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ForumCiv have offices in Sweden, Lithuania, Colombia, Kenya, and Liberia. Here you can read more about our work and what we do in a specific country or region.
Project funding
In this section you will find information on project support. We do not provide for open calls/applications under our current programmes.
Resource center
We regard capacity development as fundamental in our work to strengthen civil society. In this section you will find tools to use in your daily work. We are changing our e-learning platform. The new system will be up and running in 2026.
About us
ForumCiv is the largest civil society platform in Sweden. Our members are Swedish organizations. Here you will get an insight into how we are governed and organized.

Elected to lead – A webinar on women and democracy

News - 2021-09-28

Women's political participation and leadership have paved the way for many important reforms for gender equality and justice. The Hunger Project Sweden and ForumCiv invite you to a conversation on women’s political participation, representation and leadership - in Sweden and the world.

Participants:

Veda Bharadwaja, Senior Programme Officer, The Hunger Project India
Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu, Senior Advisor, Democracy and Inclusion, International IDEA
Angela Refuerzo Larsson, Secretary General, Maktsalongen
Drude Dahlerup, professor emerita of Political Science at Stockholm University

Moderator: Anna Stenvinkel, Secretary General, ForumCiv

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Democracy & Human Rights

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