Quick guide to DFID

Who we are and what we do

DFID staff with Somaliland girls

Our aims and targets, how our work is scrutinised by Parliament

Who we are and what we do

How we deliver aid

A child crying in the Democratic Republic of Congo

How we work with international bodies to deliver aid to countries

How we deliver aid

How we decide who gets aid

Mint farmer, Helmand province, Afghanistan

Spending in fragile states, how conditions are applied

Who gets aid?

Making aid more effective

Man carrying sacks of food in Tanzania

Making aid work harder, the impact of aid

How effective is aid?

How we do it

DFID staff with new water taps in Indonesia

Working with governments, international bodies and charities

How we do it

Key achievements

Schoolboy in Kenya

How aid has helped in education, health, reconstruction and disasters

Key achievements

Who DFID works with

Flood victims queuing for emergency relief, Bangladesh

World Bank, UN, European Union, charities and NGOs

Who DFID works with

Where your money goes

Graphic of pie chart

How our aid breaks down by sector

Where your money goes