"𝑂𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑. [𝑊𝑒'𝑙𝑙] 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒"
- 𝑅𝑢𝑚𝑖
The aid and development sector is evolving.
Funding cuts, shifting priorities, rising humanitarian needs, and the call for truly locally led responses — where power is exercised equitably — are reshaping the landscape.Organisations are changing.
Roles are transforming. Lives are being impacted. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮?
Some may find new purpose. Others face uncertainty or loss.
Maybe you’re questioning your role in the sector, wondering if there’s still a place for you.Whether this feels destabilising or sparks optimism and new leadership for you — 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, something is shifting.
🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮?
🌙 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭?
💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝?
Together Sula Bruce and Rachel Houghton are setting up a 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 – a free, virtual session for aid and development professionals to:
✨ Pause and reflect
🤝 Connect with others who understand
🌍 Explore what the future could look like
🌱 Spark conversations and actions to move forward in a way that feels aligned
This isn’t about providing answers.It’s about being witnessed, processing together, and finding 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 in the noise.
