Global Migration and Economic Empowerment: The Wage Crisis Faced by Refugees
As crisis in the Middle East and North Africa spreads, thousands have sought safety abroad as refugees seeking political asylum. Here, Adam Grech examines...
Development aid and tackling austerity: exploring new COIN strategies for the future
In this article, Sam Griffith argues that exploring the potential of effective development aid overseas and tackling anger over austerity policies in the UK,...
Investing in the future of street children: the StreetInvest approach
After completing an internship in Jamaica working in the field with a government development agency, Reni came back to the UK with the desire...
What We Do: DiA UK Workshops
Development in Action's mission is to promote global citizenship by improving understanding of and engagement in development issues amongst young people in the UK. Our Global Citizenship...
The Refugee Crisis: What can we learn from World Bank programmes?
The refugee crisis has garnered a fair share of attention over the past few years. It has frequented headlines and influenced politics, with Western...
International Development is Under Attack: We need a new approach
In this article, our Communications Manager Mark Normington argues that the responses overseas aid charities have made to recent attacks from the right-wing press...
Is the UK Aid budget under threat from Conservative reforms?
A recent opinion article by Zoe Williams highlighted the dubious spending of the UK Aid budget on private, for-profit investments in developing countries which...
Pulling Strings: The Fine Print Behind Development Aid
While development aid can provide countries and their citizens with the resources necessary to complete crucial infrastructure and relief projects, it often comes with...
5 Reasons why Cooperation is Key for Development
The launch of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 focused the world’s attention on 17 “Global Goals” to be met by 2030. They highlight...
Will the detaining of Zambia’s opposition leader put Zambia at risk of losing development funding?
Zambia as a democracy often attracts minimal attention from the development sphere, because it is not necessarily successful as a democracy but is also...
The Curious Case of Venezuela
Although holding the potential for riches, Venezuela is experiencing an economic catastrophe and great political friction. Here, Adam Grech examines the country’s economic decline,...
USAID: An Institution Fighting for Survival
Established in 1961 by John F. Kennedy, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was designed to advance America’s interests while fulfilling a...
General Election 2017: Where does each party stand on development spending?
With less than 24 hours before the polls open for the UK General Election, Ed Matthews highlights the pledges on overseas aid made by...
Small is beautiful: the UK charity believing in India’s rural poor
Recent figures from the World Bank indicate that India may finally be climbing out of poverty, yet, what they don’t show is India’s growing...
Work/Life Balance – Does the secret lie in the 3-day weekend?
A perfect work life balance is what we try to achieve every day. It’s quite hard to find a healthy compromise between our work...
DiA Interview | Professor Leif Wenar
DiA met Professor Leif Wenar, Author and Chair of Philosophy and Law at Kings College London, to discuss his new book, Blood Oil.
The Resource Curse: Oil Corruption in Nigeria
Resources can bring wealth and development to countries that use them effectively, but they can also be a curse to countries that fail to...
All Governments Lie, but can state-sponsored deception be countered by citizen-centred media?
DiA blogger, Jessica Kempner recently attended the screening of All Government Lie at the Human Rights Watch film festival. The film is a tribute...
Legalisation of Prostitution: Facts and Myths
One of the greatest myths perpetuated in the media is that prostitution is illegal. It is in fact, legal in various forms in various...
Does Social Media impact on our Mental Health?
Last month, the BBC aired Panorama Documentary Sleepless Britain by Jenny Kleeman. Ross Bright explores the issues regarding social media and its potential risks...