Our History
2006: Founding Idea
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Listeners without Borders
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Human Rights Lawyers
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Training in Pretoria
2006: The idea and need for Listeners without Borders started during a training for human rights lawyers from all of Africa in Pretoria, South Africa.
2008: Legal Formation
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Malmö, Sweden
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Legal Formation
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Diverse Peer Coaching
2008: Malmö, Sweden. Lwb was legally formed. Diverse peer coaching communities formed.
2013: Leadership Training in Namibia
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Windhoek, Namibia
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Program
Leadership training for non-profit managers
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Partnership
With Svenska Afrikagrupperna
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Funding
Funded by donations and Svenska Afrikagrupperna
2013: Classroom Reflections in Sweden
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Malmö, Sweden
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Event
Lectures and reflections after the theatre "Third Generation"
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Format
Classroom reflections layout
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Collaboration
With and funded by Framtidsgenerationen
2015: Gender Awareness in Afghanistan
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Transformative Peer Coaching
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Gender Awareness Training
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Collaboration with Local Organizations
2015: Kabul, Afghanistan. Gender awareness and transformative peer coaching training. With Gawharshad University, Shuhada Organization, Funded by donations and Forum Civ.
2016: Peer Coaching in Namibia
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Kamanjab, Namibia
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Project
Peer coaching against gender based violence in rural areas
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Partnership
With Pots of Hope
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Funding
Funded by donations and ABF Malmö, Olof Palme International Center
2016: Educating About Afghan Culture
Ali Salehi led seminars for people working with refugees from Afghanistan in Sweden. Deep knowledge about the different ethnicities, their relations and tips for how to interacts with Afghans.
2018: Gender-Based Violence Awareness in Kenya
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Information Sharing
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Against Gender-Based Violence
2018: Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya. Peer coaching and information against gender based violence. With Eastleigh Youth Organization. Funded by donations, Re-evaluation Foundation and Forum Civ.
2019: Classroom Reflections in Sweden
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Skåne, Sweden
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Class-room reflections after the theatre "We Know Where You Live"
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Collaboration
With Månteatern
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Funded by Månteaterna and the schools
2022: Zero Tolerance for FGM in Somalia
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Location: Bardera, Somalia
In 2022, a significant initiative took place in Bardera, Somalia.
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Peer Coaching
The program focused on peer coaching as a method to spread awareness and information.
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Goal: Zero Tolerance for FGM
The primary objective was to work "Towards Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation".
2022: Children's Rights in Colombia
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Peer Coaching
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Non-profit Employees
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Volunteers
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Children's Rights
2022: Medellín, Colombia. Peer coaching training with non-profit employees and volunteers for children's rights.
2023: Listening Men's Group
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Empathy
Active listening skills
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Awareness
Gender issues understanding
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Community
Support network formation
2023: Rosengård, Malmö, Sweden. Listening men's group.
In The Press
Fria Tidningen
2008-10-23 Fria Tidningen "They listen for change"
Dagens Arena
2014-11-25 Dagens Arena "Privilege is not guilt" , chronicle by Marcus Priftis.