Select Committee · International Development Committee

The philosophy and culture of aid

Status: Closed Opened: 4 Feb 2021 Closed: 8 Mar 2023 19 recommendations 18 conclusions 1 report

Report and Government response published The International Development Committee have published a report on racism in the aid sector and called on the development aid sector to recognise and tackle racism in its practices. The report made a series of recommendations, including: the FCDO should facilitate sector-wide initiatives on improving diversity, equity and inclusion as … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - Racism in the aid sector HC 150 23 Jun 2022 37 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
27 Recommendation First Report - Racism in the aid sector Accepted in Part

Donors and aid organisations should reduce barriers to entry by ending the use of unpaid...

Donors and aid organisations should reduce barriers to entry by ending the use of unpaid internships and paying all employees the living wage and removing unnecessary stipulations in job applications such as years of experience in the international aid sector and higher degrees that disadvantage individuals from under-represented backgrounds. Read more

Government response AI summary
The FCDO removed the requirement for specific qualifications in recent bulk campaigns at Administrative Officer, Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer levels. Does not address the other elements of the recommendation.
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Oral evidence sessions

7 sessions
Date Witnesses
30 Nov 2021 Mr Tom Wein · The Dignity Project, Nabila Saddiq Tayub · STOPAIDS, Sanjayan Srikanthan View ↗
9 Nov 2021 Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena · Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa, Heba Aly · The New Humanitarian, Samuel Wambayo · Kids Club Kampala, Themrise Khan View ↗
7 Sep 2021 Amanda Khozi Mukwashi · Christian Aid, Ammara Khan · Save the Children, Charlotte Biswas · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office View ↗
15 Jun 2021 Dr. Rosanna Duncan · Palladium International, Dr Tigist Grieve · University of Bristol and Trustee, South West International Development Network, Faraz Hassan · Social Development Direct View ↗
25 May 2021 Degan Ali · Adeso, Dr Lata Narayanaswamy · University of Leeds, Lorriann Robinson · The Advocacy Team, Natalie Lartey · International Institute for Environment and Development View ↗
9 Mar 2021 Colin Buckley · British International Investment, Dolika Banda · CDC Group, Dr Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah · Oxfam GB, Gloria Soma · Titi Foundation, Kam Morshed · BRAC, Kate Hargreaves · Crown Agents, Paul Wafer · Crown Agents View ↗
23 Feb 2021 Arbie Baguios · Aid Re-imagined, Charles Vandyck · West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), Lena Bheeroo, Professor Jamie Gaskarth · Open University, Sophia Gaston · British Foreign Policy Group, Sophia Gaston · AUKUS Industry Forum, Themrise Khan View ↗

Who gave evidence

31 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Themrise Khan 2
Amanda Khozi Mukwashi · Chief Executive Officer Christian Aid 1
Ammara Khan · Director of Diversity and Inclusion Save the Children 1
Arbie Baguios · Founder Aid Re-imagined 1
Charles Vandyck · Head, Capacity Development Unit West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) 1
Charlotte Biswas · Deputy Director of Civil Society and Civic Space Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 1
Colin Buckley · Managing Director and General Counsel British International Investment 1
Degan Ali · Executive Director Adeso 1
Dolika Banda · Non-executive Director CDC Group 1
Dr Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah · Chief Executive Officer Oxfam GB 1
Dr Lata Narayanaswamy · Associate Professor, Politics of Global Developme… University of Leeds 1
Dr Tigist Grieve · Senior Research Associate University of Bristol and Trustee, South West International Development Network 1
Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena · Executive Director Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa 1
Dr. Rosanna Duncan · Chief Diversity Officer Palladium International 1
Faraz Hassan · Senior Technical Specialist Social Development Direct 1
Gloria Soma · Executive Director Titi Foundation 1
Heba Aly · Chief Executive Officer The New Humanitarian 1
Kam Morshed · Senior Director BRAC 1
Kate Hargreaves · Delivery Team Leader, ASCEND Programme Crown Agents 1
Lena Bheeroo 1
Lorriann Robinson · Founder and Director The Advocacy Team 1
Mr Tom Wein · Founder The Dignity Project 1
Nabila Saddiq Tayub · Development and Network Manager STOPAIDS 1
Natalie Lartey · Advocacy and Engagement Manager, Communications International Institute for Environment and Development 1
Paul Wafer · Chief Strategy Officer Crown Agents 1
Professor Jamie Gaskarth · Professor of Foreign Policy and International Rel… Open University 1
Samuel Wambayo · Executive Director, Co-Founder Kids Club Kampala 1
Sanjayan Srikanthan 1
Sophia Gaston · Director British Foreign Policy Group 1
Sophia Gaston · Visiting Fellow in the Department of War Studies,… AUKUS Industry Forum 1
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon · Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, Sou… Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
13 Jan 2022 From cttee Letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affa…