AidWatch is an initiative by Concord, a pan-European confederation of NGOs working on international development issues.  AidWatch monitors and advocates on the quantity and quality of Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided by European Union Member States and the European Commission.  AidWatch reports annually on how EU states are performing on the quantity and quality of aid.  The 2009 report Lighten the Load highlighted that EU governments are still unlikely to achieve their aid commitments by 2015, and that aid quality and effectiveness is still problematic.