The 2014 World Cup – reflections on the link between sports and development

Reflections on how to use sports as a tool for social development, on the eve of the 2014 soccer World Cup in Brazil.

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Reflections on HLM Mexico

A reflection on the recent meeting on “Development Effectiveness” that took place in Mexico.

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Why are all eyes on Mexico this week?

This week, Dóchas member organisations and NGOs from around the world gather in Mexico, to see how their experience can help improve the world’s efforts to end poverty.

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On World Water Day, remember what water means

Last Saturday, March 22nd, marked World Water Day. An opportunity to reflect on the importance of safe and equitable access to water.

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NGO Partnerships, NGO Accountability & NGO Principles

Dóchas has developed Guidelines for NGOs working in partnerships – That is, for nearly every Development NGO on the planet…

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Note to Development NGOs: Time to become a Don Juan, not a Don Quixote.

In this article, Jolein Baidenmann and Maaike Blom advocate a new ‘watchdog’ role for the development sector. Instead of fighting like a Don Quixote against alleged perpetrators of injustice, the sector should aim to be a ‘seducer’, a Don Juan.

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World Humanitarian Day 2013 – worth celebrating?

Is World Humanitarian Day worth celebrating? What do Irish aid workers think?
(includes an overview of coverage of World Humanitarian Day 2013 in the Irish media)

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What you have been reading

Our top 11 articles on the blog.

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Ireland’s new Development Policy – A word count analysis

A quick word count analysis of Ireland’s new Development Policy.

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Aid Effectiveness? – Donors not making enough progress, says NGO report

A new NGO report shows that progress on aid donors’ promises to improve development cooperation is slow.

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