by Amy Cubit | Jun 19, 2026 | General
In Australia, only about 10 cents in every donated dollar goes to international causes (JBWere, 2018), not because people don’t care, but because they don’t feel connected. There’s a quote from Daniel Wordsworth that I keep coming back to: “Proximity is...
by Amy Cubit | Jun 19, 2026 | General
There is a particular kind of conviction required to fund work you have never seen with your own eyes, in a country you have never visited, during a period of sustained instability. That was the position we found ourselves in with South Sudan. We made the decision to...
by Amy Cubit | May 19, 2026 | General
I’ve been wanting to go to the Skoll World Forum for years now, but tickets are like hen’s teeth. Fortunately, this year the Australian International Development Network (AIDN) ran one of its study tours to the event. Solution! So, what is the Skoll World Forum (Skoll...
by Emily Umbers | May 6, 2026 | General
How long have you been involved in the international development sector, and what first inspired you to enter the sector? I can’t speak about my journey in this sector without starting with where it all began. As a young person, tennis became my pathway, one that took...
by Emily Umbers | Apr 14, 2026 | General
2025 witnessed major funding cuts across the international development sector. In January 2025, USAID, the world’s largest humanitarian funder, was effectively dismantled. Major Official Development Assistance (ODA) cuts followed from several other countries including...
by Emily Umbers | Apr 1, 2026 | General
On a humid morning in Manggarai Barat, a mother stands beneath the eaves of a crowded village health post, her youngest child on her hip and a faded growth card clutched in her hand. For years, the promises were familiar and the outcomes unchanged: too many children...
