Month: July 2013

May 8, 2013 By Rosanne White The election count is the last hurdle on the road to success. It follows months of campaigning, knocking on (often hostile) doors in the waning light, drafting leaflets and bemoaning the invention of letterbox bristles. The checklist of local campaigner photos – fine specimens are to be found at glumcouncillors.tumblr.com –… Continue reading councillors – Tearfund's Policy Blog

April 9, 2013 By Rosanne White I was born in 1985. It was the year that Eastenders first graced our screens, the first mobile phone call was made and 13-year old Ruth Lawrence achieved a first in mathematics at Oxford, the youngest British person to ever get such a degree or graduate from the university.… Continue reading climate change – Tearfund's Policy Blog

June 4, 2013 By Caroline Maxwell Having scrutinised all 60 plus pages of the UN High Level Panel (HLP) report on what should come after the Millennium Development Goals (MDG),  and the various commentaries in response, am I the only one who still feels overwhelmed? Don’t get me wrong it is great to finally have some… Continue reading Caroline Maxwell – Tearfund's Policy Blog

March 27, 2013 By Sara Shaw At the international climate talks in 2009 in Copenhagen, developed countries promised that by 2020 they would mobilise $100 billion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. This is not enough to meet the needs of developing countries. But progress to date on concrete ways… Continue reading climate – Tearfund's Policy Blog

June 3, 2013 By Rosanne White My name is Rosanne, and I’m a lobbyist. In the coming days and weeks, I fear that like the many bank workers before me who were entirely blameless for the financial crash, I’m going to be tarred with the same gnarly brush of sleaze and corruption whenever I happen… Continue reading Tearfund – Tearfund's Policy Blog

Guest blog by Nathanial Mason, a Research Officer in ODI’s Water Policy Programme This blog has also appeared on Alertnet here – http://bit.ly/11r9AiG Maper, on the outskirts of Aweil Town in South Sudan, is a host community in South Sudan, under stress from the influx of returnees from Sudan. Women return home after collecting water… Continue reading WASH – Tearfund's Policy Blog

Guest blog by Nathanial Mason, a Research Officer in ODI’s Water Policy Programme This blog has also appeared on Alertnet here – http://bit.ly/11r9AiG Maper, on the outskirts of Aweil Town in South Sudan, is a host community in South Sudan, under stress from the influx of returnees from Sudan. Women return home after collecting water… Continue reading peace-building – Tearfund's Policy Blog

Guest blog by Nathanial Mason, a Research Officer in ODI’s Water Policy Programme This blog has also appeared on Alertnet here – http://bit.ly/11r9AiG Maper, on the outskirts of Aweil Town in South Sudan, is a host community in South Sudan, under stress from the influx of returnees from Sudan. Women return home after collecting water… Continue reading conflict – Tearfund's Policy Blog

March 20, 2013 By Caroline Maxwell 500 IF Campaigners #SpottheGeorge in Westminster on Tuesday 19 March. Source: Craig Philbrick, Tearfund. After the buzz of 500 campaigners in Westminster donning George Osborne masks yesterday (scary but true), and not to mention years of calling for the UK to meet its promises on aid, Budget Day has… Continue reading aid – Tearfund's Policy Blog

Guest blog by Nathanial Mason, a Research Officer in ODI’s Water Policy Programme This blog has also appeared on Alertnet here – http://bit.ly/11r9AiG Maper, on the outskirts of Aweil Town in South Sudan, is a host community in South Sudan, under stress from the influx of returnees from Sudan. Women return home after collecting water… Continue reading water – Tearfund's Policy Blog