July 2021 News
HEADLINES
Our new climate online exibition goes live!
This month's Alliance News comes later than normal, as we've been busy developing something new to share with you...
We are excited to introduce our new online digital exhibition, Facing the Crisis, exploring the impacts of the climate crisis across the globe.
Across more than 50 films and images, discover personal stories, challenges and responses to the climate crisis in countries across the “Global South” through the lens of photography and film.
Each image tells its own story of the human costs and resilience of people around the world. Please take your time, share images using #FacingTheCrisis, and enjoy!
You can still be part of Facing the Crisis!
Our logic is simple: the more visual stories we can share, the stronger our collective message on climate justice can be ahead of COP26.
That's why we've included an easy-to-use online submission form, so everyone has the chance to be part of this exciting exhibition ahead of its public launch event in the autumn.
You don't have to be a professional photographer or filmographer either. All that’s important is that your photo or short film tells a story of climate impacts or responses across the world.
So what are you waiting for?!
MPs vote to reduce UK Aid budget could last for years
On 13 July 2021, MPs voted to reduce the UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget from 0.7% to 0.5% of GNI, potentially impacting millions around the world for years to come.
Despite a rebellion from 25 Tory backbenchers, including ex-Prime Minister Theresa May, the Government won the vote in favour of the Treasury statement that introduced rules for a retrun to 0.7%.
Particularly dissappointing from an Alliance perpsective is that all Scottish Conservative MPs voted with the Government, depsite strong support in Scotland for development spending as we found in our recent polling.
EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT
From Vicious Circle to Circle of Life
Alliance member and small Scottish charity, Thrive, submitted one the winning films to our 2021 competition which now forms part of our Facing The Crisis exhibition.
We hear from Dr Cathy Ratcliff, one of four Directors at Thrive, about why their winning film attempts to bypass neo-colonial development discourse.
Want to write a blog or opinion piece for us? Find out more.
NEW RESOURCES
Online Safeguarding Support Package now live!
The Alliance’s Safer for All Safeguarding Support package has been updated and developed over the last few months and is now easier to navigate and use than ever before.
The package provides wide ranging guidance and resources to strengthen policies and procedures, build capacity, and link to training and services.
The Effectiveness Toolkit has had a makeover!
We are excited to announce that our comprehensive Effectiveness Toolkit has had a revamp and is now shorter, sharper and more focused than ever before.
A valuable development tool that guides and supports organisations to review their work against a set of good practice principles, this one is certainly not to be overlooked.
IN OTHER NEWS
Catalysing locally-led development, a new Bond report
Tech transfer deals to lower costs of COVID-19 rapid tests
How rising temperatures threaten workers from Nicaragua to Nepal
China and global development: 10 things to read in July
UPCOMING EVENT
Alliance Policy Committee quarterly meeting
24 August 2021
The Alliance Policy Committee meets to share policy and advocacy priorities, find ways to collaborate and steer the Alliance's policy work. The Committee also sets proactive policy priorities for the Alliance, approve policy positions and support staff to deal reactively with emerging issues.
At this upcoming meeting, we will look at a number of things including re-establishing the Holyrood Cross Party Group on International Development, influencing a future Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill and reflections on UK Aid cuts, COP26 & COVID-19 responses worldwide.
All members welcome.
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