Aid in Motion: analysis of 17,000 organisations across the delivery chain

The IATI Secretariat is delighted to share the latest State of the Data analysis: Aid in Motion. This analysis maps approximately 17,000 organisations working across development and humanitarian delivery chains.

For the first time, you can explore this data interactively to see how organisations are referenced, where they sit in delivery chains, and how resources flow between them.

Explore Interactive Analysis : IATI State of the Data: Aid in Motion

What the analysis shows

A persistent challenge in development and humanitarian data is that there is no single, public global list of organisations involved in funding and implementing resources. This analysis begins to show what data currently exists about them:

• Find a list of approximately 17,000 organisations - identified through their unique organisation references.
• Search the countries and sectors these organisations are working in. For example, it is possible to explore organisations working in Afghanistan in the sector “Education in emergencies.”
• View interactive visualisations that map organisations to the partners they are working with, including implementing partners.
• Key finding: There are 165 organisations who have been consistently referenced by at least ten other organisations who work with them. This shows there is a small core of widely visible delivery partners.
• Discover over 10,000 organisations that have been each been referenced just once. These organisations may be working with multiple partners, but without consistent referencing in data, it is difficult to track their work across delivery chains.

This is not a complete list of organisations working in development and humanitarian action. Instead, it represents what can currently be seen through IATI data and external lists.

These insights are a starting point: they highlight how existing data already makes thousands of organisations visible.

These insights are a starting point: they highlight how existing data already makes thousands of organisations visible.

Why organisation visibility matters

Being able to consistently identify organisations in data is crucial. It allows development and humanitarian actors to:

• Understand how resources flow from donors to implementers.
  
  
• Track whether commitments are reaching the right partners.
• Identify possible duplication and gaps in funding.
  
  
• Provide researchers, journalists, and the public with clear accountability.
  
  
• Strengthen preparedness by knowing which partners can be mobilised in a crisis.

Join the State of the Data Dialogues

The release of this analysis is designed to spark discussion. We invite you to join our State of the Data Dialogues where the IATI Secretariat will walk through the findings and hear your perspectives.

During the sessions, the Secretariat will explain how the analysis was approached, including:

• combining IATI data with lists of development and humanitarian organisations from other sources
• building a combined list of organisation references and the limitations of this approach
• assessing the consistency with which delivery partners are referenced by different reporting organisations
• identifying networks of organisations that work together within IATI data
• using these networks to consider ways of improving consistency and data quality

The webinars will also highlight the challenges identified in each of these areas and discuss what more can be done in the future to enhance organisation visibility in IATI data.

Event details

• Part 1: Wednesday 17 September 2025 – 09:00 EDT / 13:00 UTC
  
  
• Part 2: Tuesday 30 September 2025 – 09:00 EDT / 13:00 UTC
  
  
• Location: Online (Zoom)

Register once for both webinars

We encourage you to explore the interactive analysis, share it with colleagues, and bring your ideas to the State of the Data Dialogues.

More information

For more details read: Aid in Motion: Making organisations visible across the delivery chain.