The purpose of the IATI Standard is to increase transparency of Aid. For this reason, once IATI data is published, it is free and open for anyone to access online, including all stakeholders such as donors, implementing organisations, journalists, researchers, and the aid recipients themselves.

An activity is the IATI name given to any piece of work an organisation does.

An organisation involved with the activity. This may be a donor, fund, agency, etc.

The reporting organisation that published the information to the IATI standard. A reporting organisation may provide information on its own activities, as well as reporting on behalf of other organisations involved in the delivery of aid.

The organisation providing the money for the transaction. An organisation that receives money from one donor and then passes it on to another partner organisation is therefore both receiver and donor.

Check the dictionary list to be more familiar with IATI terminology.

If you are just starting your IATI journey, we would recommend having a look at the IATI Training Materials we provide. The materials have been composed by Data4Development, one of the founders of the AIDA Platform that has a strong IATI expertise. Check out the training materials here.