Brilliant day at #SIDASpring25. Whilst the sector has every right to be angry & gloomy, there was lots of positivity in the room & energy to continue the call for a transformed approach to development & tackle big issues like debt justice & fair tax Thanks @intdevalliance.bsky.social!

Lively discussion among #SIDAspring25 panel - none of our members want to be here for ever, how do we engage & drive change - inputs from Prof Francisca Mutapi #TIBApartnership, @danparis.bsky.social @scotlink.bsky.social, Mark McAllister - Public Health Scotland & Gemma Day @wateraid.bsky.social

Our #SIDAspring25 panel session starts with a presentation from Gemma Day @wateraid.bsky.social (supporting us as a sponsor today) looking at the principles behind #ChangeStartsWithWater

Next up - Soomin Oh from Development Engagement Lab looks at trends in Scottish public attitudes toward aid, development and global issues #SIDAspring25

25 years of SIDA & 20 years of ScotGov development programmes have been agents of change… but how do we tackle #HiddenHandbrakes to development - debt, tax, climate change - asks Kirsty Smith @cbmuk.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social at #SIDAspring25

“Thousands of people will die” following global aid cuts says keynote speaker Kirsty Smith @cbmuk.bsky.social CEO and @bondngo.bsky.social Chair… but there are bright sparks - public demand for polluters to pay for climate damage #SIDAspring25

Our Chief Exec Frances Guy kicks off a packed #SIDAspring25 conference with some thoughts on dramatic changes to the sustainable development environment since the start of the year