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Newsletter April 2019
HEADLINES
Huge response to Cyclone Idai Appeal as funds raised in Scotland near £2 million
Hundreds of people have been killed and an estimated 2.6 million have been affected by what the UN has predicted may become one of the worst weather-related disasters in the southern hemisphere.
The Scottish public and supporters of the Disasters Emergency Committee across the UK have been praised for their generosity in responding to the latest current appeal for communities devastated by the Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
The appeal has now raised £21 million across the UK, with donations in Scotland alone nearing £2 million, including £150,000 from the Scottish Government.
Girls in Malawi get digital lessons from Small Grants Programme
Training for 80 teachers in Malawi to provide computing skills for girls is among 18 projects to be delivered through the Scottish Government Small Grants fund.
The 2019-2020 Programme will grant a total of £468,525 to 18 small Scottish organisations working to support some of the world’s most vulnerable communities with local partners.
Registration now open for the Alliance Annual Conference 2019!
Open to both non-members and members of Scotland's International Development Alliance, our 2019 annual conference promises to be our most ambitious yet!
Join 200 representatives from across Scotland's diverse international development community for a day of inspiring keynote speeches, interactive workshops and valuable networking opportunities.
Confirmed as our exciting international keynote speakers are Memory Kachambwa, Executive Director of the African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), and Olaoluwa Abagun, lawyer and women's rights activist, and founder of the Nigerian NGO, Girl Pride Circle.
WHAT ARE OUR MEMBERS UP TO?
Ensuring we are leaving no one behind
This month the Equality Network recently joined the Alliance. In doing so they became the first Alliance member which specifically works on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) human rights issues.
Scott Cuthbertson writes about why international development needs to be more LGBTI inclusive.
Traidcraft Exchange and women’s empowerment
Using the power of trade to change the lives of people living in poverty, new Alliance member, Traidcraft, enable women to have greater power to benefit from and shape their own work.
Maveen Pereira tells us about their new strategy entitled 'Women's Empowerment in Trade and Supply Chains'.
IN OTHER NEWS
Penny Mordaunt announces new UK aid funding for small charities
Outgoing EU Parliament Agrees on Development Spending
Brexit: DFID underwrites £90M of aid contracts at risk
Opportunity to comment on Scotland's supplementary review on SDG progress
UK development finance institution must be more transparent, says watchdog
Make the most of social media: 5 tops tips
Civicus State of Civil Society Report 2019
This report presents findings from the CIVICUS Monitor, its online platform tracking conditions for civil society in 196 countries.
UPCOMING EVENT
Members' Meeting with Scottish Government officials
15 May 2019
Claire Tynte-Irvine, Head of International Division, the Scottish Government, to lead next meeting in series of regular meetings between Scottish Government officials and Alliance members.
GET INVOLVED
Alliance Member Feedback Survey 2019
We are keen to hear about your recent experiences of membership and would appreciate your feedback to enable us to improve our services.
Please help us by filling out this short survey, it will take approximately five minutes. Deadline 26 April.
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