‘It’s very refreshing to join an IWD day event about sharing learning, and the work throughout the year (and years), and how we can work together across borders in ways that have actually been impactful. Thank you for sharing!’
IWD 2024 Participant
We celebrated International Women’s Day this year by hearing from three African women. We invited Dr Stella Nyanzi, Dr Atuki Turner and Godess Bvukutwa to share about their work as grassroots women leaders of civil society organisations and movements working to tackle gendered injustice. The session quickly became about the power of storytelling, the power of poetry as resistance, and the role that narratives play in shaping our lived experiences.
We are grateful to all three expert panelists for their generous contributions, to SWIDN trustee Janet Whitelaw-Jones for hosting the session, and to our participants who attended.
In the latest of our career journey’s blog series, aimed at introducing our members to each other and inspiring early career professionals, read SWIDN member Abbi’s story here… Transitioning from a keen A-level geography student interested in global issues to navigating a career in international development has been a journey marked by uncertainty and perseverance.…
Career Journeys Blog #3 – Ben Forrest
21 November 2024
A huge thank you to Ben for the latest addition to our career journeys blog series! read about his fascinating experiences here- What first interested you about working in the international development/global solidarity sector? My interest in working in the international development sector developed in a roundabout way – to coopt a term from the…
SWIDN Conference 2024 Recordings: Locally-led Development
31 October 2024
SWIDN were delighted to host our fourth annual conference in 2024, returning for another year of online, open access and free discussions, training, networking and peer learning opportunities. This year’s focus was on locally-led development and we explored what this is, whether it’s possible within the current ‘development’ system, how far local goals can be…
