Can AI help us listen more closely to communities?
By Gabriele Caldas Cabral and Steve Powell, Causal Map How can we measure the impact of development programmes without losing the voices and experiences of the people they’re designed to support? As conversations around the ethical implications of AI continue across the global justice space, its potential role in monitoring and evaluation raises both opportunities…
Supporting Indigenous-led conservation: Lessons from the Peruvian Amazon
New research from the University of Bath has highlighted the promising results of an initiative delivered by SWIDN member Cool Earth, exploring the relationship between financial security, Indigenous autonomy and rainforest conservation. The two-year pilot provided unconditional cash transfers to 211 people across three Asháninka communities in the Peruvian Amazon. Participants were free to determine how the funding…
Guest Blog: The Power, and Politesse, of Partnership
We’re pleased to share this guest article written by SWIDN member Bridge2Aid. Working alongside Tanzanian Health, Environment and Development Initiatives (THEDI), a local NGO, Bridge2Aid supports programmes led by Tanzanian partners to strengthen oral healthcare through training and skills sharing. With local expertise and leadership at the heart of the work, the partnership demonstrates how international collaboration…
Spotlight on the African Mountain Research Foundation: Monitoring the Mountains that Shape a Continent
High up in the mountains of southern Africa — in Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, and Lesotho — a quiet network of weather stations is generating data that could help predict the next drought, the next flood, the next climate shock for millions of people living in the valleys below. That network belongs to SWIDN Member…
Beyond the Lifeboat: How the RNLI is Tackling Drowning in Tanzania, and the Programme Management That Makes It Work
Rachel Roland has spent more than 35 years working in Global Justice — and if there’s one thread that runs through all of it, it’s a deep commitment to understanding communities on their own terms. Now a Senior International Programme Manager at the RNLI, Rachel is leading the organisation’s drowning prevention work in Tanzania, bringing…
Changing the Story: How The Advocacy Team Is Reconnecting the Public with Global Justice
Lorriann Robinson is the founder and lead of The Advocacy Team, a consultancy helping organisations navigate political influence, shape policy, and reimagine how the case for global justice is made. We spoke with her about her work, the projects keeping her team busy, and why she believes the sector’s most difficult moment might also be…
Building Solidarity from Bristol to Mozambique: A conversation with Bristol Link with Beira
Bristol Link with Beira has deep roots in social justice. Born from Bristol’s anti-apartheid movement, the organisation began as an act of solidarity – and that spirit continues to shape its work today. We spoke with Caroline Pitt, Chair and Trustee, about the charity’s projects in Beira, Mozambique, the challenges of running an all-volunteer organisation,…
Taking Action on Decolonisation: Development as Charity (Week 4)
Over the last 5 years in particular, SWIDN has been working to tackle coloniality and colonialism in international development. Like most, we are on a journey of continuous learning around what decolonisation is and what it means for us and our members. Some of our members have recently requested that we continue our focus on…
Taking Action on Decolonisation: Rethinking how we work (Week 3)
Over the last 5 years in particular, SWIDN has been working to tackle coloniality and colonialism in international development. Like most, we are on a journey of continuous learning around what decolonisation is and what it means for us and our members. Some of our members have recently requested that we continue our focus on…
