‘It’s very refreshing to join an IWD day event about sharing learning, and the work throughout the year (and years), and how we can work together across borders in ways that have actually been impactful. Thank you for sharing!’
IWD 2024 Participant
We celebrated International Women’s Day this year by hearing from three African women. We invited Dr Stella Nyanzi, Dr Atuki Turner and Godess Bvukutwa to share about their work as grassroots women leaders of civil society organisations and movements working to tackle gendered injustice. The session quickly became about the power of storytelling, the power of poetry as resistance, and the role that narratives play in shaping our lived experiences.
We are grateful to all three expert panelists for their generous contributions, to SWIDN trustee Janet Whitelaw-Jones for hosting the session, and to our participants who attended.
The first quarter of 2025 has brought fresh challenges to the international development sector. With sudden, dramatic cuts to USAID and the unexpected announcement of UK Aid reductions by 2027, many organisations are turning inward, focused on survival. SWIDN are committed to supporting our members and wider international development community, and so are delivering a…
A Call for Global Solidarity: Our Response to More UK Aid Cuts
26 February 2025
Yesterday, the UK Government announced plans to cut the Aid budget to 0.3% by April 2027, redirecting funds towards the defence budget. For those of us working in global development, this is a devastating blow. The decision appears to have been made rapidly and without wide consultation: those of us funded by the UK Aid…
Career Journeys Blog #4 – Abbi Gutierrez
5 December 2024
In the latest of our career journey’s blog series, aimed at introducing our members to each other and inspiring early career professionals, read SWIDN member Abbi’s story here… Transitioning from a keen A-level geography student interested in global issues to navigating a career in international development has been a journey marked by uncertainty and perseverance.…
