About The World Log
Your stories are needed to make the world better.
Discuss and share your experiences of development cooperation and aid on The World Log.
On The World Log you can:
Share: Post entries from your blog or website.
Discuss: Drive a discussion that interests you.
Learn: Find fellow bloggers and websites from around the world that deal with development issues.
The World Log is the place for those who are serious about international development and want to share their experiences and knowledge with like-minded people and learn from others.
Our aim is to aggregate stories and articles about development issues from bloggers, websites and networks and spread the knowledge to as many people as possible.
The World Log can be used in many ways. You can use the world map to find out more about development work and issues through the RSS feeds of registered bloggers, organizations and institutions. You can get your word out by linking your blog or website to The World Log. You can also get The World Log widget which puts a window to The World Log on your blog or website and displays topics that are relevant to you.
The platform is provided by the Swedish International Development Coorporation Agency (Sida).
Read more about the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
How to take part in the world log
Sign up, mark up and linking your blog, video, or photos.
1. Sign up
Register your profile by clicking the Sign up symbol and follow the instructions.
Complete the registration form. You can register as an individual or as an organization. In order for The World Log to be searchable, some fields must be filled in.
Chose the tags, or stickers, that best describe what you work with. This includes where you work, what countries you deal with, and what issues concern you. This information can be changed easily under the settings tab after registration.
Under ‘My Story’, tell us a bit about who you are or work for, and what you do.
You can upload a picture or yourself or your organization’s logo. (Max, size 10Mb)
Under ‘Things I want to share’, you can start a blog or put your RSS feeds in the field. To find your RSS feeds to your website or blog page and click on the RSS symbol. Copy the url and paste it into the field under ‘Things I want to share’.
Save your registration. Your account is activated via email, so check your mail.
2. Mark up content
You can mark up your blog entries, pictures and videos with specific tags or stickers for better searchability on The World Log. You can edit the existing tags as well.
To add/edit a sticker, click on ‘Mark Up’ in the upper right-hand corner, click on ‘Edit Stickers’ for an individual entry and then ‘Add sticker’ in the window that opens. Choose a sticker or stickers from the stickers library buy searching in the search field. Click ‘Done’ when finished.
You can even delete stickers from entries by clicking on ‘Edit Stickers’ and selecting the cross in front of individual stickers. Click ‘Done’ when finished.
How to get your widget
The World Log widget is designed to drive discussions and increase interest in development issues. It displays entries that match your interests based on what your selected when you registered.
To find your widget go to either ‘My Blog’ (if your blog is hosted by The World Log) or ‘My Profile’ (if you are using your own RSS feed). At the bottom of the page you will see the widget, and at the bottom of the widget you’ll see ‘Copy this embedding code’. Copy all of the code.
The JavaScript code must be placed between the “your embedding code” html code of your website. It is recommended that you place it in a static position on your blog/web site, e.g. in the sidebar, especially for bloggers so that the widget doesn’t disappear after a few entries.
NB. Your website must support JavaScript for your widget to work.