Is Foreign Aid Still Relevant?
In this event, we discuss these challenges with an expert panel and assess the continued relevance of aid and the prospects for some of the alternatives now being proposed.
Stevenson Trust, Social Sciences hub
Date: Tuesday 10 March 2026
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Venue: Kelvin Gallery, University of Glasgow
Category: Public lectures, Social events, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Speaker: Indranil Chakrabarti, Joanna Keating, Adaeze Chidinma Oreh and Rhulani Ramela
Foreign aid, a lifeline for millions of people, is in crisis. Budgets are falling rapidly, and aid agencies are being dismantled. The Scottish Government is one of the few to have bucked this trend, recently announcing an increase to its aid budget. In a context of increasing financial uncertainty for many low-income countries, and the dire social impacts that bring, attention is turning to a future beyond aid.
In this event, we discuss these challenges with an expert panel and assess the continued relevance of aid and the prospects for some of the alternatives now being proposed.