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New Report Shows: Faith Overlooked in Work for Democracy
“Work for democracy will simply be more effective if issues of freedom of religion or belief are included and if we as aid actors understand the challenges facing our partner organisations.”
Continued humanitarian engagement
Sida has not yet taken a formal decision on the future of SMC’s strategic humanitarian partnership. However, when the current agreement expires in March 2021, an extension is expected until December 2022.
More digital learning through Fabo
Through our membership in Fabo, we and our member organizations will have greater opportunities to create digital resources for learning.
Is the world really getting less religious?
Petter Jakobsson, Advisor
Yes, if you believe the latest survey by the World Value Survey. But the survey raises many questions.
Invitation: Championing a Localisation Movement in DRR
Lennart Nolvall, Desk officer
As part of the Swedish CSO Resilience Network we are happy to coordinate this interactive seminar on Thursday 1st of October.
Ambassadors raise awareness about orphanages
The number of orphans worldwide is declining, but orphanages are still being set up at a rapid pace. The Orphanage Dialogue project aims to create an awareness of the problems of orphanages and to show alternatives.
Smarter Development with Resilience
Miriam Mondragon, Advisor
Promoting resilience will be critical in order to lift millions out of extreme poverty and meet the 2030 Global Goals. In this interview, resilience expert Silva Ferretti explains the idea of resilience and how to start working with it to strengthen development interventions.
Local actors facilitate humanitarian work in the wake of Corona
Matilda Pearson, Communications, press officer
The SMC has recently been granted more than SEK 6 million divided over three humanitarian operations in South Sudan, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
New report: Corona pandemic hits the world’s poor hard
Viktoria Myrén, Vikarierande kommunikatör
Today we and six other Swedish organizations are releasing the report Coronapandemin hits the world’s poor hard. The report is a rally for democracy that lifts the voices of those most affected.
The heart of the Mission is part of the work on a new strategy
Petter Jakobsson, Advisor
If you can’t do what you want, you can do what you can. So, a cancelled meeting place about the mission’s heart became a foundation in our work on a new operational strategy 2022-2026.
Faith in Development and the 2030 Agenda
Matilda Pearson, Communications, press officer
The motto of SMC is “Faith in development”. Niklas Eklöv, head of policy and learning at SMC, highlights three main aspects borne out of having faith in development. These aspects are key to understanding the role that faith based actors play in working towards the 2030 Agenda.
Faith-based actors and their response to the 2030 Agenda
Petter Jakobsson, Advisor
Sida invites partners and Sida staff to a lunch seminar on “Faith-based actors and their response to the 2030 Agenda”.
Making the most of feminist foreign policy
Kristina Patring, Advisor
Law and gender specialist Dr. Saumya Uma visits Sweden with a clear message on the importance of connecting freedom of religion or belief and women’s rights.
Learning Platform to Promote Freedom of Religion or Belief to be Launched at the UN
Matilda Pearson, Communications, press officer
79% of the world’s population live in a country where their religion or belief can put them at risk. Government restrictions and social hostilities based on religious identity or conviction are on the rise globally. The Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) Learning Platform offers tools to help reverse this trend.