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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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SIDA pays tribute to Claire O’Shea
We are devastated to hear the news of the passing of friend and colleague Claire O’Shea. SIDA joins the UK Alliance, a group of 6 network organisations working together to support the international development community across the UK: Bond, CADA-NI, HCA, SIDA, SIDCN, and SWIDN, in commemorating Claire’s life and work and the legacy she leaves behind.
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Healthlink360’s psychological support for humanitarian workers
This Mental Health Awareness Week, 12th-18th May 2025, SIDA member Healthlink360 shares why it is important that we recognise and support the mental health of those serving in compassion driven roles, how humanitarian workers can make use of their resources and services, and some tips for managing mental health. Read more below. Often, feeling called Continue reading “Home”
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Unity Is Strength: Celebrating global justice and community power in Paisley
Last Saturday Paisley came alive with colour, culture, and solidarity at the Unity is Strength Multicultural Festival. The festival, co-hosted by the Diaspora Group for Global Citizenship and SIDA (Scotland’s International Development Alliance), united people from across Scotland—from the Highlands to Fife to Ayrshire to Aberdeen to West Lothian—bringing together diverse communities, generations, and lived experiences to explore the true meaning of global justice and how we can work together to achieve it.
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Programme for Government commits to growing International Development Fund
On Tuesday 6th May, the First Minister published the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government for 2025/2026, up to the Scottish Parliament elections scheduled for May next year. The document confirms or reiterates a number of commitments the Scottish Government has made on global sustainable development. A key section on international issues says: “Our commitment to Continue reading “Home”
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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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How we power Scotland’s global sustainable development community.
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We are uniquely placed to foster connections and collaboration amongst our members. We have access and influence to decision-makers and can be a catalyst for shaping sustainable development.
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We provide a platform for driving tangible change through collective action. We amplify the impact of our members by leveraging the collective voice and knowledge of our community.
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Our members have a shared goal to create a fairer world. We are the only alliance in Scotland dedicated to international development, and we bring the global sustainable development community together.
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