EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT DAYS

Creative Force – Cultural and Visionary Encounters Africa-Sweden (Swedish Institute)

Mlle Aminata Kamara, Head of the Department of external relations and social action, Empire des Enfants, Dakar, Senegal. Ms. Joy Mboya, Executive Director, The GoDown Arts Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, speak about their own experiences using culture as an instrument for development. Two different cases featuring circus training for homeless children in Dakar and promoting the expansion of the creative sector in Kenya. Compère: Anders Öhrn.

Poor Countries Losing Out in the Economic Crisis
(Forum Syd)

How does the global economic crisis affects poor countries? The World Bank warns that 90 million people might fall below the poverty line as a consequence of the crisis. Speaker: Kenneth Hermele, Forum Syd.

Swedish Business as Partner for Development (Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Swedish Trade Council and Swedish Chambers)

The business sector contains the key to the creation of the necessary growth and employment in the developing countries. Cooperation between the public and private sector is essential. On stage: Mattias Bergman, Vice President Asia, Swedish Trade Council, Charlotte Nyberg, Vice President and Head of the International Department, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Katarina Eriksson, Senior Analyst, Tetra Pak, and Jonas Helbrink, Partner, De Tulp. Moderator: Bo Jerlström, Head of Offce for Project Exports, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Guardian Angels for Democracy an Human Rights – Do they Exist? (SweFOR)

International Accompaniment has been known since early 1980s as a method to decrease the level of violence and create space for and strengthen civil society organisations that struggle for peace, justice and human rights. SweFOR. Sanna Svensson and Paulina Boija, two peace observers in Guatemala, Mexico and Colombia who recently came back from nearly two years in Colombia will share their experiences. Compère: Eva Thyselius. Läs mer om EDD på www.sida.se/edd

Religion and Development – Resource or Obstacle?
(Swedish Mission Council)

Eva Christina Nilsson, Secretary General, Swedish Mission Council, Petter Jakobsson, Education and Mobilisation Diakonia, and Elisabeth Hammarberg, Head of Communication and Fundrasing, PMU InterLife discussing How faith communities can mobilize people for change.

Trade, EPAs and Regional Integration
(The Nordic Africa Institute)

Trade liberalisation and openness have been fagships of conventional economic policy advice to most African countries over the last decades. The focus however has been on the impact of international trade on development rather than the requirements that development should shape of the international trading system. On stage: Dr. Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu, Manchester University, and Christian Palme.

A Child Right's Perspective on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (Plan Sweden, Save the Children Sweden, CONCORD Sweden, Global Challenge)

How do we secure children's rights in a world with changing climate. How will the climate change effect children's situation and rights. Speakers: Mr. Avianto Amri, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Specialist, Plan Indonesia. MS. Sophapan Ratanachena, Programme Offcer - DRR and Emergency, Save the Children Sweden South East Asia regional offce, Bangkok. Compère: Mr. Carl von Essen, Secretary-general, Global Challenge, Sweden.

Copenhagen: What's in it for the Developing World?
(Sida and Ideas 4 Development)

Active Citizenship – Education for a Better World
(The Swedish Guide and Scout Council)

The role of youth organizations in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Double Messages – the EU, Trade and Human Rights in Latin America (Solidarity Sweden-Latin America, Stockholm Local Group)

Francisco Contreras, president of Solidarity Sweden Latin America discuss the processes surrounding the Econ Partnership Agreements with the Central American and Andean countries obstruct democratic infuence and threaten basic human rights in Latin America.

EPA – In Whose Interest?
(Africa Groups of Sweden and Forum Syd)

Karin Gregow (Forum Syd), Johan Brattström, and Björn Viberg (Färnebo folkhögskola) discuss the negotiations of EU’s trade agreements with African countries (EPAs). Are EU’s trade policies coherent with the development goals?

A Society for All
(Shia and MSB)

”I have a dream” – Martin Luther King’s immortal speech in sign language performed by Tyst teater/Riksteatern, directed by Josette Bushell Mingo. Roland Håkansson, Chair, Shia and Kjell Larsson, Head of the International Department MSB & President for the International Humanitarian Network debate good Practise how Relief Organizations can respond to Disabled Persons Needs. Moderator Tiina Nummi Södergren, Chair SRF.

Decent Work, Decent Life – Trade Unions and Poverty Reduction (LO-TCO Secretariat of International Trade Union Development Cooperation)

Lars Bengtsson, international secretary Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees, Anders Åhlin, international secretary Swedish Teachers' Union and Christer Wälivaara, international secretary Swedish Building Workers' Union debate how trade unions struggle for decent work, social justice and sustainable economic growth worldwide.

Folkbildning, Active Citizenship and Development – Experiences from Swedish Folk High Schools (FOLAC)

Folkbildning, or popular education, is an important tool to empower people. Caroline Andersson, Färnebo folkhögskola, Flor Bonilla, Färnebo folkhögskola - FENOCIN (National Federation of Indigenous Afro-Ecuatorianos and Peasants), Dixon Romero, Färnebo folkhögskola – FENOCIN, Kalle Hedlund, MKFC Stockholm, and Kjell-Erik Börjesson, Röda Korsets folkhögskola, about educational experiences dealing with topics like fair trade, e-learning, gender equality and active citizenship.

Defending Human Rights Defenders – What Responsibility does the International Community have? (Swedish Foundation for Human Rights)

CEDAW 30 years – Women's situation in Georgia
(National Committee for UNIFEM, Sweden)

A seminar on the 30:th jubilee for the UN Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women. On stage: Maud Edgren-Schori.

The World in Your Classroom
(Erikshjälpen and IM)

By teaching human rights and democratic values to children in primary schools, the Rafki program takes aim at changing the world for the better. Andreas Hallman, Erikshjälpen and Bitte Arréhn, Individuell Människohjälp, share their experience on how stories about the everyday life of children around the world can be used to rise awareness and inspire schoolchildren and their teachers.

Burst my Bubble
(PeaceWorks Sweden, former IKU)

Burst my bubble is a campaign where balloons flled with thoughts on peace from our youth is handed down to the Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation. When the balloons burst these thoughts are spread, both physically and metaphorically. On stage: Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Hanna Hallonsten, former President of PeaceWorks.

Policy Coherence for Development
(CONCORD Sweden)

How can EU make sure its foreign policy goes hand in hand with development? CONCORD Europe launches a report on EU coherence policy, “Spotlight on Coherence”, in which European organizations analyze and evaluate EU policy. Fokus on trade, climate, migration, agriculture and finance.

Real Property Rights for Urban and Rural Development (the Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authority and Swedesurvey)

Timothy Hakuyu, Town Clerk in Lusaka, Zambia, Tommy Österberg, technical director at the International Services Unit at Lantmäteriet (the Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authority) debate how to strengt real property rights for urban and rural population, especially poor people, women and other vulnerable groups like ethnic minorities through capacity building and institutional development.

Europe and the New Scramble for Africa – Europe, Africa Strategy for Cooperation (Swedish Development Forum)

Lennart Wohlgemuth, board member of Swedish Development forum (FUF, Föreningen för Utvecklingsfrågor) and Geert Laporte, Head of Institutional Relations at the European Centre for Development Policy Management, debate how to make the Joint African Union -EU Strategy (JAES) work.

How can exchanges between universities in Sweden and developing countries contribute to joint development and mutual learning? (International Programme Office for Education and Training, IPK).

On Stage: Jessica Olsson.

Civil society is not sufficient. - How ICLD works to support local governments and good local governance
(Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy, ICLD)

On Stage: Jessica Olsson. Read more on EDD

Sustainability, equality and social justice (Swedish International Centre of Education for Sustainable Development, SWEDESD)

The strategy of Silence
(09-Network)

On Stage: Frans Lenglet.

Trade and the Private sector PART 1

Text: Mary Robinson, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Alonzo Fulgham, Boèvi Kouglo Lawson-Body, Hans Enocsson, Ewa Björling discussing Trade in times of economic turndown. Moderated by Veronica Pedrosa from CNN in Hongkong.

Trade and the Private sector PART 2

Discussion part 2

Women and security PART 1

Gunilla Carlsson, Patricia Buriticá, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng, Margot Wallström. Moderated by Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA.

Women and security PART 2

Discussion part 2

Democracy in development PART 1

Amr Moussa, Gunilla Carlsson, Surin Pitsuwan, Erastus Mwencha, Sridhar Khatri, Vidar Helgesen and Irene Klinger discuss Democracy in development: inter-regional dialogue in democracy building. Moderator, Muhammad Zamir, v. president of the Centre for Democracy, Bangladesh.

Democracy in development PART 2

Discussion part 2

Legal empowerment of the poor PART 1

George Soros, Mary Robinson, Helen Clark, Karel De Gucht, Clotilde Medegan and Joakim Stymne discuss Making the law work to promote a more human-based approach to development. Moderated by William T Loris, Director-General of IDLO.

Legal empowerment of the poor PART 2

Stanislas Kamanzi, Karel De Gucht, Wolfgang Diernhofer, Shardul Agrawala, Patience Sonjica Buyelwa and Marianne Fay discuss Financing Climate Change Adaptation. Moderated by Angela Cropper, Dep. Exe. Director of UNEP.

Financing adaptation PART 1

Stanislas Kamanzi, Karel De Gucht, Wolfgang Diernhofer, Shardul Agrawala, Patience Sonjica Buyelwa and Marianne Fay discuss Financing Climate Change Adaptation. Moderated by Angela Cropper, Dep. Exe. Director of UNEP.

Financing adaptation PART 2

Discussion part 2