Now in its fifth year, the Blog provides a stimulating yet supportive online space in which to discuss current events and trends in International Development. Through it, we hope to engage young people in global issues and promote global citizenship. See below for our latest posts. We hope you enjoy exploring The DiA Blog.
Why Aid India?
Freelance writer Kevin Perry considers the coalition’s controversial decision to safeguard funding for international development amidst cuts to the rest of the public sector. Having volunteered...
Joe’s Journeys
DiA’s India Volunteer Coordinator, Joe Bird, reflects on a summer of content, as he shares his experiences working in India in this blog post....
Shifting Power with the UK Youth Climate Movement
As the world’s fight against climate change lies at “tipping point,” Sophie Wainwright discusses how Powershift 2011, the UK’s largest youth event on climate...
The Girl Effect
DiA blogger Lynsey Logan discusses the visions and efforts of The Girl Effect – an empowerment campaign which recognises the important role six hundred...
Empowering Women
DiA writer Emily Wight reflects on the impact women empowerment initiatives – focused on increasing participation in the workplace – can have on developing...
DiA Summer Volunteer Orientation: A Storming Success
Elephant blessings, monsoon thunderstorms and copious amounts of head wiggling – all in the space of one short week for DiA’s India Volunteer Co-ordinator...
Unjust Food System Leaves the South Short
Our focus on the crisis in the Horn of Africa continues, as DiA blogger Laura Mason suggests that the famine which has left millions...
Live Below The Line
As more than ten million people in East Africa face desperate food and water shortages following the worst drought in sixty years, the international...
Give Your Voice
August 30th marks the International Day of the Disappeared, a commemoration of the thousands of people who have gone missing throughout the world in...
Corruption at the Crease
DiA’s Blog Editor Will Jones delves deep into the heart of the Indian subcontinent’s illegal gambling industry to investigate the state of corruption in...
St. Gonsalo Garcia Ashram
DiA’s Blog Editor Will Jones reflects on his time at St. Gonsalo Garcia Ashram in this digital story. Creating your own digital about your...
Power in Pondi
Following her return from India, Development in Action’s Emily Wight reflects on the work of NGOs across Pondicherry, as they work to improve the...
Incredible India
The latest ‘Incredible India’ advert leaves you breathless and awestruck. It encompasses everything that is truly great about the nation. In light of the...
IPL – India’s latest Bollywood Blockbuster
The Cricket World Cup in India has once again demonstrated the country’s love for its adopted sport. Ahmedabad plays host to the quarter final...
Women in Egypt: ‘Why Not?’
In the second part of DiA’s exclusive coverage of International Women’s Day, Cardiff University Journalism students Sara Maranon and Sandhya Kannan investigate how the...
International Women’s Day 2011
DiA’s Development Education Officer, Jessie Kirk, reports on the thousands of events that are taking place across the world on March 8th, as part...
Informing Uninformed Migration
Indian youth typically face multiple pressures, both economic and social. Those in lower bracket of the age group 14 to 30 are particularly at...
Summer at St Gonsalo
John Law, DiA’s photographer of the year, shares a selection of his photos taken during his time as a volunteer at St Gonsalo Garcia...
Haiti Earthquake Anniversary
A year after a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti, Jessie Kirk reflects on the global humanitarian aid response. The generosity shown by the general public...
By the Sea in Holy Puri
Lisa Durassier, Development in Action’s India Volunteer Coordinator, shares her experiences of Puri. Situated on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in...