News Archives - Publish What You Fund

by Catherine Turner | Aug 15, 2017 | News

The 2018 Aid Transparency Index: Donor selection and timeline

We are pleased to announce the donors that will be included in the 2018 Aid Transparency Index and the timeline for data collection. Data collection for the 2018 Index will start on 1st December 2017 and end on 9th March 2018. The final report will be launched in June...

by Katie Welford | Jul 31, 2017 | News

What proportion of aid is actually transparent? A new discussion paper

If you took part in our recent Aid Transparency Index methodology review, you will know that one of the key issues we grappled with was how to measure the ‘visibility’ of a donor’s data. By visibility, we mean the amount of information a donor...

by Katie Welford | Jun 15, 2017 | News

The 2018 Aid Transparency Index methodology is here

The Aid Transparency Index is the only independent measure of aid transparency among the world’s major aid organisations. To date, it has contributed to raising 25% of global aid to a high enough standard to be useful and used by others. The Index continues to...

by Katie Welford | Apr 26, 2017 | News

Parties urged to keep UK aid transparent and effective

Two organisations working to promote aid transparency, accountability and effectiveness welcome the continued cross-party consensus to protect the aid budget and spend aid in the most effective way. The One Campaign and Publish What You Fund recognise that the United...

by Katie Welford | Apr 11, 2017 | News

Read our 2016 Annual Report

Publish What You Fund’s 2016 Annual Report and audited accounts are now available to view online. In his Chair’s letter, Giles Bolton recognises the continued role that transparency has, even in the changing global political climate. The report also covers...

by Katie Welford | Mar 27, 2017 | News

Publish What You Fund launches new Index data quality tool and technical consultation

Publish What You Fund has launched a new online tool that allows aid and development finance publishers to independently check the quality of their data before they publish it to IATI. The aim of the Data Quality Tester – currently in Beta – is to indicate when...

by Katie Welford | Mar 14, 2017 | News

Publish What You Fund finalists for 2017 Bond Transparency Award

Publish What You Fund is delighted to be a finalist in the Transparency category of the Bond International Development Awards 2017. After being shortlisted for our work on the Aid Transparency Index, we are now in the final alongside WaterAid and Restless Development...

by Katie Welford | Jan 9, 2017 | News

Agence Française de Développement becomes a member of IATI

This announcement was originally posted on the IATI website here. Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has joined IATI as a new member, marking a huge commitment by France to aid and development cooperation transparency. Cyrille Bellier, AFD’s Deputy Executive...

by Katie Welford | Dec 8, 2016 | News

The Nairobi Outcome Document – a cautious welcome

Aid and development is not just about how much you spend, it’s the way that you spend it. Publish What You Fund has campaigned for transparent, effective aid since the ‘Accra Agenda’ was agreed in 2008. In 2011, donors committed to publish timely, comprehensive and...

by Katie Welford | Dec 1, 2016 | News

Focus on transparency in UK government’s development spending reviews welcomed by Development Initiatives and Publish What You Fund

Development Initiatives and Publish What You Fund welcome the strong emphasis on increased transparency in the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID)’s long-awaited Bilateral Development Review and Multilateral Development Review, both published today....