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Reviews underway of DFID's Building Support for Development work in UK

02 April 2009

DFID is reviewing its work within the UK to build support for development since the publication of the Building Support for Development Strategy Paper in 1999.

The objective is to reflect on the impact of this work to date and to inform future efforts. DFID's budget for this area is likely to rise next year, and this work will help to develop plans for how best to spend DFID's funding in this area.

Separate reviews are being carried out as follows:

  • Review of work to build development support through the education system and in wider work with young people. This will look in particular (but not exclusively) at DFID’s funding to the education charity, the DEA, the Global School Partnerships programme and the Enabling Effective Support initiative. The review will be carried out April/May by two consultants from PriceWaterhouseCoopers: Andrew Griffin and Oliver de Botton. Andrew and Oliver are experts on the UK education sector and are from a teaching background.
  • Review of work to build development support through the media. This is looking in particular are the impact of the CBA-DFID Broadcast Media Scheme. It is being carried out in March./April by Paddy Coulter and Amanda Barnes of Oxford Global Media. They both have many years of experience of work to encourage development coverage in the UK media.
  • Review of the Development Awareness Fund (DAF) and Mini Grants competitive funding mechanisms. This will look at the impact of the DAF/mini grants to date as well as at the operation of the DAF. This review is being carried out in late March/April by Hilary Thorton and Shaun Hext of Verulam Associates.
  • Review of work to build development support through work with trades unions, faith, black and minority ethnic (BME) and disapora groups. This is being carried out in April by Paul Thornton and Shaun Hext of Verulam Associates.

A synthesis report of the findings of the four reviews will be produced by Paul Thornton in June.

How you can make an input

  1. Join a consultation event. DFID has asked the DEA to work with other partners to organise three regional stakeholder seminars. These will cover the Education review and the DAF/Mini Grants review and the consultants from each of these reviews will be present to listen to your views.

The events are taking place as follows:

  • Newcastle, Monday 27 April, 12.30 – 4pm (lunch from 12.30 – 1pm) at the Seminar Room at Sage Gateshead. To register for this event please RSVP to averil.newsam@ownne.org by Friday 17 April.
  • Birmingham, Wednesday 29 April, 12.30 – 4pm (lunch from 12.30 – 1pm) at Tide~ global learning, Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG. To register for this event, please RSVP to helen@tidec.org by Friday 17 April.
  • London, Thursday 30 April, 12.30 – 4pm (lunch from 12.30 – 1pm) at NCVO. To register for this event, please RSVP to dean.weston@dea.org.uk by Friday 17t April.

There are limited places available at the events, and they will be filled on a first come, first served basis, so please register early. You can also give your views on any aspect of DFID's work during the consultations on DFID's new White Paper.

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