SWIDN Peer Mentoring and Skills Exchange Launch
Online - October 22nd, 2026 at 13:00
‘Climate is Water and Water is Climate’
Event Description With increasing climate anxiety in our communities and work, we want to offer the SWIDN community greater support in response to the climate crisis as well as bring together the expertise that already exists across our network. We are piloting a new Working Group for 2023 which will look at the environment, the…
Global Solidarity Working Group: LGBTIQ Rights in ‘International Development’
Event Description Sexual and gender minorities are represented all over the world, including in all communities in which international development organisations work. Too often, cultural relativism is used as a reason not to engage proactively in efforts to ensure sexual and gender minorities are accessing their rights. As a sector we are committed to ‘leave…
Coffee and Co-work – Bristol
vent Description Join us for a friendly, informal coffee and co-working session in Bristol. We love connecting our members, and we love a hot coffee on a cold winter’s day! Come along and meet some other SWIDN members. As we’ll just be grabbing a casual table, numbers will be limited so please sign up on…
Education in International Development SW Meetup
Event Description We’re celebrating International Education Day on Tuesday 24th January with a thematic meet-up to gather our members together. If you work on education in international development and would like to connect with others doing so in the South West, come along to this informal networking session at lunchtime on Tuesday 24th January open…
Information Session – Connecting SWIDN Members with University of Bath Students
Event Description Join the University of Bath placements team and SWIDN to find out how you could benefit from accepting an international development student for a work-based practicum in Spring/Summer 2023. International development students at the University have the option to take on a work experience placement during their MSc course, which they then write…
Coffee and Co-work across the South West
Event Description Join us for a friendly, informal coffee and co-working session in cities across the South West. We love connecting our members, and we love a hot coffee on a cold winter’s day! Come along and meet some other SWIDN members. BATH We’ll be meeting in Bath at the Society Cafe, Kingsmead Square –…
Partnerships for Impact – Networking Workshop
This invitation-only networking event will enable INGOs and academic researchers to connect around collaborative research opportunities. SWIDN and the University of Bristol are delighted to be holding the forthcoming networking workshop- ‘Partnerships for Impact: Building partnerships between academic researchers and INGOs at the intersection of Global Challenges and Development’. The workshop will be held in…
Small Charity, Outsize Impact: How events can elevate your income and more – With Child.org
Come on down to Child.org’s Bristol office (or watch via live stream) and listen to Lucy, Jess and Hattie talk about how Child.org uses events to drive income, develop supporter networks and build their brand. Find out more and register to attend over on Eventbrite using the link!
Intersectionality and Inclusion Training
This session explores what we associate with and how we approach inclusion, highlights the concept of and challenge with intersectionality in programme work; introduces some building blocks (empowerment approach, barrier/power analysis, participation, data) to inclusion with focus examples of universal factors (and protected characteristics) gender, age, disability. The sessions will include some theoretical information and…
Ripple Effect webinar: How can NGOs motivate and sustain Volunteer Farmer Trainers?
This one-hour webinar will summarise findings from recent research on the sustainability of volunteer farmer trainer approaches in Kenya and Uganda, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with speakers from USAID, Mercy Corps and Ripple Effect.
Featured Events
SWIDN Peer Mentoring and Skills Exchange Launch
Thursday 22 October, 1.00–1.45pm Join us to find out more about SWIDN’s peer mentoring scheme and the launch of our new Skills Exchange platform. This short, informal session is open to everyone in a SWIDN member organisation — whatever your role or level of experience. Whether you would like support from someone who understands the…
SWIDN NGO Directors Working Group – November
Focus for November – Succession Planning for Directors/Founders. Conversation to be led by Paul Stuart from Ripple Effect This informal working group takes place on the first Monday of each month and is a space for NGO leaders to discuss shared issues, challenges and to connect. This group offers different discussion topics and the opportunity…
Connecting Global Decisions with Local Action
A joint UK Alliance online event. 19 November 2026 | 13:00–14:30 The G20 brings together 19 of the world’s largest economies and two major multilateral bodies – the European Union and the African Union. This group makes up 85% of global GDP, 75% of international trade, and two-thirds of the world’s population. As President of…
SWIDN Roadshow – Bristol: Connect, Learn and Look Ahead
20 November 2026, 2.00–3.45 (with optional time afterwards for discussion) The Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN Join us for a relaxed afternoon bringing together SWIDN members from across the Bristol area (open to anyone working in the South West!). It is a chance to meet others working in international development, hear about some…
SWIDN Roadshow Exeter: Connect, Learn and Look Ahead
26th November 2026, 2.00–3.45 (with optional time afterwards for discussion) Exeter city centre – venue to be confirmed Join us for a relaxed afternoon bringing together SWIDN members from across the Exeter area (open to anyone working in the South West!). It is a chance to meet others working in international development, hear about some…
SWIDN Festive Social (Exeter)
The year is coming to a close, and what better way to celebrate than with good company, great conversation, and a bit of holiday cheer? 🎄✨ You’re invited to our Festive Networking Social — a relaxed evening to unwind, meet fellow professionals working in global solidarity, and make some new connections locally before we all…
SWIDN Festive Social (Bristol)
The year is coming to a close, and what better way to celebrate than with good company, great conversation, and a bit of holiday cheer? 🎄✨ You’re invited to our Festive Networking Social — a relaxed evening to unwind, meet fellow professionals working in global solidarity, and make some new connections locally before we all…
SWIDN NGO Directors Working Group – December
Focus for December – Employment Law Updates, and a chance to ask any, and all, HR related questions you have. Conversation to be led by Sarah Buxton – Director and Founder of Buxton Coates Solicitors and Specialist Employment Solicitor. This informal working group takes place on the first Monday of each month and is a…
Past Events
SWIDN Peer Mentoring and Skills Exchange Launch
Thursday 22 October, 1.00–1.45pm Join us to find out more about SWIDN’s peer mentoring scheme and the launch of our new Skills Exchange platform. This short, informal session is open to everyone in a SWIDN member organisation — whatever your role or level of experience. Whether you would like support from someone who understands the…
SWIDN NGO Directors Working Group – November
Focus for November – Succession Planning for Directors/Founders. Conversation to be led by Paul Stuart from Ripple Effect This informal working group takes place on the first Monday of each month and is a space for NGO leaders to discuss shared issues, challenges and to connect. This group offers different discussion topics and the opportunity…
Connecting Global Decisions with Local Action
A joint UK Alliance online event. 19 November 2026 | 13:00–14:30 The G20 brings together 19 of the world’s largest economies and two major multilateral bodies – the European Union and the African Union. This group makes up 85% of global GDP, 75% of international trade, and two-thirds of the world’s population. As President of…
SWIDN Roadshow – Bristol: Connect, Learn and Look Ahead
20 November 2026, 2.00–3.45 (with optional time afterwards for discussion) The Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN Join us for a relaxed afternoon bringing together SWIDN members from across the Bristol area (open to anyone working in the South West!). It is a chance to meet others working in international development, hear about some…
SWIDN Roadshow Exeter: Connect, Learn and Look Ahead
26th November 2026, 2.00–3.45 (with optional time afterwards for discussion) Exeter city centre – venue to be confirmed Join us for a relaxed afternoon bringing together SWIDN members from across the Exeter area (open to anyone working in the South West!). It is a chance to meet others working in international development, hear about some…
SWIDN Festive Social (Exeter)
The year is coming to a close, and what better way to celebrate than with good company, great conversation, and a bit of holiday cheer? 🎄✨ You’re invited to our Festive Networking Social — a relaxed evening to unwind, meet fellow professionals working in global solidarity, and make some new connections locally before we all…
SWIDN Festive Social (Bristol)
The year is coming to a close, and what better way to celebrate than with good company, great conversation, and a bit of holiday cheer? 🎄✨ You’re invited to our Festive Networking Social — a relaxed evening to unwind, meet fellow professionals working in global solidarity, and make some new connections locally before we all…
SWIDN NGO Directors Working Group – December
Focus for December – Employment Law Updates, and a chance to ask any, and all, HR related questions you have. Conversation to be led by Sarah Buxton – Director and Founder of Buxton Coates Solicitors and Specialist Employment Solicitor. This informal working group takes place on the first Monday of each month and is a…
