Making Aid Work Better

Aid Works recently helped the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to identify good practices from developing countries in delivering education messages, and to do a stock-take of their Aquatic Survival Programme messages. The Aquatic Survival Programme targets young people, aged 7-14, teaching them how to save themselves and others in the water. We reviewed education […] The post How can we best deliver education messages in schools? appeared first on .

Listen to this short podcast summarising our mid-term review of the Talent Development Project (TDP). The TDP builds the local capacity of national aid workers in countries that are frequently affected by natural disasters and emergencies. Find out: How it’s funded and where it’s implemented What our review covered What has been achieved and what could […] The post Mid-term review of the Talent Development Project appeared first on .

Listen to this short podcast summarising our annual review of the DFID Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) programme in South Sudan. ICCM is a health strategy which utilises a massive network of community workers.  Find out: What the programme aims to do What it’s achieved in the last year How to find out more about DFID’s work The post Reviewing DFID’s Integrated Community Case Management programme in South Sudan appeared first on .

Aid work is stressful at the best of times, never mind in a sudden crisis. During our field work we’ve found mindfulness sessions really useful and often listen to them to take break from the day-to-day stresses. Envision Hypnotherapy has kindly made this session to help aid workers deal with the strain and work at their best. […] The post A mindfulness session for stressed aid workers appeared first on .

Listen to this short podcast summarising our evaluation of the DFID Ebola Emergency Response Fund (DEERF), managed by GOAL in Sierra Leone.  This effective and responsive fund filled critical gaps in the response at the height of the Ebola crisis. It provided patient facilities, training for health care workers, ambulances and food/non-food items for households under […] The post Evaluating DFID’s Ebola Emergency Response Fund in Sierra Leone appeared first on .