Once again Another Development Foundation participate at the World BEYOND War´s Africa regional conference together with approximately hundred other participants from Africa and other continents. The WBW Africa Network is fairly new and consists of seventeen Chapthers and a dozen of Affiliates. Another Development Foundation are grateful for participating at this important event. Another Development Foundation are in solidarity with the African peace movements who are working for Peace through nonviolence and for the best interest of the people in

Another Development Foundation is very happy to announce that we will invite to a conversation on journalism, communication, civil society in relation to sustainable development. We do this together with the Department of Culture and Media Studies, Umeå University and Folkuniversitetet. The event will take place at Umeå University, December 9th. The invitation and program is available below, as well as a link for registration. Välkommen till en inspirerande dag om hur journalistik och olika former av kommunikation kan bidra

On September 17th, a conversation on the violence against Sami women was taking place at the Human Rights Film Festival in Umeå. The common entry point for the conversation was the film "The Silence in Sápmi" - a film that provided important stories about violence against Sami women. Invited to the panel was Ellacarin Blind, member in the organization Amnesty Sápmi and member of the Another Development Foundation Advisory Group, and Ingvar Rönnbäck, founder and chair of the board of

Once again, Another Development Foundation organizes an annual event on and for nonviolence in the City of Umeå. The event will be carried out October 17th-18th and in partnership with a number of other organizations; Swedish Fellowship for Reconcilliation, Study Association Bilda, the Swedish section of Women´s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Härnösands People´s High School, Umeå Sami Association (Såhkie), Västerbotten Centre for Human Rights (Rättighetscentrum Västerbotten), Study Association Studiefrämjandet, Västerbottens museum, Centre for Sami Studies and Department

In this event, Another Development Foundation and a number of other civil society organizations and movements based in the City of Umeå invites citizens for a conversation on how citizens, movements and organizations can mobilize for peace. Our entry point will be the ongoing disaster and genocide in Gaza, however also with a recognition of other conflicts and wars in other countries, regions and parts of the world. The event will be carried out September 27th 2025. The other organizations

ADFs Board Member Meg Donevan was invited to speak at the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝘅 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 hosted by Toronto Metropolitan University, Faculty of Community Services. Bringing together mental-health practitioners, child-welfare professionals, researchers, policymakers, law-enforcement experts, and survivors, the symposium sought to break down silos and spotlight the urgent need for a coordinated, interdisciplinary, trauma-informed response to child sex trafficking and online exploitation. Meg shared her research on emerging digital platforms for exploitation