2026-05-05
What to fund and what not to fund?For the second year in a row, aid and development financial support levels have fallen, with 2025 marking the biggest drop. Governments across Europe and beyond are tightening their budgets, often citing inflation, debt pressures, and shifting political priorities. Yet for NGOs and community partners, the consequences are immediate, structural, and in many cases, irreversible.
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2026-04-27
📰 🌍Launching the Post-2030 Vision and Advancing Civil Society Action | Forus NewsletterExplore civil society voices, Forus strategic priorities, and collective action
2026-04-27
📰 🌍Launching the Post-2030 Vision and Advancing Civil Society Action | Forus NewsletterExplore civil society voices, Forus strategic priorities, and collective action
2026-04-23
Tecnologia e redes de acolhimento enfrentam violência política - AzMinaDescubra como tecnologia e redes de acolhimento protegem mulheres e LGBTQIAPN+ contra a violência política digital nas eleições
2026-04-21
New interview series: ‘Civil society unpacks burning issues on emerging technologies’From artificial intelligence to digital infrastructure, digital developments raise critical questions about human rights, environmental sustainability, democratic governance, and digital inclusion. To contribute to these conversations, Forus is launching a new interview series under the Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) project co-funded by the European Union, highlighting diverse perspectives on some of the burning topics in digital governance and rights.
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2026-04-21
Defending digital rights and governance through collaboration: Forus at RightsCon 2026At RightsCon 2026, Forus as part of the Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) and EU SEE, will host two sessions exploring how civil society can strengthen its role in digital governance and respond to the growing challenges of digital authoritarianism and rights.
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2026-04-20
Is there room for us all? Obesity, rights and the failure of public policy in VenezuelaIn Venezuela, health and dignity seem to have a weight limit. Currently, 54% of adults in the country have a high body mass index (BMI), a reality that points to an unprecedented health emergency: by 2030, this condition will affect 10.52 million people, according to the World Obesity Atlas 2025 report.
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2026-04-16
How Local Communities Are Transforming Marble Danda From Quarry Site to Sustainable Tourism in NepalHow Marble Danda became a local tourism engine: A former quarry tests whether community-led tourism can grow without repeating the environmental damage that once defined it.
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2026-04-14
#WeAreForus - With Forus Chair Justina Kaluinaitė on the power of connections in civil societyConnections power civil society. In our video interview, Forus new Chair Justina Kaluinaitė from the Lithuanian NGDO Platform reflects on how strong networks help communities respond in times of crisis and how civil society continues to bridge people, solidarity, and solutions.
2026-04-14
In Conversation with Forus new chair Justina KaluinaiteAt the Forus General Assembly which just concluded in Cambodia, members of the global network elected Justina Kaluinaite as new Chair. Kaluinaite brings experience focusing on socio-education community development in post-conflict phrases, trauma-aware development processes, effective development cooperation and humanitarian action management. She has over a decade of experience in various CSOs and community development entities, academic placements in Lithuania and globally. Bringing perspectives from her work in Rwanda, Cambodia and Colombia (among others) and working for a decade with the Lithuanian Development Cooperation Platform (Lithuanian NGDO Platform), she brings a global, empathic and strategic perspective to her new role. We sat down with her for a conversation about what her new role means, the challenges facing civil society today, and her vision for Forus.
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2026-04-13
#MarchezAvecNous - Voix de Femmes d’Afrique CentraleDans le cadre de la campagne Marchez Avec Nous de Forus, ce documentaire donne la parole aux femmes d’Afrique centrale qui se mobilisent pour la justice de genre et les droits des femmes. À travers des témoignages de mobilisatrices communautaires, militantes et témoins en République démocratique du Congo et au Cameroun, ce film met en lumière leurs luttes, leurs espoirs et les réalités auxquelles elles font face. Pendant un mois d’histoires et de récits, découvrez les voix de celles qui agissent au quotidien pour défendre les droits, renforcer leurs communautés et construire un avenir plus juste. https://www.forus-international.org/fr/campaign/marchwithus Ce documentaire a été réalisé avec le soutien de l’Agence française de développement (AFD) et de l’Union européenne. Les points de vue exprimés dans ce film ne reflètent pas nécessairement les positions officielles de l’AFD ou de l’Union européenne. #MarchezAvecNous #JusticeDeGenre #DroitsDesFemmes #Forus
2026-04-13
Introducing the Forus Post-2030 VisionThe future after 2030 is being shaped now. Forus is launching a collective civil society vision for what must be defended, demanded and declined.
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