Civis

National Network
Sweden
Address

Järntorget 3
413 04 Göteborg
Sweden

Telephone
031-775 09 44
E-Mail
civis@civis.se
E-Mail (2)
nadja.garystone@civis.se
Mobile Phone
0700-660432
Website
http://www.civis.se
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
  2. Human rights
  3. Youth and education
General Information
Civis Association is a non-governmental organisation with no political or religious affiliations, founded in 2003, as a continuation of the Civis Foundation and as a result of the formalisation of the support group that had been created around the Foundation. The Civis Foundation was founded in 1996 and a field office in Colombia was opened in 2000. Since 2009, the Civis Association is responsible for all activities and all funding obtained from different donors and the Civis Foundation is now closed. Civis association has a traditional NGO-structure and are membership based. The members elect annually a board of directors, responsible for the management of the organisation. Civis is currently having 12 employees, five at the head office in Gothenburg and seven in our Colombia office. The annual turnover is app 4.7 million SEK, with Sida as the main donor.
Mission and Objectives

The overall goal of the Civis Association is to contribute to a peace culture by promoting marginalised young people’s social and political participation, gender equality and non-violence, mainly in Colombia.
Civis supports and strengthens peace initiatives in conflict zones to defend human rights and to build democracy. It also supports financially initiatives aimed at building bridges between theory and practice in the peace and conflict resolution area.
The main target group is marginalised young people and focus is currently on working directly with youth organisations.

Main Projects / Activities

Civis is currently implementing the third and final year of its Colombia programme funded by Sida, and its current project funded by Forum Syd is part of this programme. Through the programme, Civis is supporting eight three-year field projects and several six month projects implemented by youth organisations in different parts of Colombia.
While the projects are all different, there is a mainstreamed focus on resisting involvement in the armed conflict through non-violence and peaceful participation. Since this programme is coming to an end in December this year, Civis is currently elaborating a new Colombia Programme. While there will be some changes, the main focus on young people, youth organisations and non-involvement in the armed conflict will be maintained.
Apart from the Colombia Programme, Civis is also implementing a three year programme funded by the European Commission (2010-2012) focused on the right to conscientious objection to compulsory military service.

Contact (1) Full Name
Anders Pettersson