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An innovative global network supporting civil society for effective social change. Forus’ mission is to develop the capacity of its members and to ensure the participation of civil society actors at national, regional and global level.
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🌍 Since 2017, almost all Forus members have joined at least one National Platform Projects cycle!

🔎 Explore the latest projects from Cycle 6 and discover how members are driving change across our network.

👉 www.forus-international.org/en/supportin...

#WeAreForus #CivilSociety #CSOs
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Gen Z is reshaping protest movements worldwide — from Nepal to Madagascar, Peru and Indonesia. Their digital-first activism is redefining civic space and demanding real accountability.

👉 Read the full @globalvoices.org analysis: globalvoices.org/2025/11/24/t...
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🚀 New: Forus Digital Governance Bulletin – Nov 2025

In this edition:
✔ CADE programme applications
✔ Youth digital rights stories
✔ New video series: Your Clicks, Your Rights
✔ Insights from NNNGO at #FIFAfrica25

👉 www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub...

#DigitalRights #CivilSociety
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Student activists in Zimbabwe are facing rising violence and intimidation.

Two ZINASU leaders were abducted and beaten during SRC elections —part of a growing pattern undermining academic and civic freedoms.

Read the full alert on the #EUSEE site: eusee.hivos.org/alert/attack...
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Are the SDGs becoming invisible — or being pushed aside?This article explores global “SDG fatigue,” political backlash & how civil society is fighting back.

Read more: www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub...
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#Agenda2030 #SDGs #CivilSociety
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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📢 La PFNOSCM, membre de Forus, appelle à refonder le Madagascar sur l’intégrité & la participation inclusive.

Priorités : intégrité, gestion des conflits, dialogues inclusifs, espace civique ouvert.

📄 Communiqué complet 👉 www.forus-international.org/en/pdf/lespo...

#Madagascar #SociétéCivile
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Civic space in Gaza and the West Bank remains critically restricted. Despite a fragile ceasefire, civil society, humanitarians and independent media face severe barriers to operating, reaching communities and documenting violations.

🔗 eusee.hivos.org/alert/ongoin...

#Gaza #EUSEE #humanrights
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Nouvelle étude de @coordinationsud.bsky.social : dans un monde multipolaire et marqué par la montée des nationalismes, la légitimité et l’espace d’action des OSI sont remis en cause.

Une analyse essentielle pour repenser la solidarité internationale.

🔗Lien en commentaire!
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Our latest Comms Working Group explored how civil society + journalists can build positive narratives and launched the new Forus Journalism Fellowship!

Voices from Bolivia, Bulgaria, Uganda, Senegal and more shared how storytelling can shift power.

🔗 www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub...
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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New #EUSEE study shows how governments use digital tools to restrict freedoms—& how civil society fights back through advocacy, litigation & innovation.

Read: eusee.hivos.org/document/the...

🎧Podcast on the issue: open.spotify.com/episode/6sYx...

#DigitalRights #CivicSpace
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Maduro declaró el estado de conmoción exterior en medio de las tensiones con EE. UU. por la actividad militar en el Caribe. El decreto sigue siendo secreto, generando preocupación por la militarización, las restricciones a las libertades y la falta de transparencia.

eusee.hivos.org/alert/the-ve...
November 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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As #COP30 begins, a silent war unfolds in courtrooms. Corporations are weaponising the law to silence #ClimateDefenders through #SLAPPs.

🔗 Read on @ipsnews.net : www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/sile...

#ClimateJustice #CivicSpace #SLAPPs #COP30
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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En el Foro de la Sociedad Civil #EULAC , más de 80 organizaciones de América Latina, el Caribe y la UE reclaman una voz más fuerte y un voto real para configurar una transición ecológica y digital justa. 📖 Leer a través de @deutschewellerss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy : www.dw.com/es/foro-soci...
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Meet Nancy Borissova, journalist & communications expert from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 and part of the #CADE Youth Voices for Digital Rights cohort!

She’s tackling online disinformation, promoting digital literacy & using media to amplify community voices.

www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/...
November 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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🎧 In the #EUSEE project, “civic space” includes both offline freedoms & the fast-changing digital realm. But are we treating them as one?

Our guest, Sheetal Kumar, dives into how the digital sphere has become the new civic space

open.spotify.com/episode/6sYx...
From the Streets to the Screens: Strategies for Defending the Digital Enabling Environment
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November 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Tomorrow begins the IV #CELACEU Summit in Santa Marta

Ahead of it, the CELAC–EU Civil Society Working Group releases its press statement calling for a fairer, people-centred agenda focused on care, rights, & ecological justice.

🔗 www.forus-international.org/en/news/more...
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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From Kazakhstan to Papua New Guinea, #EUSEE unites 20+ countries to monitor civic space, share best practices & strengthen democracy.What a joy to meet our members in Bangkok for #ICSW2025 — connecting with @EUinAsia,
@undp.org , & @UNHRC!

🔗 eusee.hivos.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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🎧Nos sumergimos en la #WSSD2 en Doha: ¿hasta dónde hemos llegado y cómo lograr que el desarrollo social no deje a nadie atrás?

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November 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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🚨 #Perú declara el estado de emergencia durante 30 días en Lima y Callao, suspendiendo derechos fundamentales y ampliando los poderes policiales y militares.

🔗 Alerta completa de #EUSEE: eusee.hivos.org/alert/restri...

#EUSEE #EspacioCívico #Peru
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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The Pacific’s localisation movement is reshaping development.
In #Vanuatu, FALE Vanuatu & PIANGO are leading efforts to put local leadership, culture & community first.

🔗https://www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub/articles-news?modal_page=news&modal_detail_id=the-pacifics-localisation-movement
November 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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🗓️ Join our next ComsForUs meeting!

Hear from Mery Vaca (Bolivia), Sandra Mamani (Unitas, Bolivia) & Nancy Borissova (BPID, Bulgaria) as we discuss the Forus Journalism Fellowship and how civil society, media & innovation can shape #PositiveNarratives.

🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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#WSSD2 begins today in Doha, Qatar, with several #Forus members present!

If you want to know what discussions will focus on, what events are taking place or want to hear Forus members' perspectives, stay tuned to our dedicated #voicesofWSSD2 hub ➡️ www.forus-international.org/en/campaigns...
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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🚨 Entra en vigor la nueva «Ley contra las ONG» de Paraguay.

La sociedad civil advierte que otorga a las autoridades un control excesivo sobre las ONG y amenaza las libertades de asociación y expresión.

Lea la alerta de #EUSEE: eusee.hivos.org/alert/restri...
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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🗓️ Join us for the next ComsForUs meeting!

We’ll present the new Forus Journalism Fellowship — featuring journalists from around the 🌍 — and explore fresh synergies between civil society, media & innovation under #PositiveNarratives.

🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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30 years after Copenhagen, world leaders meet again in Doha for #WSSD2.

Civil society says: time to move from declarations to delivery

@ipsnews.net

www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/from...
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM