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Find out more about who we are What we do We work closely with partners at global, regional, national and local levels to ensure data-driven evidence and analysis are used effectively in policy and practice. We undertake an exciting portfolio of grant-funded work as well as providing consultancy services. Find out more about what we do Featured work BLOG 21 OCTOBER 2021 The role of communities in delivering data to leave no one behind Ensuring everyone’s voice is heard means collecting new data via new processes. We must invest in and use citizen- and community-generated data from CSOs. Written by Harpinder Collacott, Annie Namala, Javier Carranza Tresoldi BLOG 22 SEPTEMBER 2021 How control of data is making international aid agencies so powerful We look at the role data plays in the power disparity between national and international aid donors in fragile contexts such as Somalia. Written by Martha Getachew Bekele Lead Analyst, East Africa WEBINAR 2 AUGUST 2021 Targeting Covid-19 relief in Uganda: The role of data, statistics and evidence In this webinar a range of speakers discuss the role of data in targeting social safety nets in Uganda, an issue that is coming strongly to the fore with the impacts of Covid-19 on Uganda's poorest communities. REPORT 26 JULY 2021 Improving the visibility of local and national actors in humanitarian aid data DI explores how the visibility of local and national actors in humanitarian aid data can be improved. Read about the pilot project to combine Somalian IATI and 3W data. REPORT 29 AUGUST 2019 Harmonising registration and identification in emergencies in Somalia In this report we look at cash transfer programmes in Somalia and how data systems could be harmonised to better support them. DISCUSSION PAPER 29 SEPTEMBER 2021 The data side of leaving no one behind In this paper we look at lessons learned from data landscaping at the national level, and examine how it can be used to inform decisions about poverty eradication and ensure no one is left behind. BLOG 20 SEPTEMBER 2021 Putting data at the heart of the Leave No One Behind agenda: areas for action Good data is vital for ending poverty. How can we maximise its benefits, while mitigating its risks and limitations, to ensure it is fit for purpose in our efforts to leave no one behind? Written by Deborah Hardoon Poverty & Inequality Lead BLOG 13 SEPTEMBER 2021 The cost of leaving Afghans behind Aid to Afghanistan is stagnating despite the desperate need for funding. Donors must come together to ensure that this does not become the new normal for such crises. Written by Sofia Martínez Fernández Senior Policy & Engagement Advisor BLOG 11 NOVEMBER 2021 Proportion of UK aid spent in developing countries set to shrink further Proposed ODA allocations outlined by the UK government at the recent budget mean the proportion of aid going to the countries that need it most will shrink even further. DI’s Rob Tew looks at what exactly the announced changes will mean in terms of actual resources transferred. 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