The 3rd edition of the Ambrela Development Forum (ADF) with the subtitle 'Building Bridges, Building Solutions' took place in the first half of October in Bratislava. It responded to current global challenges with four panel discussions, four deep talks, five workshops, two exhibitions and several bilateral meetings.
Privilege Kandira is a former student leader and a human rights defender in Zimbabwe, who was forced to flee. He has witnessed firsthand the suffocating environment that the civil society is facing in his country.
Hallima Nyota is the founder and Executive Director of Rising to Greatness, a grassroot youth-led organization working for ecological and socioeconomic justice for women and youth, children and people with disabilities within the gold supply chains, the sugar belt and tea zones in western Kenya. Read about Hallima's amazing work here!
Thapelo Mohapi is the General Secretary of Abahlali baseMjondolo, a movement of the poor in South Africa. The movement’s fight for the rights of the people living in informal settlements has been met with death threats and violence, and in the recent years Thapelo has been living in hiding. Read our interview with Thapelo here!
Statement by Head of Politics at the Norwegian Forum for Development and Environment and CSO-representative of the Norwegian Forum for Development and Environment Aron Halfen.
The Norwegian Forum for Development and Environment (ForUM) joins forces with Nordic civil society to promote the implementation of the biodiversity agreement and strengthen Nordic CSOs influence in the negotiations.
A joint civil society demand digital access and participation at the UN Human Rights Council, Treaty Bodies and related mechanisms.
Boris Tadiwanashe is a human rights activist, the leader of Zimbabwe's national student organization ZINASU, and a master's student in peace and conflict studies at the University of Oslo.