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bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 9h

🌎 Voluntourism: where’s the harm?
As the international development sector increasingly seeks to decolonise practice and ‘shift the power’, is there still a place for global volunteering? Hayley Still from @salvationarmyuk explores this in her new blog.
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Voluntourism: where’s the harm? | Bond

As the international development sector increasingly seeks to decolonise practice and ‘shift the power’, is there still a place for global volunteering?

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 1d

📅 Thursday 16 October | 4 PM (BST)
📍 10 Queen St Pl, London EC4R 1AG, UK

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder to join us for an in-person event tomorrow in collaboration with @HaysMac_LLP, as we dive into the practical steps, lived experiences, and strategies for navigating and mitigating the impact of funding crises in our sector. Details below.

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bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 2d

Bond, together with 165 civil society organisations from around the world, has signed a letter addressed to South African President @CyrilRamaphosa, calling for higher ambition on debt under South Africa's @g20org presidency.
🔗 Read the letter here: www.eurodad.org/letter_to_sa...

Civil society urges South Africa's G20 presidency to take "far stronger" position on debt reform

European Network on Debt and Development

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 2d

Bond joins 70 organisations demanding a Special Drawing Rights (#SDRs) Playbook as the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (@IMFNews) and @WorldBank kick off.

🔗 Read the press release for further information regarding our asks. cepr.net/newsroom/70-...

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 3d

Ahead of the @IMFnews and @WorldBank annual meetings, which start on 13 October, @brettonwoodspr has launched a new website analysing IMF surveillance from the last 15 years. Tara Povey takes us through the findings.
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#GlobalDevelopment #EconomicPolicy

The IMF is ideologically committed to neoliberalism despite its pronouncements on social inequality | Bond

Ahead of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual meetings, which start on 13 October, The Bretton Woods Project has launched a new website analysing IMF surveillance from the last…

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 5d

Julia Rosell Jackson, ActionAid UKs Senior Girls Rights Technical Specialist, champions the voices and leadership of girls globally in her new blog as we celebrate International Day of the Girl 2025.

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#DayoftheGirl

Why and how we should listen to adolescent girls | Bond

On this International Day of the Girl, let us commit to accelerating action by centring adolescent girls’ leadership in research, advocacy and action.

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 6d

We are two weeks away from our civic space webinar, where we will discuss the current environment, restrictions on protest rights, the importance of solidarity, and what organisations and individuals can do about it.
📍 Thursday 23 October on Zoom.
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bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 7d

Populism is dominating traditional media and politics.

Join us for our event on 14 October at 11am with Black Sands Communications as we explore what populists are getting right and what we can learn from it.
📍14 October 11am (BST) on Zoom buff.ly/iYFqQ1I

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 7d

Join us for an in-person event in collaboration with HaysMac, where we’ll look at strategic action for INGOs during a financial crisis.

📍 Thursday 16 October | 10 Queen St Pl, London EC4R 1AG, UK | Register here: buff.ly/1TjV6Dy

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 8d

Ahead of #GrandBargain Annual Meeting, BOND @CAFOD & research partners launch report from Conference on Locally Led Humanitarian Action.

Find the report here: www.bond.org.uk/resources/pe...

@Charter4Change @FCDOGovUK @JennyChapman

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bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 8d

Vanessa Herringshaw at ADD International encourages us to join the campaign for fairer funding so that disability justice can flourish in her new blog. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/10...

When help hurts: why leaders with disabilities are demanding fairer funding … and showing how it can be done | Bond

Across Africa and Asia, a growing movement of dynamic leaders with disabilities is speaking out about the awful realities of the current funding system - and offering bold, practical alternatives…

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 9d

Today marks the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. Two years on, the conflict in Gaza continues, with at least 67,160 Palestinians confirmed killed and Gaza enduring one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in our time.
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Bond statement on the second anniversary of the 7th October attacks | Bond

7 October 2025 marks the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. Two years on, the conflict in Gaza continues, with at least 67,160

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 9d

Conservatives would slash UK aid budget further – Read Bond's CEO, Romilly Greenhill's, full reaction here: buff.ly/JUue7pb

Conservatives would slash UK aid budget further - Bond reaction | Bond

Ahead of the Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride's speech at Conservative party conference on Monday 6 October, the Conservatives have announced that they would

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 10d

Join us for our event on 14 October at 11am with Black Sands Communications as we explore how our current approach to communications and campaigns is not meeting the scale of the challenge needed to safeguard democracy.
📍14 October 11am (BST) on Zoom buff.ly/iYFqQ1I

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 10d

Our CEO, Romilly Greenhill, responds to the Conservative Party's plans to cut the UK aid budget if they were in power. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Tory plans to further cut foreign aid would be ‘epic act of self-harm’ – expert

Bond chief executive Romilly Greenhill said she is ‘deeply concerned’ to hear the Conservatives plan to further cut aid.

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 15d

Want to shift from storytelling about towards storytelling with?
@IngridguyonFoto and @zungumza.bsky.social share insights gained from 20 years facilitating participatory video, photography and arts with communities around the world.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/10...

What participatory methods can teach us about ethical communications | Bond

Ingrid Guyon and Gareth Benest share insights gained from 20 years facilitating participatory video, photography and arts with communities around the world.

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 15d

Is your NGO facing volatility? Join us tomorrow, 9 October, with @BirchesGroup for a practical and insightful webinar as we explore how NGOs can navigate volatility across various contexts, from donor funding to staff layoffs and pay cuts.
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bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 16d

Join us on 7 October at 12 pm for this timely and practical session in partnership with @crownagentsbank, exploring how bank de-risking is reshaping the humanitarian and development landscape.
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bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 16d

In this second blog of our series, Bond's @RowanPopplewell examines 10 different ways UK-based NGOs can respond to restrictions on civil society, both in the UK and overseas.
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Civic space and international development: 10 things international NGOs can do to protect civic space and show solidarity | Bond

In this second blog, we’ll look at 10 different ways UK-based NGOs can stand in solidarity with those impacted, both here in the UK and overseas, and even take preventive action to anticipate and…

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 17d

Join us for our event on 14 October at 11am with Black Sands Communications as we explore how our current approach to communications and campaigns is not meeting the scale of the challenge needed to safeguard democracy.
📍14 October 11am (BST) on Zoom buff.ly/iYFqQ1I

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 21d

At tomorrow's webinar at 14:00pm (BST) we are exited to hear about the UK public’s perceived ability to make a difference to global poverty from Molly Anders and David Hudson from the Development Engagement Lab.

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bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 22d

After years of research, reform and advocacy, there is broad consensus on one essential truth: children thrive best when they grow up in families, not institutions.

@soschildrenuk are investing in keeping families together and in family-based care.
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Building systems that protect and support families before they break apart | Bond

After years of research, reform and advocacy, there is broad consensus on one essential truth: children thrive best when they grow up in families, not institutions.

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 22d

In this blog written by Bond's Lena Cohrs, she unpacks the insights offered by the final SIDs for 2024, then she turns to considering them in the context of the government’s decision to cut ODA from 0.5% of GNI to 0.3%.
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Final Statistics for ODA spending in 2024 could have been promising if it weren’t for the aid cuts | Bond

In this blog, we unpack the insights offered by the final SIDs for 2024, then we’ll turn to considering them in the context of the government’s decision to cut ODA from 0.5% of GNI to 0.3%.

bondngo.bsky.social @bondngo.bsky.social · 23d

How people feel about their ability to change something affects how they relate to it. That’s why understanding the UK public’s sense of efficacy is essential for anyone looking to support social impact issues like poverty reduction.
@DevEngageLab
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Making a difference to global poverty: can the public believe in themselves? | Bond

How people feel about their ability to change something affects how they relate to it. That’s why understanding the UK public’s sense of efficacy is essential for anyone looking to raise funds and…