Aid Alert has the potential to become an important resource for journalists, aid recipients, professionals and the public, helping to raise awareness about aid, fraud, corruption and issues of foreign aid generally. Its interactive use of the Internet will
- gather and report on checkable information from around the world
- provide a unique resource on aid, fraud and corruption for the media
- open up moderated forums for aid recipients, professionals, journalists and the public
- enable direct contact between aid recipients, aid professionals, journalists and the media
- maintain a database of civil society organisations in developing countries concerned with corruption, aid transparency and human rights
- keep a matching database of journalists, especially investigative, interested in aid issues, worldwide
- offer a space for otherwise unpublished material from journalists in developing countries
- tell the world about aid through the blogosphere, social media, and a unique blog
- publish special reports
- engage in advocacy and capacity building
- emphasise ‘real events, real people, and real stories’, while taking account of the best academic research