An incredible resource for aid information – ‘A Guide to Donors’ has been compiled by the snappily-named Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Capacity Building Programme (in which Debt Relief International are a key player). The Guide provides a very welcome set of 48 comparable and comprehensive ‘donor profiles’. A great tool for transparency of donors, as well an excellent guide for everyone who might possibly be confused about how GTZ relates to KFW and BMZ (see Germany profile), or CDF, from your PRS and PRSC, the DSA from the CPIA (see World Bank prof

An interesting article, ‘Five Smart Ways to Rebuild Haiti’, in The Christian Science Monitor by Maguire and Muggah argues that empowerment of Haitian government and institutions is vital in the process of reconstruction.

On February 4 and 5, 2010, eleven organizations from around the world (see the list below) came together in snowy Washington D.C. to discuss “The Six Questions Campaign”. 

In the last year governments including that of the UK and US have made growing amounts of data available to the public. Although the intention behind increased transparency is hugely positive, there is still a vital step to be addressed if this information can be made appropriately accessible.