Does short-term volunteering abroad do more harm than good?
This month the London International Development Centre (LIDC) with The Guardian Global Development Network hosted a talk on voluntourism as part of a series...
Legacy or liability: is hosting sports events good for developing countries?
Do developing countries really benefit from hosting international sporting events? Sammy Fookes argues the money could be better spent
Fighting Sweatshops Through Ethical Consuming
Amira Aleem builds upon her previous article with an article discussing sweatshops. The article continues to address the concept of buying ethically, something that...
Global Citizenship & Me – My DiA Journey by Sarah Burns
Name: Sarah Burns Placement: Seva Mandir Year: 2010 What is your favourite moment from interning with one of DiA’s placement partners? I couldn’t chose just one moment....
Global Citizenship & Me – My DiA Journey by Josh Reece-Moore
Name: Josh Reece-Moore Placement: Deep Griha Society Year: 2014 What is your favourite moment from interning with one of DiA’s placement partners? I have so...
Rage Against the Machine: Robots Stealing Our Jobs
Tal Tyagi explores how technology has the power not only to transform but to destroy our economy. The sheer speed in which businesses are...
Change of Blog Editor: Goodbye Joe and Welcome Kris
To all the readers and many contributors who have followed shared and written for the blog over the past year I wanted to say...
The Youth Summit: DFID assert youths will “make or break” the success of the SDGs
On September 12, London saw thousands of protestors marching towards Parliament over the refugee crisis, demanding Mr. Cameron to open UK borders on the...
#youth4peace – A New Direction for Young Peacebuilders
Young people are drivers of change in all societies. There are now 1.8 billion young people around the world, the largest number that has...
The role of the health community in the European refugee crisis
Adam Tiliouine is a volunteer for global health charity Medact, and involved in organising ‘Health Through Peace’, a two-day conference in November of this...
The Make Poverty History Campaign- Did It Create a Generation of Global Citizens?
You may remember the Make Poverty History campaign largely as a result of the iconic white band, a representation of the Global Call to...
International Child Labour Rights 2015: Progress and Challenges
On June 12, International Day Against Child Labour was observed under the theme “NO to Child Labour – YES to Quality Education.” The International...
WHO: are unpaid internships undermining helping those most in need?
The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) stands out as a center of international cooperation to build health systems and combat disease. It achieves this...
Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen: Book Review
What is the fascination with growth in developing countries? Prima Facie, the reason for focusing only on growth is simple— growth constitutes development. The...
The Changing Face of Risk
With the largest celebration of LGBT communities in London taking place on Saturday 27th June as part of International Pride week, and the decision...
Affirmative Action in India: Is backward the new forward?
Sarita Devi (name changed) 38, seems unhappy with her daughter Sonam’s board result – a public examination occurring at the end of the 10th...
Fifa: Any positives?
Fifa has been caught in the eye of a media storm that raises allegations of corruption, tax evasion, and bribery. Our Blog Editor, Joe...
Make your voice heard today: VOTE!
The efforts to increase voting participation this year, particularly youth votes, have included interviews with Joey Essex, multiple television debates and, and a visit...
Hashtags in International Development and Politics- Powerful or Pointless?!
The last year has seen an explosion of hashtags related to tragedies or big campaigns. Many of these hashtags seem to reflect events related...
Politicised youth: from physical to cyberactivism
High youth voter turn-out in Scotland’s recent Referendum acts as a counterargument to those asserting that political apathy is the inevitable future for youth in...