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Date and time: 6 Dec, 12:00 - 13:00
To registration » Welcome to an online conversation to get inspired on how you can find your dream job within the development sector! During this digital panel discussion, people who work with international development in different ways will talk about how one can increase their chances of getting an international job, a trainee position or […]
November 15
Date and time: 21 Nov, 18:00 - 19:30
A conflict that may seem fundamentally simple: two peoples competing for the same territory. However, in all the years that the conflict between Israel and Palestine has remained unresolved, increasing complications have arisen and on October 7, 2023, the conflict flared up again, leading to some of the worst clashes in many years. The media refer […]
November 14
Date and time: 5 Oct, 17:00
Register here » Sudan has suffered from several climate change impacts during the last decades, such as drought, flooding, and rise in temperature. This has affected many parts of the Sudanese society – for example the agricultural sector and the food security in the country. Sudan has also suffered from conflicts around natural resources and [...]
September 29, 2023, English, Events, Calendar, Educational activity
Date and time: 4 Oct, 17:00 - 18:30
Register here » You probably already know that an autocratic wave is sweeping around the globe. For the 17th consecutive year of global decline, democracy is at its lowest point since 1986. What can we do about this? By acknowledging the need for long-term peace, security, and human rights for everyone, a (fourth) new democratic […]
Date and time: 14 Sep, 11:00 - 12:30
To report » "What's the point of learning facts, when the most important facts given by the finest science clearly mean nothing to our society?" The words are Greta Thunberg's - she who has become the symbol of the fight against climate change, which is often described as the fateful question of our time. The researchers agree that the global […]
Date and time: 24 May, 13:15 - 14:30
FUF Linköping invites you to a lecture about the work of grassroots organizations around women's rights in the Indian countryside. The lecture will be given by Josefine Nilsson and Amanda Ömar, who have completed a four-month internship at Grameena Mahila Okkuta (GMO), which is one of Swallows India Bangladesh's partner organizations. Date and time: 24 May at 13:15-14:30 Place: […]
May 16, 2023, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity
Date and time: 25 May, 17:00 - 18:15
FUF Uppsala and FUF Jönköping invite you to a lecture about the experiences from an internship with Svalorna in India! Are you thinking about doing an internship? Maybe doing it abroad? Or maybe you are just interested in learning more about the situation for women in rural India? This is the perfect opportunity to learn [...]
May 16, 2023, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity
Date and time: 22 May, 18:00 - 19:30
This year's fifth Meeting Point Europe is about the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey. None of the presidential candidates managed to reach 50 percent in the first round, which means that there will be a second round on May 28. Meanwhile, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's AKP-led alliance appears to have secured its own majority in the parliamentary elections. What do the conditions look like for […]
Date and time: 23 May, 18:00 - 19:00
Link to registration » Genital mutilation of girls and women is done to control girls' and women's bodies and sexuality. It has to do with, among other things, the notion that men's and families' honor is linked to women's and girls' sexual behavior. Genital mutilation of girls and women involves removing or damaging smaller or […]
Date and time: 16 May, 18:00 - 19:30
In connection with the Taliban's takeover of power in Afghanistan in 2021, girls and women's right to education has been increasingly restricted. Today, only 20 percent of the country's women are estimated to be literate, and education beyond grade 6 is largely prohibited for girls. At the same time, girls' school education is characterized by strict rules regarding dress codes and [...]
May 5, 2023, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity