Small International Development Charities Network (SIDCN)
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Hello! We're SIDCN - a network for small charities working in the international development sector. Our mission is to connect, strengthen and champion these organisations so they are better able to support the communities they serve.
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The Small International Development Charities Network (SIDCN) exists to bring together and amplify the voices of small UK charities working internationally.
It exists to make sure our voices, needs and concerns are heard.
It exists to make sure our voices, needs and concerns are heard.
One week on from the Big Give Christmas Challenge, we’ve been reflecting on what small and medium global solidarity charities across the UK achieved this festive season.
December 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One week on from the Big Give Christmas Challenge, we’ve been reflecting on what small and medium global solidarity charities across the UK achieved this festive season.
Localisation is shifting fast. At AidEx 2025, one message was clear: small, local organisations are carrying more responsibility as global aid cuts deepen. Our latest blog explores what this means in practice and why action, not rhetoric, is needed.
Read here: www.sidcn.org/post/beyond-...
Read here: www.sidcn.org/post/beyond-...
Beyond the Rhetoric: AidEx 2025 and the Reality of Localisation for Small Charities
By Olivia Barker WhiteEarlier this month myself and Lizzy Bird, SIDCN Treasurer, had the opportunity to attend the AidEx and Development2030 conference in Geneva. AidEx is the global humanitarian aid ...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Localisation is shifting fast. At AidEx 2025, one message was clear: small, local organisations are carrying more responsibility as global aid cuts deepen. Our latest blog explores what this means in practice and why action, not rhetoric, is needed.
Read here: www.sidcn.org/post/beyond-...
Read here: www.sidcn.org/post/beyond-...
Save the date for SIDCN’s 2026 AGM.
Join us to connect, share ideas, and celebrate 10 years of our community.
Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us to connect, share ideas, and celebrate 10 years of our community.
Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Save the date for SIDCN’s 2026 AGM.
Join us to connect, share ideas, and celebrate 10 years of our community.
Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us to connect, share ideas, and celebrate 10 years of our community.
Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Small charities make a huge impact, but many spend a large part of their resources just applying for grants. Simplifying funding helps them focus on what matters most: empowering communities, improving livelihoods, and strengthening local economies.
#SIDCN #SmallButMighty #CharityFunding
#SIDCN #SmallButMighty #CharityFunding
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Small charities make a huge impact, but many spend a large part of their resources just applying for grants. Simplifying funding helps them focus on what matters most: empowering communities, improving livelihoods, and strengthening local economies.
#SIDCN #SmallButMighty #CharityFunding
#SIDCN #SmallButMighty #CharityFunding
Diversifying income helps small charities stay resilient. Grants, digital fundraising, partnerships & social enterprise make an impact last and strengthen communities worldwide. #SIDCN #SmallButMighty
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Diversifying income helps small charities stay resilient. Grants, digital fundraising, partnerships & social enterprise make an impact last and strengthen communities worldwide. #SIDCN #SmallButMighty
Did you know?
Being a member of SIDCN isn’t just a title; it’s a gateway to resources and connections that help your charity thrive!
Being a member of SIDCN isn’t just a title; it’s a gateway to resources and connections that help your charity thrive!
September 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Did you know?
Being a member of SIDCN isn’t just a title; it’s a gateway to resources and connections that help your charity thrive!
Being a member of SIDCN isn’t just a title; it’s a gateway to resources and connections that help your charity thrive!
For children in rural Uganda, education is often an uphill journey marked by long walks, limited resources, and unfinished classrooms; yet, hope rises with every step.
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
For children in rural Uganda, education is often an uphill journey marked by long walks, limited resources, and unfinished classrooms; yet, hope rises with every step.
Every home can be a classroom. Even in the toughest circumstances, parents hold the power to spark learning and hope for their children.
September 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Every home can be a classroom. Even in the toughest circumstances, parents hold the power to spark learning and hope for their children.
Every child’s earliest years from birth through about five are among the most important for their future.
Why? Because the experiences, care, and learning they receive during these years lay the foundation for everything that comes after: education, health, well-being, behavior and opportunity.
Why? Because the experiences, care, and learning they receive during these years lay the foundation for everything that comes after: education, health, well-being, behavior and opportunity.
September 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Every child’s earliest years from birth through about five are among the most important for their future.
Why? Because the experiences, care, and learning they receive during these years lay the foundation for everything that comes after: education, health, well-being, behavior and opportunity.
Why? Because the experiences, care, and learning they receive during these years lay the foundation for everything that comes after: education, health, well-being, behavior and opportunity.
Exist to Exist – Every Child’s Right to Be Seen
Across the world, too many children grow up invisible without birth certificates; they are shut out of school, healthcare, and legal protection.
👉 Read the full story here: www.sidcn.org/post/exist-t...
Across the world, too many children grow up invisible without birth certificates; they are shut out of school, healthcare, and legal protection.
👉 Read the full story here: www.sidcn.org/post/exist-t...
Exist to Exist - Every Child's Right to Be Seen
By Zimbabwe Educational Trust (ZET)Almost half of Zimbabwe’s children grow up without a birth certificate. Without legal identity, they cannot graduate from school, access healthcare, vote, or receive...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Exist to Exist – Every Child’s Right to Be Seen
Across the world, too many children grow up invisible without birth certificates; they are shut out of school, healthcare, and legal protection.
👉 Read the full story here: www.sidcn.org/post/exist-t...
Across the world, too many children grow up invisible without birth certificates; they are shut out of school, healthcare, and legal protection.
👉 Read the full story here: www.sidcn.org/post/exist-t...
Imagine this: a child picks up their very first book. The pages aren’t just paper; they’re a passport to new worlds, new ideas, and new dreams.
September 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Imagine this: a child picks up their very first book. The pages aren’t just paper; they’re a passport to new worlds, new ideas, and new dreams.
Education should never be an uphill climb
For too many children in rural communities, the path to school is filled with barriers, long walks, high costs, or family responsibilities that pull them away from learning. Yet every step they take is a step toward opportunity, dignity, and hope.
For too many children in rural communities, the path to school is filled with barriers, long walks, high costs, or family responsibilities that pull them away from learning. Yet every step they take is a step toward opportunity, dignity, and hope.
September 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Education should never be an uphill climb
For too many children in rural communities, the path to school is filled with barriers, long walks, high costs, or family responsibilities that pull them away from learning. Yet every step they take is a step toward opportunity, dignity, and hope.
For too many children in rural communities, the path to school is filled with barriers, long walks, high costs, or family responsibilities that pull them away from learning. Yet every step they take is a step toward opportunity, dignity, and hope.
Did you know?
SIDCN isn’t just about connecting small international development charities; we also create spaces where members can learn, share, and grow together.
SIDCN isn’t just about connecting small international development charities; we also create spaces where members can learn, share, and grow together.
Membership Form | Small International Development Charities Network (SIDCN)
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August 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Did you know?
SIDCN isn’t just about connecting small international development charities; we also create spaces where members can learn, share, and grow together.
SIDCN isn’t just about connecting small international development charities; we also create spaces where members can learn, share, and grow together.
Fundraising isn’t just about raising money; it’s about building meaningful relationships and trust through storytelling.
August 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Fundraising isn’t just about raising money; it’s about building meaningful relationships and trust through storytelling.
“Nothing for us, without us.”
This isn’t just a motto for disability inclusion, it’s a guiding principle for all community development work.
This isn’t just a motto for disability inclusion, it’s a guiding principle for all community development work.
August 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
“Nothing for us, without us.”
This isn’t just a motto for disability inclusion, it’s a guiding principle for all community development work.
This isn’t just a motto for disability inclusion, it’s a guiding principle for all community development work.
True community development starts with listening.
Before we design or deliver a program, let's take time to understand local perspectives, recognise existing strengths, and ensure everyone, especially those often excluded, has a voice in shaping solutions.
Before we design or deliver a program, let's take time to understand local perspectives, recognise existing strengths, and ensure everyone, especially those often excluded, has a voice in shaping solutions.
August 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
True community development starts with listening.
Before we design or deliver a program, let's take time to understand local perspectives, recognise existing strengths, and ensure everyone, especially those often excluded, has a voice in shaping solutions.
Before we design or deliver a program, let's take time to understand local perspectives, recognise existing strengths, and ensure everyone, especially those often excluded, has a voice in shaping solutions.
From Livingstone to Mikuyu Tanzania, a name change rooted in community, collaboration, and shifting power. Discover how Mikuyu Tanzania is working hand-in-hand with local leaders to create lasting change, one tree (and farm) at a time.
Read here: www.sidcn.org/post/from-li...
Read here: www.sidcn.org/post/from-li...
From Livingstone to Mikuyu: Power Shift in Action
We hear from Mikuyu Tanzania, as their Managing Director, Julian Page, shares the who, what, and why behind their recent name change.Our charity changed its name recently. It took us three years from ...
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August 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
From Livingstone to Mikuyu Tanzania, a name change rooted in community, collaboration, and shifting power. Discover how Mikuyu Tanzania is working hand-in-hand with local leaders to create lasting change, one tree (and farm) at a time.
Read here: www.sidcn.org/post/from-li...
Read here: www.sidcn.org/post/from-li...
Celebrating International Youth Day 2025!
This year’s theme, “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond” reminds us that change starts right where we are.
This year’s theme, “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond” reminds us that change starts right where we are.
August 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Celebrating International Youth Day 2025!
This year’s theme, “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond” reminds us that change starts right where we are.
This year’s theme, “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond” reminds us that change starts right where we are.
Community engagement extends beyond outreach or consultation; it’s a systematic and intentional process. It involves actively engaging local communities in decision-making, building meaningful relationships, and ensuring their voices guide policies and actions.
August 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Community engagement extends beyond outreach or consultation; it’s a systematic and intentional process. It involves actively engaging local communities in decision-making, building meaningful relationships, and ensuring their voices guide policies and actions.
After 14 years as a volunteer, Julie Smith steps into her new role as Netball Development Trust’s first inaugural Director and hits the ground running.
Read her honest reflection here: www.sidcn.org/post/diary-o...
Read her honest reflection here: www.sidcn.org/post/diary-o...
Diary of a Director: The First Six Weeks
Julie Smith from Netball Development Trust, takes us behind the scenes as she reflects on her first six weeks as their inaugural Director.Before I start looking inwardly at what I’ve got up to in my f...
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August 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
After 14 years as a volunteer, Julie Smith steps into her new role as Netball Development Trust’s first inaugural Director and hits the ground running.
Read her honest reflection here: www.sidcn.org/post/diary-o...
Read her honest reflection here: www.sidcn.org/post/diary-o...
This session hit deep.
At SIDCN Fest 2025, Vic Hancock Fell unpacked insights from Fair Collective’s recent research, shedding light on the challenges small charity leaders face and what real, transformative support could look like.
At SIDCN Fest 2025, Vic Hancock Fell unpacked insights from Fair Collective’s recent research, shedding light on the challenges small charity leaders face and what real, transformative support could look like.
July 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This session hit deep.
At SIDCN Fest 2025, Vic Hancock Fell unpacked insights from Fair Collective’s recent research, shedding light on the challenges small charity leaders face and what real, transformative support could look like.
At SIDCN Fest 2025, Vic Hancock Fell unpacked insights from Fair Collective’s recent research, shedding light on the challenges small charity leaders face and what real, transformative support could look like.
Good Governance Builds Resilient Charities
July 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Good Governance Builds Resilient Charities
🎙️ "MEAL isn’t just about ticking boxes, it’s about learning, listening, and shifting power.”
July 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🎙️ "MEAL isn’t just about ticking boxes, it’s about learning, listening, and shifting power.”
Resilience isn’t just about surviving; it’s about having the resources, space, and trust to adapt, grow, and thrive.
For small international charities, that means funders must go beyond short-term project grants and think long-term.
For small international charities, that means funders must go beyond short-term project grants and think long-term.
July 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Resilience isn’t just about surviving; it’s about having the resources, space, and trust to adapt, grow, and thrive.
For small international charities, that means funders must go beyond short-term project grants and think long-term.
For small international charities, that means funders must go beyond short-term project grants and think long-term.
SIDCN Insight Drop: The Smartest Resilience Move for Small Charities? Strong Partnerships.
In this sector, the most resilient organisations aren’t always the biggest; they’re the ones with trusted, meaningful connections.
In this sector, the most resilient organisations aren’t always the biggest; they’re the ones with trusted, meaningful connections.
July 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
SIDCN Insight Drop: The Smartest Resilience Move for Small Charities? Strong Partnerships.
In this sector, the most resilient organisations aren’t always the biggest; they’re the ones with trusted, meaningful connections.
In this sector, the most resilient organisations aren’t always the biggest; they’re the ones with trusted, meaningful connections.