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School in a Bag

School in a Bag is a Somerset-based charity, who deliver rucksacks filled with stationery and eating utensils to poor, orphan, vulnerable and disaster-affected children around the world. Globally there are millions of children who are deprived of an opportunity to learn – On an individual basis, School in a Bag is a simple solution, providing children with quality educational tools to transform their learning capabilities providing a lifeline towards a future out of poverty and hardship. On a world scale, education is a key factor towards human development and global stability.

The cost to fund a SchoolBag is £20.00. Every SchoolBag is new and individually numbered enabling donors to track their progress via the www.schoolinabag.org website.

Over 113,000 SchoolBags have been distributed to children in 45 countries.

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SWIDN Women’s Leadership Circle – information evening

Leadership is something that many of us strive to achieve, yet for those working within small organisations and non-profits, professional training can feel out of reach – or out of budget. Working within international development, in a landscape where funding pots are closing and budgets are being squeezed, self-development can easily fall to the bottom…

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May 6th, 2026 at 18:30

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  • Quality Education
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