I’ve now been working in DFID’s Policy Division for nearly six months. It has been what one calls an interesting experience … Being in Policy Division has stimulated my thinking in recent weeks about a couple of things. First, about what donors can do to enhance governance in developing countries. And second, about how the effectiveness of [...]
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Decisions about what to do career-wise are seldom easy. My time with DFID Ethiopia comes to an end at the end of May. It’s been great. I did have a job to go back to at ODI, but I’ve decided not to take that option. There are a number of factors to consider, some of [...]
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Today is my last day of working for ODI; at least until next June. It’s been … an experience. On the upside, I’ve been involved in some very interesting pieces of work on accountability and governance, and on policy coherence. I’ve learned a lot and have worked with some great people both at ODI and at the [...]
Bloomin’ heck – user-friendly as the software may be, this business of setting up a weblog could steal as much time as messing around with FTP did in the mid-90s! Note to self: Don’t get sucked in.
As I’m about to go to Addis Ababa, to work for 6 months as a Governance Adviser with DFID Ethiopia I thought I would take this opportunity to write a blog. I’m hoping that it will help me to keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues and enable me to share my thoughts about [...]
