We need inclusive progress. Let’s strengthen gender data ecosystems, improve funding for gender equity and ensure climate finance is gender responsive.
ODA to women's rights organisations and movements makes up just 0.34% of the total. And donors reported that only one dollar in every ten was spent on activities where gender was the main focus.
Addressing inequality deserves greater investment – and it requires strong and effective governance systems, accountable governments, strong international norms and standards, as well as transformed and effective multilateral solutions. But the place to start is better data, which can help measure finance and ensure that policies and funding are targeted at those most in need, and in support of the best solutions.
Read more about DI's work on gender equality and intersecting vulnerabilities.
Who we are
Development Initiatives (DI) is a global organisation harnessing the power of data and evidence to end poverty, reduce inequality and increase resilience.
What we do
We work closely with partners at global, regional, national and local levels to ensure data-driven evidence and analysis are used effectively in policy and practice. We undertake an exciting portfolio of grant-funded work as well as providing consultancy services.
Featured work
The good news on global development. What are we missing? Episode 3
Reflecting on the Covid pandemic, global economic crises and numerous conflicts, we ask our guests Charles Kenny and Anna Rosling Rönnlund why they're optimistic about global development in 2024
The Syrian refugee crisis in Türkiye. What are we missing? Episode 2
Türkiye hosts around 3.6 million Syrian refugees. They face many challenges, exacerbated by powerful 2023 earthquakes. What is the situation today? What support is needed? And what might the future hold?
Conflict and crisis in Sudan. What are we missing? Episode 1
This episode discusses the latest crisis in Sudan and rising humanitarian need, with millions displaced, widespread violence against women and girls, and deteriorating food security
Overlooked and undervalued: tracking funding to refugee-led organisations
Refugee-led organisations play a key but overlooked role in humanitarian action. How can new insights on their funding drive inclusive changes to enhance transparency, funding and advocacy?
Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2023
The Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2023 assesses the international financing response to crisis. Development Initiatives finds that more needs went unmet in 2022 than ever before.
Climate vulnerability, climate finance (ODA) and protracted crisis
Use our interactive chart to reveal vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, volumes of climate finance (ODA) by country, and how specific risk and geographic groups fare.
Funding to local actors: evidence from the Syrian refugee response in Türkiye
Türkiye hosts almost 4 million Syrian refugees. In this report, DI and TMK seek to fill the gap in data on funding flows to the local and national actors critical to the response.
What does limited progress at COP28 mean for Africa?
From COP28, DI’s Martha Bekele reflects on the unfairness of those who have little to do with emissions shouldering the effects of climate change and struggling with the costs the system imposes
Our news from COP28: A round-up from Development Initiatives
DI's Mariam Ibrahim shares the news and reactions from COP28, as well as more on the presentations and resources we've shared to help build climate data ecosystems that are comprehensive, coordinated, sustainable, nationally led and people centred.