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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Scottish aid worker warns of starvation in Africa as Ukraine war rages on

NEWS 30 May 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
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The 62-year-old will help Trόcaire tackle crippling food poverty in Zimbabwe.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-aid-worker-warns-of-starvation-in-africa-as-ukraine-war-rages-on

National Care Service must see care homes removed from private companies

NEWS 29 June 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Under current Scottish Government plans, the proposed National Care Service would remain “ownership neutral”, embedding a role for the private sector in social care.

https://tfn.scot/news/national-care-service-must-see-care-homes-removed-from-private-companies

Cash from crime funds pioneering project

NEWS 4 July 2023 by Rab Armour
Teenagers at risk of exploitation will be supported

https://tfn.scot/news/cash-from-crime-funds-pioneering-project

“Devastating”: Trump’s cut to US foreign aid slammed by NGOs

NEWS 28 January 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The President took less than a week to pause almost all overseas development funding. 

https://tfn.scot/news/devastating-trumps-cut-to-us-foreign-aid-slammed-by-ngos

Scotland must ditch ‘unfair and damaging’ social care charges

NEWS 24 November 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Report warns disabled people are being let down in their right to help with basic needs.

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-must-ditch-unfair-and-damaging-social-care-charges

Anti-pollution campaign challenges politicians to clean up Scotland’s sewage

NEWS 28 November 2025 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
It calls for political parties to make clean water a priority in manifestos for next year’s Holyrood election

https://tfn.scot/news/anti-pollution-campaign-challenges-politicians-to-clean-up-scotlands-sewage

Campaigners say thousands with chronic condition are unsupported

NEWS 15 October 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
People are being prevented from working normal jobs

https://tfn.scot/news/campigners-say-thousands-with-chronic-condition-are-unsupported

Community wealth building centre for excellence launched

NEWS 26 November 2024 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Economic Development Association Scotland partners with the Scottish Government to help create fairer, wealthier communities, with politicians poised to consider game-changing legislation

https://tfn.scot/news/community-wealth-building-centre-for-excellence-launched

Charities benefit from 412% increase in jobs at Scotland's rewilding sites

NEWS 27 June 2024 by Niall Christie
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
First rewilding job creation statistics for Scotland come as Rewilding Nation calls grow.

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-benefit-from-412-increase-in-jobs-at-scotland-rewilding-sites

UK aid spend falls by over £1billion in a year

NEWS 10 April 2026 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) published its provisional spending.

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-aid-spend-falls-by-over-1billion-in-a-year

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.