8 times civil society changed the world in 2022
Change begins with people who raise their voices to demand democracy, equality, and human rights for all. We are highlighting eight of our results from supporting civil society in 2022.
Change begins with people who raise their voices to demand democracy, equality, and human rights for all. We are highlighting eight of our results from supporting civil society in 2022.
In Armenia, the Swedish International Liberal Center (SILC) and Sose Women’s NGO are working to empower women in Armenian regions to actively participate in the public and political spheres of society...
ForumCiv met with Elen Manaseryan, the first female president of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia to speak about her fight for the trade union movement in Armenia.
On March 22, thirty-five civil society representatives met in Moldova's capital Chisinau to discuss problems and solutions within the framework of the EU's Eastern Partnership.
Natia Gvianishvili talks to Eka Tsereteli, executive director of Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG) in Georgia, about the mass-protests in Tbilisi that forced the government to back down from...
Kristina Mikayelyan is the youngest community politician in Armenia. At the age of 19 she was elected as a member of the Council of Elders in Yeghegis community.
We asked Christina Johannesson, Sweden's Ambassador for the EU's Eastern Partnership, three questions about what Sweden can do to strengthen civil society in Eastern Europe.
Lviv-based organization Feminist Workshop on how Russia's full-scale invasion has changed their organizational work and what Sweden can do to support Ukrainian civil society in 2023.
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 21 March as the International Day of Forests in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
Adoptionscentrum's partnership with the Women’s Union in Hai Phong and Quang Ninh, Vietnam, has strengthened children's rights and families. By building capacity and focusing on rights, the project...
Between confinement, displacement and extinction. This is a story of the Caquetá monkey and the peasant organization that protects it in the Colombian municipality of Piamonte, Cauca.
On 12 March, Anna Stenvinkel and Svitlana Baliuk spoke at the Nordic Ukraine Forum's demonstration in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
Meet Ms. Yon Chan On, one of the female leaders to actively join the Our Tonle Sap project. Through local government budget allocation, she improves natural resource conservation. This 4-year project...
One year ago, on 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched a large-scale military invasion of Ukraine. Russian actions continue to threaten Ukraine’s sovereignty and democratic principles and...
On 8th of March, it’s International Women’s Day. We spoke to Milena Rusu, a Moldovan feminist and activist who in 2020 started the Instagram account Feminismd, which has grown into an organization...
Latest trends associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war have significantly impacted donor priorities in Europe and have direct consequences for recipients in the Global...
The Swedish government is making major cuts in development aid. The most affected is the part that monitors and investigates our decision-makers and increases their knowledge about democracy, human...
Under our new programme ’Our Land’ ForumCiv uses innovation to promote inclusive governance, sustainable management of natural resources, and to harness the participation of young Liberians. One of...
The inclusive Growth through Decent Work programme was launched in 2018, adopting a Public-Private Development Partnership approach.
The project has so far created 489 decent job opportunities.
For the third time, ForumCiv Liberia hosted the Rural Women Land Rights Conference. The conference resulted in commitments from participating organizations and some of the stakeholders.