Introduction to IATI
What is IATI?
The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) is primarily a framework designed to standardize the reporting of development and humanitarian aid. It serves as a methodology to ensure that organizations report their aid data in a consistent manner. This framework encompasses various tools and websites built around it, including the official IATI webpage (https://iatistandard.org/en/), which is recommended for reference. While it may appear complex at first, it's not necessary to understand every detail of the IATI Standard to start reporting.In essence, the IATI Standard is a set of guidelines that specify how aid data should be reported, with the aim of achieving consistency across different organizations. There is a wealth of material and information available for those interested in delving deeper into the IATI Standard.
In more practical terms, IATI publishing consists of three main components, as illustrated in the graphic below.
The publishing process
In compliance with DANIDA requirements, all your future IATI reporting work will be conducted using the publishing tools. Currently, Aidstream is the most widely used publishing tool, and this learning page will provide detailed instructions on how to get started. An overview of the process for IATI reporting is as follows:
1. Registration with IATI & Aidstream: The first step is to create a user account and register your organization with both IATI and Aidstream.
2. Prepare Your Data: You will need to ensure that the data intended for publishing is thoroughly prepared. This is particularly crucial to meet DANIDA requirements, so it's essential to ensure that all details are in order.
3. Enter Data into Aidstream: Once your data is ready, proceed to enter it into Aidstream.