Make Poverty History along with 98 organisations from all over the world is calling on governments to publish more information about the aid they give. The campaign, Make Aid Transparent, will culminate in under three weeks’ time at a high level meeting on Aid Effectiveness in Korea where we will be urging governments to redouble efforts to meet their aid transparency promises.

Aid saves lives, puts kids into school, and reduces poverty and suffering. But only if it’s spent well. At the moment a lack of information about where aid money is being spent and on what is undermining aid’s effectiveness and causing waste and overlap. Rich country governments promised six years ago to do something about this but their progress has been minimal. And now they’re trying to row back even on the minimal progress made.

We need your voice to stop this from happening. Publishing more information about aid is not difficult and it could make a real and immediate difference in the fight against poverty and corruption. Aid donors have said they’ll change their ways – and now they must stop dragging their feet. Sign our petition to add your voice to the thousands of others calling on governments to keep their promises to Make Aid Transparent.

As citizens and taxpayers we have a right to know how aid money is being spent. So please join the campaign, sign the petition, and tell your friends.  Your voice will make a difference and show governments meeting in Korea from November 29-Dec 1 that lack of progress is no longer acceptable. Publishing more and better information about aid is a vital first step in improving coordination and targeting of aid spending – and thereby ensuring it makes the biggest difference possible. Please join us and sign the petition!