This research project began at the end of 2024, at the cusp of a new era of unprecedented cuts to foreign aid, or Official Development Assistance (ODA). The swift and severe nature of the cuts, from the United States, the United Kingdom and many more Global North bilateral donors, reaffirmed that unilateral, top-down funding sources cannot serve the cause of decolonizing international cooperation, or of building a new, equitable system. This research on flexible funding models does not start from a "neutral" standpoint. The authors believe that flexible funding is both vital and preferable to existing mainstream, rigid forms of funding....
This research project began at the end of 2024, at the cusp of a new era of unprecedented cuts to foreign aid, or Official Development Assistance (ODA). The swift and severe nature of the cuts, from the United States, the...