Sweden

We work both in Sweden and in the EU through Fair Sex- campaigns based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Our work is developed on three levels in society: the EU-level; the corporate and on an individual level to involve the young generation and schools for discussions and engagement in Fair Sex and trafficking issues. On EU level: we believe that a successful prosecution of sex buyers reduces the demand and hence will shrink the market for the prostitution that drives sex trafficking.

Some countries, including Sweden, France, Norway, and Iceland have applied this legislation, often referred to as The Nordic Model or Equality model. 

The law is normative stating the need to address the responsibility of the sex buyer and not punishing the person involved in prostitution. There is interest for the model in several countries. We must also keep in mind that the money comes from the sexbuyer and that ”The Nordic Model” reduces demand as well as the profitability of the sex trade.

The message of Realstars is an eye-opener on this ”Fair Sex approach” and the legislation, although we know it is criticised by the pro-prostitution lobby – is critical to the lives of countless thousands. At the individual level, we work in schools, using, among other things, a web-game in an educational purpose. Fair Sex – is also  expressed both in design, art and fashion. The Fair Fucking Sex t-shirt artists take a stand in a digital campaign.

At the business level different sectors are themselves exposed to trafficking risks. We help companies to identify the challengers and to integrate trafficking issues in their Corporate Responsibility and Gender equality programs. For instance, sex trafficking in hotels is a well-known problem. We have launched Hotels Against Trafficking and RealStars provides hotels with effective tools to fight human trafficking.

Prevention activities and outreach also include efforts to work for a shut down of so called digital brothels and massage/thaimassage parlours with ongoing sexual exploitation.

Recomate and its Action Research Centre for A Resilient Society have special competence in development of diversity-sensitive change and development tools, models, methods and instruments needed for assessing and developing: well-being at individual level, conscious ways of working, relationship building and social contracting, culture and platforms for collaboration.
 
Past and ongoing projects linked to Anna Lind Foundation’s mission are:
-       Inner to Outer integration program for long-term unemployed and long-term sick leave migrants in Sweden
-       EI WISH- Well-being, Human-Rights & Integration workshops and stakeholder collaboration in Sweden
-       EI WISH - Action research re: Aging as a migrant from a cross-cultural, generational, sectoral and religious perspective; collaboration with migrant, minority and religious associations from Afghanistan, Iraq, Eritrea, Iran, Somalia, Roma, Syria, Armenia, Woman Center in Sweden
-       'Roma Inclusion' program in Sweden, UK and Hungary
- Innovative Universities program in Central America, South America, Vietnam, India, Brazil, China, South Africa

Today the Regina Theatre produces about 250 performances per year in many different themes and genres. We are an open theatre for everyone.

We would like to get in touch with other countries as well and focus more on historical events and also give the students a knowledge of the society itself.

Our activities areas are:

1. Non-formal education for youth and adults;

2. Action Research and outreach;

3. Cross-border cooperation: across national borders and across different sectors.

Globally:

- Working actively with Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) — the cooperation between eco-villages around the world with connections in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia. ​

- Hosting 8 international workcamps and a number of working weekends through the organisation Service Civil International (SCI)

In Europe:

- Leading Erasmus+ educational project for youth workers with 6 other partners from the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Macedonia and Slovenia.

- Participation in EU's Youth In Action Programme with various Green Skills projects for European Voluntary Service (EVS) - Close collaboration with the Global Ecovillage Network for Europe (GEN-Europe)

- Cooperation with ECOLISE — Metanetwork of grass-root initiatives for Climate Change and Sustainability

In the Baltic Sea Region:

- Leading the projects Transnational Ecovillages for Societal Transition to Sustainability (TESTS and TESTS II) in cooperation with other BSR countries

- Leading the seed-project for strengthening cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region

- Initiating and hosting the headquarters of the Baltic Ecovillage Network (BEN)

- Partnership in the Baltic flagship project Ecovillages For Sustainable Rural Development Around Sweden:

- Collaboration with and hosting the national headquarters for International Arbetslag (IAL) which is the national branch of Civil Service International

- Active participation in the development of the Ekobyarnas Riksorganisation (ERO) — the Swedish Ecovillage Network

- Collaboration with Sweden's National Bicycle Association

On Gotland:

- Participation in educational through collaboration with the University of Gotland and  local schools

- Promotion of cycling on Gotland through collaboration with Cykelfrämjandet Gotland

- Working with unemployment schemes, Miljöverkstan and the local handicraft organisation Hemslöjden

- Participation in Transition Gotland activities and work towards wider societal changes for a more sustainable lifestyle In Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage

- Promoting sustainable lifestyle and regeneration of local ecosystems

- Organizing projects, courses, internships, volunteer placements and training at Suderbyn - Engaging in outreach activities to assist the ecovillage movement

We work with cities and regions all over Sweden to promote Media and Information Literacy, giving lectures and work shops. For two years we have played an important role in promoting MIL, Media and Information Literacy on all levels in Sweden. This work has been done in cooperation with and on behal of the Swedish National Council for UNESCO, Göteborg Univresity, The Swedish National Agencie for Education, The Swedish Filminstitute and The Swedish media council.
For two years we have, in cooperation with and on behalf of UNESCO worked on building an interactive multi media tool for teachers on how to work with UNESCOs new Curriculum on MIL. UNAOC has also been included in this work.
Folkets Bio had a project on Media and Informatinn Literacy at Cairo University for about three years, supported by SI, The Swedish Institute. During that project we had more contact with other members. We also planned a project with the Universities in Cairo and Barcelona and other Swedish members, in cooperation with the Anna Lindh Foundation.

The main activities are workshop based (for example lantern -making) which serve as meeting points in the community for new arrivals and Swedish young people and families, and use art as a tool to break the boundaries of language, geography, cultural divisions and thereby bring people of all kinds of backgrounds together who would not normally meet. ROL works in partnership with arts institutions, in community settings and in informal and formal educational settings to introduce new and sustainable ways of working.

ROL also offers training days for students in higher education and teachers, and training and work opportunities for artists from a range of cultural backgrounds making them more visible to the arts and arts education sectors.

The main activities are workshop based (for example lantern -making) which serve as meeting points in the community for new arrivals and Swedish young people and families, and use art as a tool to break the boundaries of language, geography, cultural divisions and thereby bring people of all kinds of backgrounds together who would not normally meet.

ROL works in partnership with arts institutions, in community settings and in informal and formal educational settings to introduce new and sustainable ways of working. ROL also offers training days for students in higher education and teachers, and training and work opportunities for artists from a range of cultural backgrounds making them more visible to the arts and arts education sectors.