July 2022 News
HEADLINES
Alliance Annual Conference 2022
Join us at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh in September for the Alliance Annual Conference 2022, and learn from leaders, activists, organisers & policy-makers about what it means to be a good global citizen in 2022.
We're delighted to announce a fantastic line-up of speakers including human rights lawyer Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, social researcher and campaigner Iffat Shahnaz, writer and strategist Luam Kidane and more.
Another cut to UK International Development budget
The British government has announced a suspension of all "non essential" international development spending, marking the third major cut to global redistribution payments in three years.
Scottish Government announce funding for Ethiopia and Somalia
Grants totalling £250,000 are being given to two charities to assist people affected by the hunger crisis in Ethiopia and Somalia, from the Humanitarian Emergency Fund.
International Development Committee Report on racism in sector
Alliance CEO Frances Guy explores the concerning IDC report that reveals racism remains firmly implanted in the structure of global sustainable development.
FOCUS ON PROGRESS
'Shifting the Power' in Grantmaking
We hear from Rayana Mohammed at Corra Foundation on shifts and progress in Corra's international grantmaking, and what they learnt through their International Learning Process and Pilot Fund process.
Confronting injustice: racism and the environmental emergency
Greenpeace, in collaboration with the Runnymede Trust, have published a report exploring the impact of racism within the environmental emergency, and providing a rallying call for environmental justice.
Open University Safeguarding
We shared a new resource from the Open University, who are now offering FCDO-funded global safeguarding courses on their Open Learn Create platform.
ALLIANCE UPDATES
The Alliance welcomes new Head of Policy
We are delighted to welcome Louise Davies as the new Head of Policy, Communications and Digital Engagement at the Alliance.
Festival of Politics
The programme has been announced for the Scottish Government Festival of Politics in August, where we are supporting two sessions on 11th and 12th August.
Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
If you missed our full report back in May, check out this short summary of the key recommendations for policy-makers.
New Alliance Strategy
We've recently updated our vision, strategy and theory of change to provide more clarity on how we will contribute to Scotland's role as a good global citizen.
OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES
FACING THE CRISIS
Each month, we highlight a photograph from Facing the Crisis, our virtual exhibition documenting the human impact of the climate crisis. This photograph shows Ripple Effect farmer Mariam, capturing precious run-off water due to her garden being on a slope, and able to intensively harvest vegetables to sell to her community in the dry season. Mandala gardens are a practical alternative for families to grow their own food all year round. Photograph by Ric Rawlins, for Ripple Effect.
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