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Following news that @FCDOGovUK will reduce its workforce by 25%, Bond is warning of the impact of further narrowing development expertise and capacity within the FCDO on the delivery of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA).
www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...
www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...
Bond warns of impact of FCDO staffing cuts on UK aid | Bond
Following news that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will reduce its workforce by 25%, Bond, the UK network for NGOs in
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December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Following news that @FCDOGovUK will reduce its workforce by 25%, Bond is warning of the impact of further narrowing development expertise and capacity within the FCDO on the delivery of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA).
www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...
www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...
Join us tomorrow, 4 December, at 2pm (GMT) for our upcoming webinar on health systems strengthening (HSS) in fragile and conflict-affected settings FCAS).
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December 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Join us tomorrow, 4 December, at 2pm (GMT) for our upcoming webinar on health systems strengthening (HSS) in fragile and conflict-affected settings FCAS).
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🌍 After yet another year of global unrest and shrinking civic space, Bond’s Rowan Popplewell takes us through how civil society and civic space have been under fire throughout 2025, and offers a message of solidarity.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/12...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/12...
Civic space, democracy and human rights in 2025 | Bond
After yet another year of global unrest and shrinking civic space, Bond's Rowan Popplewell takes us through how civil society and civic space has been under fire throughout 2025, and offers a message…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🌍 After yet another year of global unrest and shrinking civic space, Bond’s Rowan Popplewell takes us through how civil society and civic space have been under fire throughout 2025, and offers a message of solidarity.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/12...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/12...
✨This is your chance to step away from the day-to-day, enjoy some festive food and drinks, and connect with peers in a relaxed setting.
🎄 Join us tomorrow for a social evening in collaboration with @StoneX_Official.
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
🎄 Join us tomorrow for a social evening in collaboration with @StoneX_Official.
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
Bond
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December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
✨This is your chance to step away from the day-to-day, enjoy some festive food and drinks, and connect with peers in a relaxed setting.
🎄 Join us tomorrow for a social evening in collaboration with @StoneX_Official.
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
🎄 Join us tomorrow for a social evening in collaboration with @StoneX_Official.
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
🧣 Yesterday marked World AIDS Day, and we are reminded that the possibility of ending AIDS has never been so close. But it is not inevitable. The next step depends on continued action, collaboration, and strengthened political will.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/12...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/12...
Ending AIDS is possible but only if governments act now | Bond
This World AIDS Day, we are reminded that the possibility of ending AIDS has never been so close. But it is not inevitable. The next step depends on continued action, collaboration, and strengthened…
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December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🧣 Yesterday marked World AIDS Day, and we are reminded that the possibility of ending AIDS has never been so close. But it is not inevitable. The next step depends on continued action, collaboration, and strengthened political will.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/12...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/12...
Save the Children Germany, together with jugendschutz.net, has developed a guideline on the sensitive handling of children’s photos and videos in institutions and organisations. Read the new blog from Britt Kalla at @SaveChildrenDE.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
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Gefährlicher Drogen-Trend auf TikTok
jugendschutz.net
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Save the Children Germany, together with jugendschutz.net, has developed a guideline on the sensitive handling of children’s photos and videos in institutions and organisations. Read the new blog from Britt Kalla at @SaveChildrenDE.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
If you read the headlines in the western media over the weekend, you’d be forgiven for thinking COP30 was meant to be about getting an agreement on fossil fuels – but that wasn’t even on the agenda for COP30 – so what was COP30 all about? www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
What was COP30 all about? | Bond
If you read the headlines in the western media over the weekend, you’d be forgiven for thinking COP30 was meant to be about getting an agreement on fossil fuels – but that wasn’t even on the agenda…
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December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you read the headlines in the western media over the weekend, you’d be forgiven for thinking COP30 was meant to be about getting an agreement on fossil fuels – but that wasn’t even on the agenda for COP30 – so what was COP30 all about? www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Bond Submission to the International Development Committee’s Inquiry on the Future
of UK Aid
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
of UK Aid
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
committees.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Bond Submission to the International Development Committee’s Inquiry on the Future
of UK Aid
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
of UK Aid
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Here from @guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#CutsCostLives
Here from @guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#CutsCostLives
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Here from @guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#CutsCostLives
Here from @guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#CutsCostLives
Starting 15 January, this online @intrac_uk course introduces participants to the core skills needed to influence powerful stakeholders and policy processes in a range of contexts, and how to develop and monitor effective advocacy strategies.
www.intrac.org/courses/advo...
www.intrac.org/courses/advo...
Advocacy Strategy And Influencing Skills - online - January to March 2026 - INTRAC
This online course introduces participants to the core skills needed to influence powerful stakeholders and policy processes in a range of contexts. It also gives participants a thorough…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Starting 15 January, this online @intrac_uk course introduces participants to the core skills needed to influence powerful stakeholders and policy processes in a range of contexts, and how to develop and monitor effective advocacy strategies.
www.intrac.org/courses/advo...
www.intrac.org/courses/advo...
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Hear from @ONECampaign on @gavi: www.one.org/press/uk-ple...
#CutsCostLives
Hear from @ONECampaign on @gavi: www.one.org/press/uk-ple...
#CutsCostLives
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Hear from @ONECampaign on @gavi: www.one.org/press/uk-ple...
#CutsCostLives
Hear from @ONECampaign on @gavi: www.one.org/press/uk-ple...
#CutsCostLives
📣 Today, November 25, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Let’s remember that ending violence against women begins with ensuring safety wherever women seek opportunity, and that includes microfinance.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Let’s remember that ending violence against women begins with ensuring safety wherever women seek opportunity, and that includes microfinance.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Safeguarding in microfinance: from ‘Nice-to-Have’ to ‘Must-Have’ | Bond
As we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, let’s remember that ending violence against women begins with ensuring safety wherever women seek opportunity, and that…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣 Today, November 25, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Let’s remember that ending violence against women begins with ensuring safety wherever women seek opportunity, and that includes microfinance.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Let’s remember that ending violence against women begins with ensuring safety wherever women seek opportunity, and that includes microfinance.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
💡 Supporting community-led organisations is one of the best ways to ensure aid is money well spent. As aid budgets shrink, if communities know what they need, why aren’t we trusting them to lead?
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Go local - Trusting communities in an age of aid austerity | Bond
Supporting community-led organisations is one of the best ways to ensure aid is money well spent. As aid budgets shrink, if communities know what they need, why aren’t we trusting them to lead?
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November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
💡 Supporting community-led organisations is one of the best ways to ensure aid is money well spent. As aid budgets shrink, if communities know what they need, why aren’t we trusting them to lead?
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Join us on Thursday 4 December at 2pm (GMT) for our upcoming webinar on health systems strengthening (HSS) in fragile and conflict-affected settings FCAS).
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Join us on Thursday 4 December at 2pm (GMT) for our upcoming webinar on health systems strengthening (HSS) in fragile and conflict-affected settings FCAS).
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
💡 There are important concerns about charities using AI to generate images of poverty and suffering. Despite ethical warnings, we know some organisations will continue using these tools. Can community-led AI transform humanitarian communication?
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Can community-led AI transform humanitarian communication? | Bond
The question isn't whether AI-generated imagery is inherently problematic. It's about who controls the tools, whose perspectives shape the outputs, and whether we're willing to invest in community…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
💡 There are important concerns about charities using AI to generate images of poverty and suffering. Despite ethical warnings, we know some organisations will continue using these tools. Can community-led AI transform humanitarian communication?
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
MEET THE WORLD’S LOAN SHARKS 🦈
Banks and hedge funds profit from unfair loans to vulnerable nations. 54 countries spend more on debt than on hospitals or schools. The system’s broken. Time to fix global debt for good. 💰🌍
#unfairloans
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmHM...
Banks and hedge funds profit from unfair loans to vulnerable nations. 54 countries spend more on debt than on hospitals or schools. The system’s broken. Time to fix global debt for good. 💰🌍
#unfairloans
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmHM...
Meet The World’s Loan Sharks
Vulnerable countries are forced to borrow money from private banks to keep their economies running. Instead of helping, the banks demand high interest rates and short payment schedules, making…
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
MEET THE WORLD’S LOAN SHARKS 🦈
Banks and hedge funds profit from unfair loans to vulnerable nations. 54 countries spend more on debt than on hospitals or schools. The system’s broken. Time to fix global debt for good. 💰🌍
#unfairloans
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmHM...
Banks and hedge funds profit from unfair loans to vulnerable nations. 54 countries spend more on debt than on hospitals or schools. The system’s broken. Time to fix global debt for good. 💰🌍
#unfairloans
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmHM...
💡 If you are a new or existing Bond member, come along to our session tomorrow to find out more about how to create an account, where to find out what's on, more about our working groups and an overview of the work Bond is currently focused on.
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
Bond
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November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
💡 If you are a new or existing Bond member, come along to our session tomorrow to find out more about how to create an account, where to find out what's on, more about our working groups and an overview of the work Bond is currently focused on.
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
Today, Tuesday 18th November, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has declared that the Chancellor should slash the UK aid budget by 90% to £1 billion, to fill the hole in public finances.
Read Bond's Gideon Rabinowitz's reaction here: www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...
Read Bond's Gideon Rabinowitz's reaction here: www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today, Tuesday 18th November, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has declared that the Chancellor should slash the UK aid budget by 90% to £1 billion, to fill the hole in public finances.
Read Bond's Gideon Rabinowitz's reaction here: www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...
Read Bond's Gideon Rabinowitz's reaction here: www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...
The issues raised in a recent BOND blog are important and its recommendations sound. But not all international volunteering is voluntourism – and failing to recognise this risks a valuable aspect of development work.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
International volunteering in development: why it isn’t voluntourism and why this matters | Bond
The issues raised in a recent BOND blog are important and its recommendations sound. But not all international volunteering is voluntourism – and failing to recognise this risks a valuable aspect of…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The issues raised in a recent BOND blog are important and its recommendations sound. But not all international volunteering is voluntourism – and failing to recognise this risks a valuable aspect of development work.
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Hear from @oxfamgb: www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-...
#CutsCostLives
Hear from @oxfamgb: www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-...
#CutsCostLives
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Hear from @oxfamgb: www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-...
#CutsCostLives
Hear from @oxfamgb: www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-...
#CutsCostLives
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Hear from @UNICEF: www.unicef.org/documents/ed...
#CutsCostLives
Hear from @UNICEF: www.unicef.org/documents/ed...
#CutsCostLives
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Hear from @UNICEF: www.unicef.org/documents/ed...
#CutsCostLives
Hear from @UNICEF: www.unicef.org/documents/ed...
#CutsCostLives
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Hear from @ONECampaign on @gavi: www.one.org/press/uk-ple...
#CutsCostLives
Hear from @ONECampaign on @gavi: www.one.org/press/uk-ple...
#CutsCostLives
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Hear from @ONECampaign on @gavi: www.one.org/press/uk-ple...
#CutsCostLives
Hear from @ONECampaign on @gavi: www.one.org/press/uk-ple...
#CutsCostLives
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Hear from @BBCNews: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
#CutsCostLives
Hear from @BBCNews: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
#CutsCostLives
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Hear from @BBCNews: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
#CutsCostLives
Hear from @BBCNews: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
#CutsCostLives
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Here from @guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#CutsCostLives
Here from @guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#CutsCostLives
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives.
Here from @guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#CutsCostLives
Here from @guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#CutsCostLives
In a time of shrinking resources and increasing crises, @UNICEF_uk describes how it takes proven approaches and embeds them into public systems, scaling solutions through policy and finance to achieve lasting, systemic change.
🔗 www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
🔗 www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Impact amplification: partnering for change in a world in flux | Bond
In a time of shrinking resources and increasing crises, UNICEF UK describes how it takes proven approaches and embeds them into public systems, scaling solutions through policy and finance to achieve…
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November 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
In a time of shrinking resources and increasing crises, @UNICEF_uk describes how it takes proven approaches and embeds them into public systems, scaling solutions through policy and finance to achieve lasting, systemic change.
🔗 www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...
🔗 www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...