Svalorna Latinamerika

Founded in 1959, Svalorna Latinamerika is a non-governmental organisation based in Stockholm, Sweden working on gender equality, children & youth, human rights +3 more.

Svalorna Latinamerika is a Swedish non-profit organisation founded in 1959 that works for gender equality, human rights and sustainable development in Latin America. It works through long-term programmes with local civil society partner organisations in Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru, focusing on the rights of women, children and young people, democratic participation, livelihoods and climate justice. Its work includes capacity building, awareness and education through culture and popular education methods, and advocacy in Sweden. The organisation was originally a volunteer-sending association and became a programme-based organisation in 2007. It is headquartered at Solidaritetshuset in Stockholm, is politically and religiously independent, and is reviewed by Svensk insamlingskontroll.