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Who Knows Best? Unpacking the Idea of an ‘Expert’
Over breakfast, a Ugandan government worker scoffed at the idea of international ‘experts’ coming to solve a crop yield issue. “A foreigner with a degree in agriculture isn’t the expert. The expert is the old man who farmed here his…
How can rural Pakistani communities’ electricity needs be met?
Have you ever been without electricity for a day? For a week? For a month? How did you cope? 840 million people are still without access to electricity, with plenty more facing regular breaks in their electrical supply. This lack…
Working with the grassroots to push the national development agenda
Malawi is one of the countries in southern Africa that could benefit from effective and efficient use of resources in ways that positively impact its citizens’ quality of life, half of whom live in poverty. As a Monitoring and Evaluation…
CAN CHILD MALNUTRITION IN AFRICA BE SUSTAINABLY ADDRESSED?
Poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition and health are eroding quality of life and limiting economic productivity in Africa. In 2016, when the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era started, Africa accounted for just over 60% of global poverty. Today, it…
Applying a decolonial lens to research structures, practices and norms in higher education: What does it mean and where to next?
In recent years, commentators have challenged ethnocentric and racialised paradigms of knowledge rooted in colonial histories and power politics. This reflects movements to decolonise curricula, pedagogy and theoretical thinking in higher education. However, we have given much less attention to…
TECH CENTRES IN GHANA: EXPLORING POTENTIAL GROWTH AND RISKS
Africa’s population is growing and will continue to do so. Ghana alone has an estimated population of 30.4 million people and faces problems such as pollution and access to quality healthcare. As a result, it makes an interesting place to…
FORTIFIED AGAINST MALNUTRITION
With soaring rates of nutrient deficiency worldwide, there is an urgent need to improve the health outcomes of the world’s population through innovative and cost-effective means. MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY Micronutrient malnutrition affects high and low to middle income countries alike. Women…
HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WORKS? LOOKING TOWARDS A COURSE IN EVALUATION
WHAT IS EVALUATION ANYWAY? This year, I was the lucky recipient of an LIDC bursary to attend the Short Course: Evaluation From Innovation to Impact. This course runs in London from 4 – 8 November and “aims to provide students…
Interview with Alessandro Bini, Director, Somali Cash Consortium
We were excited to chat to Alessandro Bini, the Director of the Somali Cash Consortium, which provides humanitarian cash transfers to vulnerable populations in Somalia. Alessandro told us about the project to date, and how it will shape the future…
Four global development news stories you need to know about
At LIDC, we’re always on the lookout for the most interesting news, innovations and research in international development. Here’s our pick of the latest developments to keep an eye on. 1) Brexit: how will it impact on international development goals?…