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Happy birthday Astrid Lindgren

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Happy birthday Astrid Lindgren

On November 14 we celebrate the birth of Sweden’s perhaps most beloved author ever, Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002). Lindgren’s unforgettable characters have inspired children around the world. We have listed some of her most memorable and loved characters, which one is your favourite?  

Booklets & brochures

Sweden – folder for schoolchildren (Chinese)

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Sweden – folder for schoolchildren (Chinese)

This informative and generously illustrated folder describes everyday life in Sweden for schoolchildren between eight and ten. The folder will give you facts about population, geography and climate, and a map of Sweden. “One year in Sweden” also gives you a taste of everyday life in Sweden from children’s perspective. If you have any questions, please contact sharingsweden@si.se

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Sweden – folder for schoolchildren (Arabic)

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Sweden – folder for schoolchildren (Arabic)

This informative and generously illustrated folder describes everyday life in Sweden for schoolchildren between eight and ten. The folder will give you facts about population, geography and climate, and a map of Sweden. “One year in Sweden” also gives you a taste of everyday life in Sweden from children’s perspective. If you have any questions, please contact sharingsweden@si.se

Websites

Astrid Lindgren spoke, people listened

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Astrid Lindgren spoke, people listened

Sweden.se is an official source for facts about Sweden.

Young Courage Award

Young Courage Award

‘Moral courage: that kind of courage which enables a person to encounter odium, disapproval, or contempt, rather than depart from what he deems the right course.’ (Oxford English Dictionary) Looking for a way to broaden and develop your work on human rights? Why not by engaging young people in a social media campaign on moral courage? We are proud to present the Young Courage Award, a non-political recognition with the aim to highlight actions of moral courage. Originally introduced in 2015 by the Raoul Wallenberg Academy, the Young Courage Award is given to young people, who with small resources have made a great human difference and shown evidence of moral courage and commitment. The award is designed to commemorate the altruistic deeds carried out by Raoul Wallenberg in the final years of WWII. The material included in this Young Courage Award toolkit enables Swedish embassies and consulates to launch their own local nominations campaign and to organize physical and/or digital events, highlighting the importance of human rights and moral courage. The Young Courage Award is part of SI’s specially adapted toolkits focusing on human rights and democracy, e.g. the Cube Project, Electionville, and To me there’s no other choice, our much used exhibition material about Raoul Wallenberg. Instructions Nominations for the Young Courage Award are made digitally through a campaign on social media. For this, SI has compiled several easy-to-use communication components, such as social media posts in words and images, as well as film material, which Swedish embassies freely has at its disposal. For practical reasons it is recommended that local nomination campaigns focus on a slightly older age-group, e.g. 17-25 year-olds. The international nominations campaign opens once per year on January 27 and coincides with the Holocaust Remembrance Day. This is also to make visible the award’s affiliation with Raoul Wallenberg’s deeds. The call is open just over 8 weeks (up to and including March 31). The nominations are then collected and preliminary assessed by the foreign mission, who forwards a list of maximum 30 nominees to the Raoul Wallenberg Academy jury in Stockholm. Potential recipients (a maximum of two per country) are presented by the end of May, followed by the official ceremony in Stockholm on the occasion of the Raoul Wallenberg Remembrance Day, 27 August. Apart from official diplomas, the recipients will also be invited for a ‘travel in Raoul’s footsteps.’ Read more in this project outline (.pdf) Building blocks Videos for social media Video 1 for social media – target group public (download .mp4 from Vimeo) Voice over script video 1 (Word) Video 2 for social media – target group youth (download .mp4 from Vimeo) Voice over script video 2 (Word) Suggested script for social media video 1 and 2 (Word) SRT files for local language subtitles (SRT format, English) Images for social media Images for social media posts (download from Media Flow Pro) Suggested script for social media posts (Word) Other Nomination sheet (.xlsx) Diploma (.pdf) (contact SI for print files) Inspirational stories The Embassy of Sweden in Paris carried though the Young Courage Award in 2021-22 and made this video during the grand finale. Check out when 15 Young Courage Award laureates  from Spain, Hungary, France and Sweden met in Stockholm 25-28 August 2022 to take part in workshops and the prize ceremony. See also a video with English subtitles put together by the Embassy of Sweden in Madrid who carried through the Young Courage Award in 2021-2022. The video contains an interview with laureate Sara Morales Garcia and the Swedish Embassador to Spain, Teppo Tauriainen. Financial support Applications for projects in April to December 2023 Due to the extraordinarily high number of toolkit applications, and a limited budget, we are unable to grant any further financial support for toolkits in 2023 with the exception of toolkit applications with following purposes: – Higher education promotion – Sweden alumni relations – Sweden 500 celebrations (maximum of 5 000 SEK) – The Nobel Prize (a limited numer of applications) You can of course also use all material on sharingsweden.se but without funding from us. Swedish embassies and consulates may apply for financial support of maximum SEK 40,000 for language translation, local events and/or ceremonies as well as travel and hotel costs for local YCA winners (maximum 2 per country). Part of the sum applied for may also be used for inviting Swedish guest speaker(s). For projects aiming to strengthen cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region the level of financial support is limited to a maximum of SEK 100,000. Up to 30 per cent of the granted sum may be used for external project management. Initiatives that include the exhibition in combination with lectures and/or workshop will be prioritised. How to apply To apply, please fill out the application form. The application must be sent in at least two months before the event. Resources are limited and financial support may not be available at the end of the year. Limits may apply. By filling out the application form you agree to respect the copyright agreement for the images. Individuals or organisations who would like to show the exhibit should contact the Swedish embassy or consulate in your area. How to report After completed event, fill out the project report for toolkits. Repayments If more than 10 per cent of the total grant has not been used, then the full amount of unused funds must be repaid to SI. Repayment shall be via UD EKO. When repaying, enter the project’s registration number (available in the agreement) and the name of your organisation in the notification field and notify the project manager in question. Contact at the Swedish Institute For more information, please contact Anna Maria Bernitz

Changers Hub
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Aiming for equal opportunities – Stories From Sweden

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Aiming for equal opportunities – Stories From Sweden

Meet Victoria Escobar, one of the founders of Changers Hub in Stockholm. Changers Hub is an association aiming to democratise success so that all young people have the same opportunities to realise their ideas and dreams. #storiesfromsweden Watch all the videos on YouTube.  The film is also available without text for local adaptations. Please contact sharingsweden@si.se to receive the file. If you want to know how to remove or add subtitles to videos you publish on Facebook, please refer to these instructions.

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Sweden – folder for school children (Russian)

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Sweden – folder for school children (Russian)

This informative and generously illustrated folder describes everyday life in Sweden for schoolchildren between eight and ten. The folder will give you facts about population, geography and climate, and a map of Sweden. “One year in Sweden” also gives you a taste of everyday life in Sweden from children’s perspective. If you have any questions, please contact sharingsweden@si.se  

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Sweden – folder for schoolchildren (Swedish)

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Sweden – folder for schoolchildren (Swedish)

This informative and generously illustrated folder describes everyday life in Sweden for schoolchildren between eight and ten. The folder will give you facts about population, geography and climate, and a map of Sweden. “One year in Sweden” also gives you a taste of everyday life in Sweden from children’s perspective.    

Never violence

Never violence

This toolkit makes it possible to follow up on the End Violence Solutions Summit held in Stockholm with a seminar, round table or conference together with local partners and Swedish partners such as: Save the Children Sweden, ECPAT, Change Attitude, World Childhood Foundation, UNICEF Sweden, Friends and the Ombudsman for Children in Sweden. A connecting exhibition with illustrations from Stina Wirsén with texts from Astrid Lindgren’s speech Never violence! is also available. Sweden was the first country to join the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children as a pathfinding country under Agenda 2030, goal 16, target 16.2. These countries demonstrate successful solutions to eliminate violence against children in different environments, from family settings to society at large. The Swedish government hosted the first Solutions Summit of the Global Partnership in Stockholm, on 14–15 February 2018. 2019 marked 30 years since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the General Assembly in New York. It also marked 40 years since Sweden adopted the law on prohibition of corporal punishment in all settings, including the home of children. Building blocks – Seminar programme Never violence – An overview of the exhibition with illustrations from Stina Wirsén with texts from Astrid Lindgren’s speech Never violence!  (Large prints: 1400 x 700 mm. Small prints: 700 x 700 mm.) -Exhibition texts: Introduction by Marta Santos Pais A statement from a pediatrician Astrid Lindgren Astrid Lindgren quotes -Cotton tote bags can be ordered from the Swedish Institute, kindly contact Emma Jansson. Instructions Manual for Never violence event Financial support Applications for projects in April to December 2023 Due to the extraordinarily high number of toolkit applications, and a limited budget, we are unable to grant any further financial support for toolkits in 2023 with the exception of toolkit applications with following purposes: – Higher education promotion – Sweden alumni relations – Sweden 500 celebrations (maximum of 5 000 SEK) – The Nobel Prize (a limited numer of applications) You can of course also use all material on sharingsweden.se but without funding from us. Swedish embassies and consulates may apply for financial support of maximum SEK 40,000 for travel costs and remuneration for Swedish guest speaker(s). For projects aiming to strengthen cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region the level of financial support is limited to a maximum of SEK 100,000. Up to 30 per cent of the granted sum may be used for external project management. How to apply To apply, please fill out the application form. The application must be sent in at least two months before the event. Resources are limited and financial support may not be available at the end of the year. Limits may apply. How to report After completed event, fill out the project report for toolkits. Repayments If more than 10 per cent of the total grant has not been used, then the full amount of unused funds must be repaid to SI. Repayment shall be via UD EKO. When repaying, enter the project’s registration number (available in the agreement) and the name of your organisation in the notification field and notify the project manager in question. Contact at the Swedish Institute For more information, contact Emma Kalmevall.

Children’s literature

Children’s literature

This toolkit helps you promote Swedish children’s literature through the playful space for children called Little library. The toolkit also contains guidelines for workshops and seminars with pedagogues, authors and illustrators with topic suggestions. Building blocks Little library Little Library is a small library and a playful space. The main target group is children 0–6 years old. The library presents Swedish children’s literature in translation to a local language and communicate a clear child perspective. The Little library is of adjustable size – you can make it very small or scale up. It can stay in one venue for a long time, because visitors can enjoy coming more than once or you can move it around. The poster exhibition A tribute to children’s books can be included in the Little library exhibition. Exhibition overview and instruction Texts for translation (PDF, English) Little library is already available in English, Polish, Spanish and Lithuanian. Kindly contact SI for print files of above mentioned already translated exhibitions. Communication and activities Suggested events Posters and bookmarks: please contact SI Social media materials Images for Facebook/Instagram and invitation cards: please contact Oskar Röhlander to receive the files. Use #LittleLibrary when communicating in social media. Instructions Little library Exhibition overview and instruction Financial support Applications for projects in April to December 2023 Due to the extraordinarily high number of toolkit applications, and a limited budget, we are unable to grant any further financial support for toolkits in 2023 with the exception of toolkit applications with following purposes: – Higher education promotion – Sweden alumni relations – Sweden 500 celebrations (maximum of 5 000 SEK) – The Nobel Prize (a limited numer of applications) You can of course also use all material on sharingsweden.se but without funding from us. Swedish embassies and consulates may apply for financial support of maximum 40,000 SEK for production of the exhibition, language translation and travel costs and remuneration for Swedish guest speakers. For projects aiming to strengthen cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region the level of financial support is limited to a maximum of SEK 100,000. Up to 30 per cent of the granted sum may be used for external project management. How to apply To apply, please fill out the application form. The application must be sent in at least two months before the event. Resources are limited and financial support may not be available at the end of the year. Limits may apply. By filling out the application form you agree to respect the copyright agreement for the images. Individuals or organisations who would like to show the exhibit should contact the Swedish embassy or consulate in your area. How to report After completed event, fill out the project report for toolkits. Repayments If more than 10 per cent of the total grant has not been used, then the full amount of unused funds must be repaid to SI. Repayment shall be via UD EKO. When repaying, enter the project’s registration number (available in the agreement) and the name of your organisation in the notification field and notify the project manager in question. Contact at the Swedish Institute For more information, please contact Oskar Röhlander.