ODI

The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) to eliminate poverty will be revised in 2015 and replaced with a new framework for international development. The objective of this grant to the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) is to prepare and share relevant and timely information about the process and politics of the global discussion on a post-2015 development strategy. Ultimately, this information will be of use in enabling civil society organizations and those who support them to influence the outcome of negotiations by helping them strategize and coordinate more effectively to ensure that a post-2015 agreement is appropriate to the problems of global poverty and enables and facilitates positive changes in the lives of poor people. ODI is Britain's leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues and is well positioned to undertake this work because of its strong expertise, links with key European and UN actors, and range of partnerships on the post-2015 agenda.

One of the many sources of input for the post-2015 development goals is a global opinion polling effort, MY World, which has been conducted by the United Nations, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and IPSOS Mori. This survey is used to provide feedback on proposals under debate, such as those described in the recent report of the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. To include voices from diverse income strata and populations, the survey is conducted through three channels: online, through mobile phones, and offline to people who lack access to either technology. This grant would permit ODI to expand the field surveys of low-income and remote people who lack access to Web and mobile communication services, so that their voices are adequately represented in the debate and resulting framework. Additional questions will explore women’s economic aspirations and the extent to which parents identify child care as a need and priority.