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Devolier reads the reports the development sector publishes, and tells you the story that actually matters. One featured story a week, a curated job board, and events, in English and French. Built by someone who spent eight years inside the sector, not just covering it.

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This week's story

One month in, surveillance gaps are the biggest threat in the DRC Ebola response

As confirmed cases climb past 800 across Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, frontline organizations warn that contact tracing and community engagement still aren't keeping pace with the outbreak. We spoke to responders on the ground about what's working and what isn't.

Devolier · 6 min read · Updated today
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Stories

The sector publishes hundreds of reports a year. Almost nobody reads them. We do, and each week we tell the one story that matters, in plain language.

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Localization

The aid sector keeps saying "local-led." Here's what it actually requires.

Shifting decision-making to local actors means rethinking how organizations hire, fund, and let go of control.

Devolier Editorial · 6 min
Funding

What the USAID drawdown actually changed for African NGOs

A look at who absorbed the shock, who pivoted to consulting, and who is still waiting for the next contract.

Devolier Editorial · 7 min
Careers

Your job title isn't your story. What hiring managers actually read for.

After years inside development recruitment, the applications that get callbacks share one thing.

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Jobs in global development

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Opinion & analysis

Original thinking from people doing the work, not just covering it. Arguments, field notes, and the debates shaping where this sector goes next.

Funding

What the USAID drawdown actually changed for African NGOs

Who absorbed the shock, who pivoted, and who is still waiting for the next contract.

Careers

Your job title isn't your story. What hiring managers read for.

The applications that get callbacks share one thing in common, and it isn't the resume design.

Climate

If the World Bank drops its climate target, who fills the gap?

A look at the regional banks and funds positioning to absorb climate finance leadership.

Events

The conferences and convenings that move the sector, and the team that can help you run your own.

We help organizations run events worth showing up for

From high-level partnership meetings to side events at the world's biggest development convenings, we plan and produce gatherings that actually land: clear run of show, the right people in the room, and a brand experience that reflects your organization's standing.

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Conferences & summitsFull planning, run of show, speaker coordination, on-site production.
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Side events & roundtablesHigh-level convenings at COP, climate weeks, and partnership meetings.
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Webinars & virtual eventsBilingual (EN/FR) production, moderation, and promotion.
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Key convenings on the global development calendar. Planning a presence at one of these? Let's talk.
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UN General Assembly: High-Level Week

New York, USA · Global development & diplomacy
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Climate Week NYC

New York, USA · Climate & environment
Climate
Oct
13

World Bank / IMF Annual Meetings

Washington D.C., USA · Finance & development
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COP31: UN Climate Conference

Location TBC · Climate negotiations
Climate
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20

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

Davos, Switzerland · Global economy & development
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A professional review of your CV by someone who knows what development sector recruiters actually look for.
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About Devolier

We turn organizational noise into sector signal.

Organizations publish constantly. Webinar transcripts, reports, press releases, strategy documents, event recordings, announcements. Most of it never gets read.

We make it matter.

We take everything organizations publish, extract the clarity, and tell the story that changes decisions. Not the summary. The so what. The now what.

A 40-page report? Here's the one insight that moves hiring. A webinar with 300 people watching? Here's what they missed. A press release nobody understood? Here's why it matters for you.

You're drowning in information. We give you clarity.

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The sector operates in both languages but almost nobody serves both well. We do. Every story, every briefing, available in French and English.

Who this is for: Country directors, program managers, hiring leads, and anyone trying to make sense of what's actually happening in the development sector, not what the reports say is happening.

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