28 July 2009
The UK public is hearing more about poverty reduction through regional and local media coverage of DFID staff experiences.
From the Leicester Mercury, Hampshire Chronicle and Shropshire Star, to Capital Radio and BBC radio in Cumbria, Somerset and Cornwall, local journalists are writing about what it's like to work on the UK government's overseas aid programme, and why it's so important. Those stories explain what our staff actually do overseas:
Warwick Payne, Chief Reporter at the Hampshire Chronicle, said: "Your press office has approached us with three stories. And we’ve gone with all three of them. That shows the level of interest. The work carried out by DFID staff is very laudable – so if they’re from this area, they’re seen as a real credit to the community.
"Newspapers are often accused of only publishing bad news – so this is a great example of how we can feature locally-relevant good news."
Follow the links on the right hand side of the page to read recent stories covered by the local media, or to read blogs by our staff in the field.
"This effort has resulted in some great features around the UK, focusing on the hard work of staff and raising the profile of DFID”, said DFID Permanent Secretary Nemat Shafik.
"Whether they’re involved in delivering a country programme or helping out in a humanitarian disaster, DFID’s people have some great stories to tell and the local media want to hear about it."
DFID’s workforce helps to improve the lives of the world’s poor every day, in over sixty locations around the world.
In the current economic climate, as people feel the pinch of rising prices, it is more important than ever that we explain how public money is being used - and that includes showing that the work we do is done by real people.
Read more about aid in the economic downturn (White Paper 2009).
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