
Stories, ideas, and updates from DGers around the world
The Development Gateway: An IREX Venture blog is where DGers share specific learnings, offer thought-provoking insights, and pose challenging questions for the sustainable development community derived from our work.
Our blog has a deep archive going back to 2005. Each post is a snapshot into our work, priorities, and values.

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Development Gateway Launches the IATI Import Tool
Since the launch of the IATI Data Standard, DG has been in the forefront in promoting its uptake and use...

What Systems and Processes Do Donors Use for Measuring Aid Effectiveness?
Donors increasingly issue guidelines for monitoring and evaluation and provide technical support to aid partners and grantees....

Scraping By: What It Takes To Find and Use Donor Results Data
A key component of DG’s Results Data Initiative (RDI) is finding innovative ways to compare results data across donors...

Development Gateway launches the Open Aid Geocoder
Development Gateway is proud to announce the launch of the Open Aid Geocoder, a new open-source geocoding tool developed...

Evaluating Donor-Level Results Measurement Systems
Donors have established a variety of systems for collecting and aggregating results information for aid-funded programs to assess whether...

Results Indicators: Costs vs. Benefits?
We had a fascinating conversation a few weeks ago with a medical doctor who runs an HIV clinic in Tanzania. He offered...

Call for Participation: Initiative for Open Ag Funding
Development Gateway is proud to be a part of the new Initiative for Open Ag Funding, which seeks to establish...

EITI Data Portal Demo and Feedback at the EITI Global Conference
This week at the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference in Lima...

What do aid donors really accomplish? A story of HIV trainings in Ghana
How many people – health workers, citizens, and government staff – have been trained in HIV prevention and treatment in Ghana in the past 10 years?