Aid Myths Busted

A very good, and short, critique of commonly heard criticism of international development cooperation (or “overseas aid”)

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Why Ireland invests in overseas aid

Anyone wondering why Ireland continues to spend money on overseas aid, take your pick from these quotes from the last week: Speeches by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore

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Why NOT to use overhead ratios as a way to compare NGOs

We would like everybody to support high quality NGOs. And that is why we are promoting standards of Quality in the Development NGO world. But we keep coming up against the fact that most ordinary people think that the easiest way to judge the quality of an NGO is the amount it spends on administration and overheads. In this blog post, we list a few reasons why that is NOT a good idea.

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Trade, Growth and Development

Many aid donors have re-discovered “the market” as a means towards economic development. And as so often before, the aid debate risks getting rid of both the baby and the bath water…

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Humanitarian Appeals: Messages and Connotations

Emer McCarthy & Grace Duffy blog about their research project, “Humanitarian Appeals: Messages and Connotations”, initiated by the TCD-UCD Masters in Development Practice and supported by Dóchas.

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Irish NGOs and Social Networking: “Think Relationships, not Campaigns”

Irish NGOs do not use social media as much as they could. A study of Dóchas members’ use of Facebook suggests that NGOs may gain by developing a more explicit social media strategy.

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What we blogged about in 2011

An overview of some of the key issues we focused on during 2011.

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Day 3 of the Busan Summit – Video blog by Hans Zomer

On Day 3 of the Busan Summit, Dochas Director Hans Zomer tells us about the latest developments of the 4th High Level Summit on Aid Effectiveness.

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Day 2 – Video Blog by Dochas Director Hans Zomer on Busan Summit

Dochas Director Hans Zomer tells us about the latest developments on Day 2 of the 4th High Level Summit on Aid Effectiveness in Busan (South Korea)

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Busan: Can NGOs lead, as well as influence?

There is a real sense of expectation in the air, at the second day of the Busan summit on better aid gets under way. The celebrities and ‘super stars’ are arriving, with security being ramped up as the likes of Hilary Clinton, Ban Ki-Moon, Queen Rania and the Korean President are making their appearance at the conference.

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