Fire års krig i Ukraine har transformeret Ukraines uddannelsessystem fundamentalt. Daglige luftalarmer og risiko for missil- og droneangreb har umuliggjort undervisning, som vi kender det. Mere end 4.000 uddannelsesinstitutioner er beskadigede eller ødelagte. Men skolesystemet og lærerne har selv under disse vanskelige vilkår videreført undervisningen online, i hybridformater og i beskyttelsesrum.

I Den Danske Helsinkikomité for Menneskerettigheder har vi, med støtte fra CISU, samarbejdet med den ukrainske civilsamfundsorganisation East SOS om kapacitetsopbygning af skoler, der ligger i frontlinjeregionener eller som er flyttet fra de besatte områder.

Torsdag den 28.maj kl. 17-19 kan du høre mere om indsatsen gennem en fotoudstilling, som giver et unikt indblik i den modstandsdygtighed og tilpasningsevne, Ukraine trods krigen har udvist for at bevare skoleuddannelsen både fagligt, socialt og som en vigtig del af den identitetsskabende dannelse. I forbindelse med udstillingen kan du personligt møde to af lærerne fra skolerne, som vi har arbejdet med. Til slut viser vi dokumentarfilmen "The War They Play".

📅 Torsdag den 28. maj
🕔 17:00-19:00 (registrering fra kl. 16:30)
📍 Ukraine House i Danmark, Strandgade 27B, København
🔗 Tilmeld dig for at deltage her: https://tr.ee/1f45HH

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DDRN is seeking Research Communication Intern(s) for 3 to 4 months during the Autumn semester 2026.
Do you want to sharpen your skills as a science journalist working with Global South and the UN Sustainable Development Goals?

We are looking for someone studying communication, sustainable development, international development cooperation, or any other scientific field contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Even better, surprise us with something completely different in your background that you still strongly believe qualifies you for the position as an intern with the DDRN.

DDRN.dk is an independent on-line media communicating research on sustainable development by South researchers and by Danish universities. Its membership includes researchers, students, aid practitioners, consultants, private and public entities.

DDRN’s main communication language is English, and you must have very strong skills in written English. Proficiency in the Danish language is not a necessity.

You can work within one or more of these areas:
* Write on research addressing South-North divides, global challenges, and the UN SDG, e.g., by interviewing faculty at Danish universities or visiting Global South researchers,
* Communicate research of your own as you prepare for thesis writing
* Join the editorial process during the weekly review of incoming scripts from the DDRN network of South-based science journalists.
The internship offers the opportunity to:
- Develop and sharpen your skills in research communication and science journalism,
- Challenge your creative skills on social media to attract readers to new articles on DDRN.dk,
- Network with fellow students, academics, and science journalists in Denmark and in Global South countries,
- Work with DDRN projects with South NGOs to build project support skills.

The internship is unpaid, but if you are eligible for SU and will have your internship credited as ECTS points at your institution of study, you will continue receiving SU during the internship.

If you are studying at a university in an EU country other than Denmark, you have the opportunity through your university, to apply for an Erasmus+ Traineeship grant: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities/opportunities-for-individuals/students/traineeships-for-students-abroad to facilitate your transfer and stay in Denmark

Workplace: Foreningshuset, Sundholm 8, 2300 Copenhagen S. (Amager), Denmark

Several other NGOs are based in the same building as the DDRN office. Thus, there is an opportunity to network and meet practitioners, who are engaged in international development.

Send your application to Editor-in-chief Arne Wangel, e-mail: info@ddrn.dk before 30 May 2026. We look forward to receiving your application!

https://ddrn.dk/16945/

https://noah.dk/kalender/agroecology-solution-environmental-crisis

Factory farming is destroying the planet. But people all over the world are fighting back and are showing the way to a better future for the planet and the beings who call it home.

In Denmark we just had the so-called pig election where the citizens rejected large scale pig farming and all the pollution and suffering that goes with it. But how could an alternative Danish agriculture work?

Maybe the solution can be found in Latin America where social movements promotes agroecology as part of their political and social struggles,

Tuesday May 26th we have invited members of La Via Campesina - the world’s largest peasant movement - from Brazil, Colombia and Guatemala to share their stories on how to produce food through socially just, ecologically sound and sustainable methods.



Who are coming?

From MST - La Via Campesina Brazil, you can meet Priscila Rodrigues Araujo who is part of MST’s regional leadership in Minas Gerais, two local MST cooperatives and coordinate MST’s local solidarity program in marginalised urban periphery. MST have had great victories in gaining access to agricultural land through land occupations and build a strong movement fighting for a land reform with focus on redistribution to the landless and support for agroecological production.

CNA - La Via Campesina Colombia will be represented by Darinson Amaya Álvares who works with communication, education and peace-building within CNA. CNA is establishing Peasant Food Territories with the aim of boosting the peasant economy. Within these territories, they are putting agroecology into practice and have promoted initiatives such as native seed banks and bio-fertiliser production facilities.

And finally from Conavigua - La Via Campesina Guatemala, you can meet Juliana Chuj Tzorin, a social leader and women's rights advocate of Conavigua. Conavigua works with Agroecology as a means to change attitudes and ways of thinking, as well as to strengthen resistance to mega-projects and the use of toxic pesticides.



Program

17.00 Presentations

18.30 Community dinner - locally sourced, organic, plantbased

19.15 Exchange in smaller groups



Hope to see you there!


Date and time: Tuesday May 26th at 17.00-21.00, dinner at 18.30

Place: Sager der Samler, N. J. Fjords Gade 2 bygning D, 8000 Aarhus

Language: The event will be in English. Some presentations will be in Spanish with translation into English. On demand we will organise whisper translation into Danish.

Hosts: NOAH - Friends of the Earth Denmark, Frie Bønder - Levende Land - La Via Campesina Denmark, The Central America Committee, Forum for Food Sovereignty

https://noah.dk/kalender/agroecology-solution-environmental-crisis

Gratis kompetenceforløb fra Udenrigsministeriets engagementsinitiativ Samme Sol, som kan være relevant for flere af jer der arbejder med at skabe møder mellem mennesker fra Danmark og Afrika.

Forløbet giver konkrete værktøjer til at udvikle og styrke jeres arbejde med kulturmøder og især til at engagere flere deltagere.
👉 Lær gennem praksis
👉 Få sparring og netværk
👉 Bliv bedre til at engagere flere deltagere

Forløbet løber fra juni til september 2026 og består af 3 moduler (København, Aarhus og Fyn). Transport og forplejning er dækket.

Hvis det er relevant for jeres arbejde, kan det varmt anbefales at kigge nærmere på det 🌞

https://openpuljen.dk/nyheder/gratis-kompetenceforloeb-laer-at-skabe-kulturmoeder-der-engagerer/

Er der mon nogen der kan hjælpe TES Skolen i Afrika med at finde en, der kan hjælpe os med denne opgave til en billig pris?
Vi er en lille forening, der drives udelukkende af frivillige.
Vi kan kontaktes på.
tesdenmark@hotmail.com

Beneath Bias is a podcast focused on discussing current global challenges using news and current topics as a starting point for broader discussions. True to its name, it delves beneath dominant Western narratives and media biases to reveal debates that affect young people’s lives worldwide and in Denmark. It seeks to engage young people alienated from the current global system and to empower them to take ownership of their journey to becoming an “innovator”. This series of 17 episodes combines personal stories, conversations with researchers, hosts from diverse backgrounds and interaction with the audience.

The first of the 17 episodes was released on Monday, 13 April 2026, and the series is expected to finish by November 2026. If you want to know more about us and our work, do not hesitate to follow us on our social media platforms and stay tuned for more insightful episodes!! linktr.ee/beneath.bias

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On behalf of 100% for the Children we are pleased to share the WASH Maintenance Toolkit for sustainable systems. The toolkit has been developed to support practitioners, partners, and stakeholders working with WASH systems in ensuring long-term functionality and sustainability.
While access to infrastructure has improved in many contexts, experience shows that systems often fail over time due to gaps in maintenance, ownership, and capacity. We built this tool to address these challenges by providing practical guidance and frameworks for planning, implementing, and maintaining WASH systems in a more sustainable and inclusive way.

https://100pct.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/WASH-Maintenance-Toolkit.pdf

You can now access our new Youth WASH Champions Facilitators Guide, a hands-on manual designed to empower children and young people to take the lead in creating safe, inclusive, and hygienic school environments.

From understanding “the invisible world” of bacteria, to designing inclusive toilet signs, reporting systems, smart waste bins, and accessible water solutions, this guide turns students into pioneers of change.

Developed through a collaborative process with children, teachers, Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya, and Ingeniører Uden Grænser - IUG , the manual combines technical knowledge with participatory, child-friendly learning approaches.

You can access the guide here: https://100pct.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Youth-WASH-Champions-Facilitators-Guide-2026.pdf

https://100pct.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Youth-WASH-Champions-Facilitators-Guide-2026.pdf

CISU står netop nu foran en stock take-proces af CSP-retningslinjerne. Endnu engang skal rammerne for, hvordan organisationer kan få adgang til midlerne, justeres. Det er en proces, der kræver fuld transparens.

For det første bør alle medlemmer have reel mulighed for at give skriftlige input. Hvis processen begrænses til deltagere på CISU’s højskolearrangement eller til en enkelt online høring, bliver billedet skævt. Det udelukker organisationer, der ikke har mulighed for at deltage fysisk, og skaber et indtryk af, at beslutninger baseres på en snæver kreds. Samtidig stiller det urimeligt store krav til referatskrivningen, hvis input alene indsamles i mundtlige formater.

For det andet bør alle indkomne input offentliggøres. På den måde kan hele medlemskredsen se, hvilket grundlag bestyrelsen træffer sine beslutninger på. Det vil modvirke risikoen for uigennemsigtige processer eller beslutninger båret af særinteresser. Offentlighed skaber både ansvarlighed og legitimitet.

Erfaringen fra udarbejdelsen af de nuværende retningslinjer var desværre alt andet end køn, og tilliden til processen er fortsat skrøbelig. Når der ovenikøbet pågår et governance review af CISU – udløst af netop denne tillidskrise – bør transparens være kardinalpunktet i det videre arbejde.

Hvis CSP-retningslinjerne igen ændres uden fuld åbenhed og inklusion, risikerer vi at underminere den tillid, der er helt afgørende for et medlemsdrevet fællesskab.


At gå “all in” på transparens er ikke blot rettidig omhu – det er en nødvendighed for at sikre, at beslutningerne omkring regulering af adgang til CSP-midler opleves legitimt, retfærdigt og som et reelt fælles gode.

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CISU har blandt andet svaret på kritikken i en nyhed her: https://cisu.dk/nyheder/kom-med-input-til-puljearbejdet/


Kom med Input til puljearbejdet


Som beskrevet i seneste nyhedsbrev er CISU lige nu i gang med at inddrage brugerne af Civilsamfundspuljen omkring den fremtidige adgang til små og store projekter samt små programmer, herunder særligt antallet af ansøgninger, man må indsende, og antallet af ansøgningsrunder om året.
Deltagerne på den nylige højskoleweekend har allerede haft mulighed for at bidrage med perspektiver. Og den 22. oktober bliver der endnu en mulighed for at dele sine perspektiver på et onlinemøde for danske organisationer.

Ikke alle har dog mulighed for at deltage i møderne, og det har ført til et ønske om at kunne komme med skriftlige input til de nye tiltag omkring adgangen til Civilsamfundspuljen. Det ønske har for eksempel Aktion Amazonas delt på medlemsorganisationernes opslagstavle. Ønsket er nu blevet opfyldt, og man kan således uploade input på CISUs hjemmeside, hvor man også kan finde relevant materiale.

- Toke Nyborg fra Aktion Amazonas og andre brugere har fuldstændig ret i, at man bør kunne komme med skriftlige input. Det har selvfølgelig hele tiden været en oplagt mulighed, vi har overvejet. Nu har vi teknikken på plads, og den mulighed er indført. Svarene vil blive offentliggjort, hvis afsenderen ønsker det. siger puljeleder Iben Westergaard Rasmussen.

Hun går også i rette med et enkelt af kritikpunkterne fra Aktion Amazonas.

- Jeg sætter stor pris på Tokes ærlighed og vilje til at arbejde for at forbedre processen, men det må stå for hans regning, at den hidtidige proces har været ’alt andet end køn’ og at tilliden er skrøbelig. I en meget vanskelig situation synes jeg, at vi arbejdede grundigt og åbent, siger hun.

Civilsamfundspuljen er under pres på grund af mange støtteværdige ansøgninger, og noget måtte ske.

- For det første fører de mange støtteværdige afslag til, at alt for mange organisationer bruger skønne, spildte kræfter. Derudover bruger vi ressourcer i vores bevillingssystem på vurdering af ansøgninger, som ender med ikke at blive realiseret, hvor midlerne ellers kunne gå til de fantastiske indsatser ude i verden, siger puljeleder Iben Westergaard Rasmussen.