UKAiD – The Department for International Development (DFID)

The Department for International Development (DFID) is a United Kingdom government department responsible for administering overseas aid. The goal of the department is “to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty”. DFID is headed by the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Development. The position has been held, since 13 February 2020, by Anne-Marie Trevelyan. In a 2010 report by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), DFID was described as “an international development leader in times of global crisis”.^[1] The UK aid logo is often used to publicly acknowledge DFID’s development programmes are funded by UK taxpayers.

DFID’s main programme areas of work are Education, Health, Social Services, Water Supply and Sanitation, Government and Civil Society, Economic Sector (including Infrastructure, Production Sectors and Developing Planning), Environment Protection, Research, and Humanitarian Assistance.