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Date and time: 25 Mar, 17:00 - 18:00
For much of the world, chocolate is pure pleasure. But the long journey from bean to bar is often packed with misery. Can the start-up company Tony's Chocolonely turn the tide? Join us for our Online Quiz and Seminar Discussion on the 25th of March! The documentary “Bitter Chocolate” captures the reality behind the chocolate […]
Date and time: 26 Nov, 17:00 - 18:00
Register no later than 15:00 pm on the 26th of November: https://www.simplesignup.se/private_event/174882/a2cbfd8e55 ___ Almost every minute someone in the world is shot and almost every second minute someone dies due to gun related violence, showcasing that this still remains a threat to human life and dignity on a global scale today. "The excessive accumulation of […]
November 19, 2020, Events, FUF Lund, Calendar, Local group
Date and time: 28 Nov, 17:00
November 27, 2018, English, Events, FUF Lund, Internal link, Calendar
Date and time: 27 Nov, 19:00
November 15, 2018, English, Events, FUF Lund, Internal link, Calendar
A Sami residential school in Vaisaluokta, Lapland.
Photo: T. Dahllöf. Almquist & Cöster / Swedish National Heritage Board, Flickr
Of: Siobhán Coskeran and Tessa Stockburger
The rights of indigenous peoples are now recognized by the international community. But when it comes to education, the legacy of past discrimination has not been tackled.
Of: Elin Fredriksson
26th of April, we had the pleasure to listen to Maja Sager, PhD and associate senior lecturer at the Department of Gender Studies in Lund, in a FUF-seminar in Lund. She talked about feminist perspectives on migration, which is her research focus. The key question of the seminar was: Why is it important to analyze […]
Samiland. Photo: Alexander Cahlenstein, Flickr
Of: Britta Bamert
Sámieatnan duoddariid, dáid sámi mánáid ruovttu galbma geađge guorba guovlu sámi mánáid ruoktu Sámiland's wide expanses home to Sámi children cold barren rocky realm home of Sámi children These are the first lines of the Sámi Artist Sofia Jannok's song, in the English translation named Wide Open Tundra of the Sámiland. The Sámi people represent the indigenous population […]
UN Women and partners led a global “Orange the World” campaign to end violence against women and girls last year, which sparked activist movements around the world, like this group composed of civil society, UN and general public members in Rabbat, Morocco, to speak up about violence against women. Photo: Younes El Moumine / UN Women
Of: Lou Darriet
Women throughout history have faced sexual violence in conflict environments, but the recent allegations against humanitarian workers' sexual misconduct might be the beginning of a shift towards fighting gender-based violence worldwide more proactively. Development and humanitarian actors worldwide are stepping up to ensure the safety and security of women and girls in conflict and post […]
Access to clean, protected and gender-separated toilets would encourage girls to go to school, also when they are menstruating. Fatehpur Sikri, India. Photo: Flickr, Ignas Kukenys
Of: Elin Fredriksson
When the train from Delhi sets off to the north of India, it passes by long fields on the outskirts of the capital. In the early morning, the passengers of the train can observe how dozens of men and women walk around in the field and eventually bend down to defecate. It is the daily […]
Conditions for women in Latin America are improving. A portrait of a woman with her child in the Peruvian Andes. Photo: stock photography
Of: Jonathan Wirth's
A study in Latin America found that, given equal conditions, female household heads experience better living conditions than their male counterparts. The number of female-headed households has increased rapidly over the last decades as more and more people diverge from traditional relationships and livelihood arrangements. What does this mean for development actors and how is […]