February 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
US diplomats now do PR and sales for Elon fucking Musk. Forget foreign policy and international development. It’s not just Teslas on the WH lawn. It’s leaning on the weakest and poorest countries - like The Gambia - to buy his stuff. #usaid. #internationaldevelopment.
THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
May 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
US diplomats now do PR and sales for Elon fucking Musk. Forget foreign policy and international development. It’s not just Teslas on the WH lawn. It’s leaning on the weakest and poorest countries - like The Gambia - to buy his stuff. #usaid. #internationaldevelopment.
US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Interest rates don't just mean your mortgage is more expensive.
In the Global South, it means debt starts at conception.
🎧 Full episode with Naomi Nyamweya available below!
#internationaldevelopment #Debt #Aid #OTTUTR
In the Global South, it means debt starts at conception.
🎧 Full episode with Naomi Nyamweya available below!
#internationaldevelopment #Debt #Aid #OTTUTR
August 27, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Interest rates don't just mean your mortgage is more expensive.
In the Global South, it means debt starts at conception.
🎧 Full episode with Naomi Nyamweya available below!
#internationaldevelopment #Debt #Aid #OTTUTR
In the Global South, it means debt starts at conception.
🎧 Full episode with Naomi Nyamweya available below!
#internationaldevelopment #Debt #Aid #OTTUTR
thread of very nice new features in Our world in data
#datavis #datascience #internationaldevelopment
#datavis #datascience #internationaldevelopment
💡 Very excited to announce new features: better interactive maps! 🗺️
– Enhanced country/region selection with several sorting options and a bar chart preview
– Selecting a country highlights it and shows its value on the map
– Zooming to your selection brings up a 3D globe view 🌍
– Enhanced country/region selection with several sorting options and a bar chart preview
– Selecting a country highlights it and shows its value on the map
– Zooming to your selection brings up a 3D globe view 🌍
June 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
thread of very nice new features in Our world in data
#datavis #datascience #internationaldevelopment
#datavis #datascience #internationaldevelopment
Hello #SpeirGorm
Find out how YOU can make a difference from humanitarian aid for disaster victims to teacher training in the most marginalised places in the world.
Join us in being #MenAndWomenForOthers
💙Visit: www.iji.ie to find out more!
#internationaldevelopment #charityday
#GivingTuesday
Find out how YOU can make a difference from humanitarian aid for disaster victims to teacher training in the most marginalised places in the world.
Join us in being #MenAndWomenForOthers
💙Visit: www.iji.ie to find out more!
#internationaldevelopment #charityday
#GivingTuesday
September 22, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Hello #SpeirGorm
Find out how YOU can make a difference from humanitarian aid for disaster victims to teacher training in the most marginalised places in the world.
Join us in being #MenAndWomenForOthers
💙Visit: www.iji.ie to find out more!
#internationaldevelopment #charityday
#GivingTuesday
Find out how YOU can make a difference from humanitarian aid for disaster victims to teacher training in the most marginalised places in the world.
Join us in being #MenAndWomenForOthers
💙Visit: www.iji.ie to find out more!
#internationaldevelopment #charityday
#GivingTuesday
'From #Evidence to Influence: Implementing #Policy Through Evidence Use'
60 sessions to choose from. Full program www.eisummit.org
#Evaluation #PublicHealth #ClinicalTrials #Methods #InternationalDevelopment #EIS2025
@unicef.org @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social
60 sessions to choose from. Full program www.eisummit.org
#Evaluation #PublicHealth #ClinicalTrials #Methods #InternationalDevelopment #EIS2025
@unicef.org @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
'From #Evidence to Influence: Implementing #Policy Through Evidence Use'
60 sessions to choose from. Full program www.eisummit.org
#Evaluation #PublicHealth #ClinicalTrials #Methods #InternationalDevelopment #EIS2025
@unicef.org @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social
60 sessions to choose from. Full program www.eisummit.org
#Evaluation #PublicHealth #ClinicalTrials #Methods #InternationalDevelopment #EIS2025
@unicef.org @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social
Failing again is exactly correct. Over and over again.
Working with @ruthhoughton.bsky.social on 'failure' and who gets to fail, and fail again, in international law...but economics might be the one area where the lawyers are surpassed #internationaldevelopment
Working with @ruthhoughton.bsky.social on 'failure' and who gets to fail, and fail again, in international law...but economics might be the one area where the lawyers are surpassed #internationaldevelopment
Ha-Joon Chang on the neglect of climate and the environment in today's economics degree @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
July 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Failing again is exactly correct. Over and over again.
Working with @ruthhoughton.bsky.social on 'failure' and who gets to fail, and fail again, in international law...but economics might be the one area where the lawyers are surpassed #internationaldevelopment
Working with @ruthhoughton.bsky.social on 'failure' and who gets to fail, and fail again, in international law...but economics might be the one area where the lawyers are surpassed #internationaldevelopment
Words in international development that I wish I had alternatives for: localize, contextualize. Used to mean adapting the training or whatever to specific countries, communities, contexts, etc.) 😑 #AmEditing #InternationalDevelopment
July 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Words in international development that I wish I had alternatives for: localize, contextualize. Used to mean adapting the training or whatever to specific countries, communities, contexts, etc.) 😑 #AmEditing #InternationalDevelopment
Also about #LGBTQ #GlobalDevelopment #InternationalDevelopment #Decolonisation #Co-production #ParticipatoryMethods #Rubin #Reflexivity #HistoricalContext #GeopoliticalLocation #OnlineAndDistanceLearning #ODL #EducationalDesign and many other things.
New open-access article from me, thinking about how we design sex ed about contested topics, and reflecting critically on 20 years of teaching about sexual and reproductive health and rights. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Drawing the charmed circle in designing sexual and reproductive health and rights education: reflections on twenty years’ practice
Designing and delivering sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) curricula demands much of educators, who must juggle pedagogic, political, social and institutional priorities alongside ma...
www.tandfonline.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#repost from our tiktok, explaining our glasses distribution system
#nonprofit #internationaldevelopment
#nonprofit #internationaldevelopment
March 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#repost from our tiktok, explaining our glasses distribution system
#nonprofit #internationaldevelopment
#nonprofit #internationaldevelopment
I'd just like to say how lovely it is to see you all again. #mediadev #internationaldevelopment #democracy #humanrights #blueskyforthewin
November 25, 2024 at 2:17 PM
I'd just like to say how lovely it is to see you all again. #mediadev #internationaldevelopment #democracy #humanrights #blueskyforthewin
International aid establishes vital links between the UK and partner countries, and is fundamental for matters like our biosecurity.
I also raised the concerns of the Hong Kong Community over the earned settlement consultation.
#miltonkeynes #internationaldevelopment
I also raised the concerns of the Hong Kong Community over the earned settlement consultation.
#miltonkeynes #internationaldevelopment
March 20, 2026 at 2:59 PM
International aid establishes vital links between the UK and partner countries, and is fundamental for matters like our biosecurity.
I also raised the concerns of the Hong Kong Community over the earned settlement consultation.
#miltonkeynes #internationaldevelopment
I also raised the concerns of the Hong Kong Community over the earned settlement consultation.
#miltonkeynes #internationaldevelopment
Seeking engaging, respectful content about #InternationalAffairs #CentralAmerica #Diplomacy #Peace #HealthyDemocracy #GenderEquality #Inclusion #InclusiveTrade #SDGs #InternationalDevelopment #Books #Writing #Coaching
🇨🇦’s Holly Cole = antidote to the dark clouds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtNn...
🇨🇦’s Holly Cole = antidote to the dark clouds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtNn...
Holly Cole - I Can See Clearly Now (live)
YouTube video by Holly Cole
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Seeking engaging, respectful content about #InternationalAffairs #CentralAmerica #Diplomacy #Peace #HealthyDemocracy #GenderEquality #Inclusion #InclusiveTrade #SDGs #InternationalDevelopment #Books #Writing #Coaching
🇨🇦’s Holly Cole = antidote to the dark clouds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtNn...
🇨🇦’s Holly Cole = antidote to the dark clouds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtNn...
We don't NEED to chose between #defence and #internationaldevelopment.
We DO need to #taxtherich to ensure the UK has the financial resources to ensure both defence needs and international development #commitments are met.
@ukparliament.parliament.uk @houseoflords.parliament.uk
We DO need to #taxtherich to ensure the UK has the financial resources to ensure both defence needs and international development #commitments are met.
@ukparliament.parliament.uk @houseoflords.parliament.uk
February 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We don't NEED to chose between #defence and #internationaldevelopment.
We DO need to #taxtherich to ensure the UK has the financial resources to ensure both defence needs and international development #commitments are met.
@ukparliament.parliament.uk @houseoflords.parliament.uk
We DO need to #taxtherich to ensure the UK has the financial resources to ensure both defence needs and international development #commitments are met.
@ukparliament.parliament.uk @houseoflords.parliament.uk
A British court just ordered South Sudan to pay $657 MILLION to Afreximbank.
@debtjustice.bsky.social are trying to make sure our courts don't become an instrument of the rich at the expense of developing countries.
🎧 Full episode available below!
#internationaldevelopment #Debt #OTTUTR
@debtjustice.bsky.social are trying to make sure our courts don't become an instrument of the rich at the expense of developing countries.
🎧 Full episode available below!
#internationaldevelopment #Debt #OTTUTR
August 26, 2026 at 11:39 AM
A British court just ordered South Sudan to pay $657 MILLION to Afreximbank.
@debtjustice.bsky.social are trying to make sure our courts don't become an instrument of the rich at the expense of developing countries.
🎧 Full episode available below!
#internationaldevelopment #Debt #OTTUTR
@debtjustice.bsky.social are trying to make sure our courts don't become an instrument of the rich at the expense of developing countries.
🎧 Full episode available below!
#internationaldevelopment #Debt #OTTUTR
📣 NEW BOOK
Cases on #EntrepreneurshipEducation and Training in Emerging Markets
Edited by Vasilios Stouraitis @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social
Details tinyurl.com/yra9uefx
Read a sample doi.org/10.4337/9781...
#EmergingMarkets #HigherEducation #InternationalDevelopment #SmallFirms #Entrepreneurship
Cases on #EntrepreneurshipEducation and Training in Emerging Markets
Edited by Vasilios Stouraitis @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social
Details tinyurl.com/yra9uefx
Read a sample doi.org/10.4337/9781...
#EmergingMarkets #HigherEducation #InternationalDevelopment #SmallFirms #Entrepreneurship
May 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM
📣 NEW BOOK
Cases on #EntrepreneurshipEducation and Training in Emerging Markets
Edited by Vasilios Stouraitis @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social
Details tinyurl.com/yra9uefx
Read a sample doi.org/10.4337/9781...
#EmergingMarkets #HigherEducation #InternationalDevelopment #SmallFirms #Entrepreneurship
Cases on #EntrepreneurshipEducation and Training in Emerging Markets
Edited by Vasilios Stouraitis @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social
Details tinyurl.com/yra9uefx
Read a sample doi.org/10.4337/9781...
#EmergingMarkets #HigherEducation #InternationalDevelopment #SmallFirms #Entrepreneurship
& read the book open access: bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
or get your copy here: bloomsbury.com/9781350508828
#WorldBank #InternationalDevelopment #DevelopmentStudies #SocialProtection #GlobalSouth #OpenAccess
or get your copy here: bloomsbury.com/9781350508828
#WorldBank #InternationalDevelopment #DevelopmentStudies #SocialProtection #GlobalSouth #OpenAccess
April 10, 2026 at 3:38 AM
& read the book open access: bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
or get your copy here: bloomsbury.com/9781350508828
#WorldBank #InternationalDevelopment #DevelopmentStudies #SocialProtection #GlobalSouth #OpenAccess
or get your copy here: bloomsbury.com/9781350508828
#WorldBank #InternationalDevelopment #DevelopmentStudies #SocialProtection #GlobalSouth #OpenAccess
We're excited to join Bluesky to share news of our events and opportunities for people and orgs working for global justice in the South West. Join us to be part of the conversation, moving together through learning and partnerships from #internationaldevelopment to #globalsolidarity.
December 11, 2024 at 9:37 AM
We're excited to join Bluesky to share news of our events and opportunities for people and orgs working for global justice in the South West. Join us to be part of the conversation, moving together through learning and partnerships from #internationaldevelopment to #globalsolidarity.
Really great to spend time with you all, sharing and debating the opportunities and challenges ahead. #fcdo #internationaldevelopment
A pleasure to take part in the 2nd annual 🇨🇦🇬🇧 #Development Dialogue with @melindabohannon.bsky.social, and Global Affairs Canada's Leslie Norton & Catherine Jobin. Read more on Canada's approach to international assistance 👉 www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/... #GAC #FCDO @canadadev.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Really great to spend time with you all, sharing and debating the opportunities and challenges ahead. #fcdo #internationaldevelopment
We're on the lookout for a PhD candidate to join the GEOFORMATIONS project, an ERC-funded initiative aimed at revolutionizing governance in development cooperation. Find out how to apply through the link below.
#Governance #InternationalDevelopment #ERCfunded #PhDOpportunity
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#Governance #InternationalDevelopment #ERCfunded #PhDOpportunity
lnkd.in/e3yT5vP9
April 25, 2024 at 10:56 AM
We're on the lookout for a PhD candidate to join the GEOFORMATIONS project, an ERC-funded initiative aimed at revolutionizing governance in development cooperation. Find out how to apply through the link below.
#Governance #InternationalDevelopment #ERCfunded #PhDOpportunity
lnkd.in/e3yT5vP9
#Governance #InternationalDevelopment #ERCfunded #PhDOpportunity
lnkd.in/e3yT5vP9
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Topic areas include, #education #mentalhealth #childandsocialwelfare #disabilityservices #climatechange #humanitarianaid #publichealth #internationaldevelopment #crimeandjustice #humanservices #healthcare #environment
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Evidence and Implementation Summit 2025 | Melbourne, Australia
Evidence and Implementation Summit 2025, Melbourne, Australia, 27-29 October. If you are a policy maker, practitioner, organisational leader, researcher, implementation scientist or a funder, EIS is f...
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November 20, 2024 at 4:35 AM
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This post reflects on the importance of maintaining a robust foreign assistance program. My 30+ year career in international development work taught me that the benefits for U.S. citizens far outweigh the costs.
#writingcommunity #foreignassistance #internationaldevelopment #grassrootsdeveloment
#writingcommunity #foreignassistance #internationaldevelopment #grassrootsdeveloment
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February 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This post reflects on the importance of maintaining a robust foreign assistance program. My 30+ year career in international development work taught me that the benefits for U.S. citizens far outweigh the costs.
#writingcommunity #foreignassistance #internationaldevelopment #grassrootsdeveloment
#writingcommunity #foreignassistance #internationaldevelopment #grassrootsdeveloment
My conversation with TDR #Globalhealthmatters on all things #developmentaid #powerdynamics and #inequalities and of course, our book on #whitesaviourism in #internationaldevelopment. Its more than just #globalhealth :-)
@madhupai.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
tdr.who.int/global-healt...
@madhupai.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
tdr.who.int/global-healt...
Dialogues: A conversation with Peter Hotez
In this episode of Dialogues, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Themrise Khan, a Pakistani independent development professional and researcher with almost 30 years of experience in international develop...
tdr.who.int
December 3, 2024 at 12:35 PM
My conversation with TDR #Globalhealthmatters on all things #developmentaid #powerdynamics and #inequalities and of course, our book on #whitesaviourism in #internationaldevelopment. Its more than just #globalhealth :-)
@madhupai.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
tdr.who.int/global-healt...
@madhupai.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
tdr.who.int/global-healt...