Focus on Family Care: Building a movement for change
In July, SWIDN, Hub Cymru Africa, and Hope and Homes for Children organised a collaborative, open-access online event focused on care for marginalised children. This was an event designed to connect and support UK charities and donors working with at-risk children internationally, while prompting conversations around best practice and hearing from the UK Government on…
SWIDN Conference Social – Bristol
As a follow up to our annual online conference, we’re pleased to host an in-person social in Bristol to digest this year’s content and connect face-to-face around the themes discussed. Please come along to this social meet-up in central Bristol. We’ll confirm the location as soon as we can, but in the meantime please do…
Save the Date – SWIDN Conference 2025
We are pleased to announce this year’s SWIDN Conference which will take place online on Thursday 16th October. Join us for a day of learning, networking and reflecting at this online, free event which is open to all. This year, we’re inspired by feminist academic Chandra Mohanty’s challenge to look for knowledge located beyond development…
Safeguarding Essentials for Trustees – Training
Safeguarding is everyones responsibility – including the trustees of an organisation. This workshop will strengthen your safeguarding practice and give you an understanding of the risks, roles, responsibilities and responses for trustees. The session is aimed at any UK-based trustees of international development or humanitarian organisations. It is suitable as a first introduction or as…
Antiracism Training: Exploring power in international development
International development is not neutral — it’s built on systems shaped by colonisation, racial hierarchy, and white dominance. Many UK-based INGOs continue to operate within these structures, often unconsciously upholding practices rooted in historical injustice. Others are increasingly aware of the faults in our system but struggle to know how to dismantle the harms persisting…
Focus on Family Care: What is behind the UK’s new campaign on care reform for children?
SWIDN, Hub Cymru Africa, and Hope and Homes for Children invite you to a collaborative, open-access online event focused on care for marginalised children. Designed to connect and support UK charities and donors working with at-risk children internationally, this event will share best-practice resources and explore how civil society can engage with the UK Government’s…
SWIDN Directors Working Group
This informal working group takes place each month and is a space for NGO leaders to discuss shared issues, challenges and to connect. This group offers different discussion topics each month and the opportunity to support each other in a confidential, online setting. It is a peer-led group and we welcome newcomers from amongst the…
SWIDN Mentorship Scheme- Final Feedback Sessions
Thank you to those who have taken part in this years Mentorship Scheme. We hope you have found it a rewarding learning experience! Please join us for the final feedback sessions to share your thoughts, questions and comments. If you are unable to attend on the day, a survey will also be sent out to…
Communications Working Group
Welcome to the second in our new working group for our members who work in communications roles at their organisation. This group focuses on building collaborative networks with peers facing similar challenges, and building resilience through working together and sharing knowledge. For this session, following feedback from attendees who joined is in the last working…
