UK Aid Activities: Current Humanitarian and Development Projects via IATI

This dataset tracks active humanitarian and development aid activities funded or managed by the United Kingdom, published by the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). It provides a standardized list of ongoing projects as of March 2026, focusing on the 'Who, What, and Where' of international assistance. The data is maintained by IATI to ensure transparency in global aid flows.

Use Cases

• Mapping UK aid distribution by sector using activity type labels
• Analyzing the balance between humanitarian and development project counts
• Identifying active aid organizations and their geographic focus areas

Strengths

• Adheres to International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) standards
• Includes both humanitarian and development aid activities
• Provides 3W (Who, What, Where) mapping for UK-funded projects

Limitations

• Specific financial transaction details are missing from the CSV
• Unknown record count and file size
• License is listed as 'hdx-other', requiring manual verification of usage rights

Provenance

Source

International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)

Collection Method

Reported by aid organizations via the IATI standard framework

Time Range

Active projects as of 2026

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

United Kingdom (source) and global (recipients)