Smith at the Research Development Impact Conference, 13-14 June 2017.
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Locally owned disaster response – “It is all about power and taking back the power”
Bethany Hender
19 Jun, 2017
At the World Humanitarian Summit just over one year ago, 30 of the biggest donors and humanitarian organisations agreed to the...
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Civil Society Organisations reflect on participating in ACMC’s Civil-Military-Police Interaction Workshop
Anu Mundkur
15 Jun, 2017
The Australian Institute of Police Management in Manly, NSW provided the backdrop to the Australian Civil-Military’s Centre’s annual feature - the Civil-Military Interaction...
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Beyond Business as Usual – Reporting on SDG Impact
Rebecca Hamilton
09 Jun, 2017
Global agreement on the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 heralded a new era in the landscape of aid and development effectiveness. A universal...
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SDG 17: It’s not about transactional partnerships
Dr Philippa Smales
30 May, 2017
There has been a lot of discussion recently around Goal 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): the goal of partnerships. In full, the Goal reads ‘Strengthen the means...
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"This is the kind of talk that destroys academic careers", Duncan Green launches his new book 'How Change Happens'
Nuwan Peiris
10 Apr, 2017
NGOs operate in complex and dynamic environments where ‘disruptive changes’ are the norm. It has become a well-referenced term in the aid and development vernacular. But how do...
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What it’s like when a death sentence is lifted
Khaled Naanaa
16 Mar, 2017
The day I came to Australia, it was a new beginning. It was a dream. It felt like a new life. Back in Syria, after six years of war, it felt like life had stopped. Any...
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The ‘Global Gag Rule’ is a major foreign policy test for Australia
Joanna Pradela
08 Mar, 2017
Last week the Trump administration issued guidelines [1] to international organisations for the... [1] https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/303mab.pdf