Written Evidence to the International Development Committee: Future of UK Aid and Development Assistance

Yan, Yifei (2025) Written Evidence to the International Development Committee: Future of UK Aid and Development Assistance 5pp. (doi:10.5258/SOTON/PP0154).

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Abstract

Despite unprecedented funding cuts to UK development assistance, evidence shows that grants alone are insufficient to address the education quality crisis affecting developing nations. This submission argues the UK's shift from 'grants to expertise' is timely but requires urgent capacity development within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to succeed.

Specifically, my response demonstrates that to achieve greater impact with fewer resources, the UK should adopt a more evidence-driven, expertise-oriented, and partnership-based approach to development assistance; one that recognises the evolving needs of partner countries, invests in its own policy capacity, and embraces locally grounded knowledge as a vital component of effective global development, in addition to embracing South-North policy learning opportunities.

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