Access to Action, International development, politics and empowerment
Africa Didn’t Ask You (honestly)
Aid on the Edge, Exploring complexity sciences in international development and humanitarian aid
Aid Thoughts, Digesting the difficult decisions of development
Barefoot Economics: The Life and Thoughts of a Young “Development” Worker (formerly Owen in Malawi)
Bill Easterly’s Aid Watch – just asking that aid benefit the poor
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy
Chris Blattman’s blog
Chris Murphy’s in development
Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa (CIHA) blog
Dani Rodrik’s Blog
Development Horizons from Lawrence Haddad at IDS
The Discomfort Zone – Critiquing the politics, policy and practice of development
El Pais’ 3.500 Millones – Ideas Irreverentes Contra La Pobreza
Future Calling on The Broker Online - How can international development NGOs reshape themselves to contribute solutions to the thick problems of the future, which are knocking on our door right now?
Global Development Professionals Network on The Guardian UK – Promoting understanding, dialogue and debate among global development professionals
Global Voices – an international community of bloggers who report on blogs and citizen media from around the world
Good Intentions Are Not Enough – An honest conversation about the impact of aid
hiiDunia – sharing ideas, research, and experiences in development (Their blogroll is also incredibly comprehensive.
Hopebuilding – celebrating locally-driving initiatives in local development
Humanitarian & Development NGOs Domain of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University’s blog
A Humourless Lot, Logistics for global health and aid
idland – Adventures in International Development
InterAction’s AidBuzz
International Development Issues – In the world focused on things, let’s focus first on people.
International Development Should… Getting to Demand-Driven “Development”
Kubatana.net blog, an online community for Zimbabwean activists
laurenist, international development without pity
Mathare Valley, stories from the people of Mathare, Kenya
Mindful Movements to End Poverty, by Shawn Humphrey
On Motherhood and Sanity, part time mom, part time aid worker, full time crazy
Oxfam’s From Poverty to Power Blog by Duncan Green
Poverty Matters, from the Guardian UK’s Global Development Portal
Rick on the Road, from MandE News
The Road to the Horizon and various aggregators on humanitarian aid
The Social Change Collaboratory
Social Media 4 Good – Exploring the use of Social Media for NGOs, non-profit organizations and to support humanitarian relief
Sparks for Change – Learningforsustainability.net’s blog highlighting people and ideas that encourage constructive change
Staying for Tea: Good Principles and Practice of Community-Based International Development
Tales from the Hood, rants, raves, and a few confessions about humanitarian aid work
Throwing Down the Water: Writings from DRC
A View from the Cave, Learning and discussing what are smart aid and development
Voices from the Ground, from Panos UK
Wait… What? – traveling the grey areas between sectors and silos
Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg’s Can? We? Save? Africa?