In 1958, a group of Swedish pioneers took the first steps to form an international development cooperation organisation, based on cooperative values. Today, 60 years later, We Effect is a global organisation – committed to ending poverty, with gender equality. – For 60 years, the cooperative movement in Sweden has helped people to be […]
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22 October 2018
We Effect is turning 60!
Category:We Effect
17 October 2018
New declaration a turning point for rural women
To commemorate International Day for Rural Women on October 15, We Effect and partners in Macedonia hosted an event to celebrate the signing of a declaration to advance socio-economic rights for women living in the rural areas. – By excluding rural women we are denying their rights, but we are also denying ourselves the opportunity […]
Category:Europe
27 September 2018
Open position: Regional Director to Eastern Africa
We Effect is recruiting a Regional Director to Eastern Africa We Effect Eastern Africa consists of 3 countries with programmes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. We Effect employs around 25 members of staff and the regional budget for 2018 is approximately 45 MSEK. As Regional Director you have the overall responsibility to ensure that all […]
Category:Eastern Africa
14 September 2018
25 years after Oslo, We Effect and 80 other NGO:s call for new path to peace
A new report published by a coalition of 80+ international non-governmental organisations, including We Effect, claims that the Oslo Accords have failed to create a pathway to peace for Israelis and Palestinians. The NGOs call for the world to commit to a new principled path towards peace, focused on human rights and accountability of all […]
Category:Asia
5 September 2018
Expert alert: Palestinian olive harvest cut in half due to climate change
The upcoming olive harvest in Palestine will be only half from last year’s, experts at We Effect’s partner organisation ESDC warn. 100,000 affected families are in rapid need to counter-act the effects of climate change. – Olives make up nearly half of the total agricultural production in Palestine. In the West Bank this translates to […]
Category:Asia
4 September 2018
“We should focus on women leadership”
An experienced development worker and strong believer in cooperative development and gender equality, Anna Erlandsson is now joining We Effect’s team in Palestine as country director. Anna Erlandsson has worked the past four years as We Effect’s Programme Manager and Regional director in the Balkans. To the new position in Palestine she brings the experience […]
Category:Asia