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SIDA Spring Conference 2025 | Engage for impact and unite for change
Scotland’s International Development Alliance is delighted to welcome members and community to our Spring Conference, taking place at COSLA in Edinburgh, and online on the 1st of April.
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Cross-Party Group hears updates on global humanitarian and emergency situations
A busy meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group on International Development heard powerful and moving testimony about the impact of some of the major conflicts and disasters facing the global community. The meeting on 29th April 2025, chaired by Sarah Boyack MSP, joined by John Mason MSP and Liam Kerr MSP, welcomed guest speakers Continue reading “Home”
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How can Scotland be a good Global Citizen? The role of global citizenship within international development
At our Spring Conference earlier this month, Charlotte Dwyer, Director of Scotdec, led a workshop on Global Citizenship alongside Faith Bateman, Education Lead: Professional Learning at WOSDEC. Here, Charlotte provides some context, makes the case for Global Citizenship education and highlights the key themes raised during the workshop.
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Na’amal Agency: Addressing economic exclusion of refugees
New member Na’amal shares their unique approach to supporting refugees, one that may become increasingly essential in the current global context of aid cuts, increasing digitalisation and remote working.
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Collaboration across sectors to scale up Global Citizenship education
SIDA member, Signpost International is working with the University of Dundee to transform classrooms into training grounds for the next generation of global citizens. Nearly 30 third-year Education students from the University of Dundee visited Signpost International to discover how teaching global citizenship in primary school is essential for shaping young minds to be responsible, Continue reading “Home”
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SIDA joins over 100 NGOs and refugee charities calling for an end to the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers
NGOs and refugee charities from across the UK have come together to write an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling for the UK Government to end the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers as soon as possible, and stop using the UK aid budget to cover these costs. Among the 107 signatories to Continue reading “Home”
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Workshop Summary: Advocacy, Development and Holyrood 2026
At SIDA’s Spring Conference earlier this month, Patrick Grady, Head of Policy and Communications at SIDA, led a workshop on Advocacy and Development ahead of Holyrood elections in 2026. Here, Patrick covers some of the key points raised in the workshop as well as the outcome of the day’s discussions.
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Scotland’s Disasters Emergency Committee members launch Myanmar Earthquake Appeal as efforts intensify to reach those most affected
The Disasters Emergency Committee in Scotland has launched an appeal to support millions of people affected by the devastating earthquake in Myanmar. More than 3,000 people have already died with thousands more injured, in another catastrophic blow to Myanmar which already had 20 million people in need of humanitarian aid before the earthquake. Countless roads Continue reading “Home”
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Engage for impact, unite for change: Spring Conference 2025 highlights
This week we welcomed over 120 of our members and colleagues to our Spring Conference in Edinburgh to contribute to the conversation at a critical moment for the international development sector. Read on for some of the highlights from the day.
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SIDA pays tribute to Christina McKelvie MSP
Everyone at SIDA has been saddened to hear the news that Christina McKelvie MSP, who served as Scotland’s Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development between March 2023 and February 2024, has passed away. Christina will be fondly remembered by Scotland’s international development community for her passion for the brief, and her willingness to engage Continue reading “Home”
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