DFID’s health programmes in Burma
Completed: 16 July 2013
Burma is one of the poorest countries in Asia, with significant health need and challenges of access and capacity. We examine DFID’s £110 million health spending in Burma over 2010-15.Upcoming reviews
Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s and the British Council’s use of aid in response to the Arab Spring
Completed: 14 June 2013
We review how effectively the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the British Council responded to the ‘Arab Spring’ through their bilateral aid programmes.DFID’s support for civil society organisations through programme partnership arrangements
Completed: 17 May 2013
A vibrant civil society sector is an essential part of the UK aid landscape. Our report looks at DFID’s programme partnership arrangements, which will provide a total of £120 million a year to 41 civil society organisations in 2011-14.DFID’s use of contractors to deliver aid programmes
Completed: 17 May 2013
DFID uses private sector contractors to assist in delivering aid, accounting for 9% of its aid expenditure in 2011-12. This report examines their role in programme delivery.DFID’s work through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Completed: 22 March 2013
Over the period 2007-11, the UK government was the second largest donor to UNICEF, contributing £690 million. The review looks at the impact and effectiveness of DFID’s partnership with UNICEF.DFID’s peace and security programme in Nepal
Completed: 21 February 2013
Nepal’s decade-long civil war ended in 2006. This review assesses five DFID peace and security projects costing £53 million, intended to support Nepal’s transition to peace.DFID’s water, sanitation and hygiene programming in Sudan
Completed: 21 February 2013
DFID’s response to the Darfur conflict in Sudan since 2003 has been one of its largest ever humanitarian operations. This report looks at the water, sanitation and hygiene component of DFID’s response across different delivery channels.DFID’s livelihoods work in Western Odisha
Completed: 21 February 2013
This review assesses the performance of DFID’s Western Orissa Livelihoods Project (WORLP) in India. WORLP cost £32.75 million over 2001-11 and sought to reduce poverty by improving communities’ water resources, agriculture and incomes.DFID’s oversight of the EU’s aid to low-income countries
Completed: 11 December 2012
The EU is the world’s second-largest aid donor. In this review of DFID’s oversight of the UK’s contributions to EU aid – around £1.4 billion a year, 16% of DFID’s total aid spending – we have focused on the impact of EU aid in low-income countries.DIFD’s education programmes in Nigeria
Completed: 20 November 2012
DFID’s education programme in Nigeria operates in a very challenging environment, DFID has spent £102 million to date, with a further £126 million committed to 2019.DFID’s bilateral aid to Pakistan
Completed: 17 October 2012
Pakistan is a large country facing major development challenges. This review looks at DFID’s work in health, education and humanitarian assistance.The UK emergency response in the Horn of Africa
Completed: 14 September 2012
When the rains failed in the Horn of Africa in 2010-11, a chronic situation became a crisis affecting over 12 million people. This report looks at the effectiveness and value for money of the UK’s £200 million emergency response.