Forus
@forusinternational.bsky.social
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.
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...
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
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...
Voices from Bolivia, Bulgaria, Uganda, Senegal and more shared how storytelling can shift power.
🔗 www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub...
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
Read: eusee.hivos.org/document/the...
🎧Podcast on the issue: open.spotify.com/episode/6sYx...
#DigitalRights #CivicSpace
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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
Read: eusee.hivos.org/document/the...
🎧Podcast on the issue: open.spotify.com/episode/6sYx...
#DigitalRights #CivicSpace
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...
eusee.hivos.org/alert/the-ve...
November 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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...
eusee.hivos.org/alert/the-ve...
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
🔗 Read on @ipsnews.net : www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/sile...
#ClimateJustice #CivicSpace #SLAPPs #COP30
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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
🔗 Read on @ipsnews.net : www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/sile...
#ClimateJustice #CivicSpace #SLAPPs #COP30
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
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...
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/...
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
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/...
She’s tackling online disinformation, promoting digital literacy & using media to amplify community voices.
www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/...
🎧 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...
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
open.spotify.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🎧 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...
Our guest, Sheetal Kumar, dives into how the digital sphere has become the new civic space
open.spotify.com/episode/6sYx...
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...
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
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...
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...
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
@undp.org , & @UNHRC!
🔗 eusee.hivos.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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
@undp.org , & @UNHRC!
🔗 eusee.hivos.org
🎧Nos sumergimos en la #WSSD2 en Doha: ¿hasta dónde hemos llegado y cómo lograr que el desarrollo social no deje a nadie atrás?
🔗https://soundcloud.com/user-975127425/pinwav?si=868f158ad39d4565876811c5b48d9739&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
🔗https://soundcloud.com/user-975127425/pinwav?si=868f158ad39d4565876811c5b48d9739&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🎧Nos sumergimos en la #WSSD2 en Doha: ¿hasta dónde hemos llegado y cómo lograr que el desarrollo social no deje a nadie atrás?
🔗https://soundcloud.com/user-975127425/pinwav?si=868f158ad39d4565876811c5b48d9739&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
🔗https://soundcloud.com/user-975127425/pinwav?si=868f158ad39d4565876811c5b48d9739&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
🚨 #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
🔗 Alerta completa de #EUSEE: eusee.hivos.org/alert/restri...
#EUSEE #EspacioCívico #Peru
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🚨 #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
🔗 Alerta completa de #EUSEE: eusee.hivos.org/alert/restri...
#EUSEE #EspacioCívico #Peru
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
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
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
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
🗓️ 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...
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
🗓️ 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...
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...
#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...
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
#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...
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...
🚨 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...
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
🚨 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...
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...
🗓️ 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...
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
🗓️ 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...
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...
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...
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
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...
Civil society says: time to move from declarations to delivery
@ipsnews.net
www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/from...
🎧 New podcase episode!
We talk with Kasumi Ranasinghe Arachchige — Sri Lankan researcher & Co-Director of The Biodiversity Project — about how Gen Z is reshaping activism through digital advocacy, mental well-being & social justice.
🎙️ soundcloud.com/user-9751274...
#CADE
We talk with Kasumi Ranasinghe Arachchige — Sri Lankan researcher & Co-Director of The Biodiversity Project — about how Gen Z is reshaping activism through digital advocacy, mental well-being & social justice.
🎙️ soundcloud.com/user-9751274...
#CADE
October 31, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🎧 New podcase episode!
We talk with Kasumi Ranasinghe Arachchige — Sri Lankan researcher & Co-Director of The Biodiversity Project — about how Gen Z is reshaping activism through digital advocacy, mental well-being & social justice.
🎙️ soundcloud.com/user-9751274...
#CADE
We talk with Kasumi Ranasinghe Arachchige — Sri Lankan researcher & Co-Director of The Biodiversity Project — about how Gen Z is reshaping activism through digital advocacy, mental well-being & social justice.
🎙️ soundcloud.com/user-9751274...
#CADE
“A Big Idea for Co-responsibility, not Solidarity” — by Milagros Santeiro, President of @RedEncuentro.
She calls for a shift from solidarity to co-responsibility — where North & South co-design, co-own & co-lead development.
Link in comments
She calls for a shift from solidarity to co-responsibility — where North & South co-design, co-own & co-lead development.
Link in comments
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“A Big Idea for Co-responsibility, not Solidarity” — by Milagros Santeiro, President of @RedEncuentro.
She calls for a shift from solidarity to co-responsibility — where North & South co-design, co-own & co-lead development.
Link in comments
She calls for a shift from solidarity to co-responsibility — where North & South co-design, co-own & co-lead development.
Link in comments
Meet Facundo Rodriguez 🇦🇷 — one of the 15 #CADE Youth Voices for #DigitalRights!
A digital rights advocate from Argentina, he explores how tech & algorithms shape democracy — and calls for access to information as a right, not a service.
🔗 www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/...
A digital rights advocate from Argentina, he explores how tech & algorithms shape democracy — and calls for access to information as a right, not a service.
🔗 www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/...
October 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Meet Facundo Rodriguez 🇦🇷 — one of the 15 #CADE Youth Voices for #DigitalRights!
A digital rights advocate from Argentina, he explores how tech & algorithms shape democracy — and calls for access to information as a right, not a service.
🔗 www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/...
A digital rights advocate from Argentina, he explores how tech & algorithms shape democracy — and calls for access to information as a right, not a service.
🔗 www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/...
🌍 Join us for the next ComsForUs meeting!
We’ll introduce the Forus Journalism Fellowship & explore synergies between civil society, media, innovation & #PositiveNarratives.
🗣️ Simultaneous interpretation: EN | FR | ES | PT
🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XS1ids00TECx_2-vg10aSw
We’ll introduce the Forus Journalism Fellowship & explore synergies between civil society, media, innovation & #PositiveNarratives.
🗣️ Simultaneous interpretation: EN | FR | ES | PT
🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XS1ids00TECx_2-vg10aSw
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🌍 Join us for the next ComsForUs meeting!
We’ll introduce the Forus Journalism Fellowship & explore synergies between civil society, media, innovation & #PositiveNarratives.
🗣️ Simultaneous interpretation: EN | FR | ES | PT
🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XS1ids00TECx_2-vg10aSw
We’ll introduce the Forus Journalism Fellowship & explore synergies between civil society, media, innovation & #PositiveNarratives.
🗣️ Simultaneous interpretation: EN | FR | ES | PT
🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XS1ids00TECx_2-vg10aSw
🎙️ On parle du #WSSD2 et du rôle de la société civile africaine avec Jacques Saham du CILONG.
🎧https://soundcloud.com/user-975127425/fr-du-sahel-a-cotonou-la-voix-du-tchad-pour-la-justice-sociale?si=7ad9a533f74c44c1af02aa62c855c4cb&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
🎧https://soundcloud.com/user-975127425/fr-du-sahel-a-cotonou-la-voix-du-tchad-pour-la-justice-sociale?si=7ad9a533f74c44c1af02aa62c855c4cb&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
October 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🎙️ On parle du #WSSD2 et du rôle de la société civile africaine avec Jacques Saham du CILONG.
🎧https://soundcloud.com/user-975127425/fr-du-sahel-a-cotonou-la-voix-du-tchad-pour-la-justice-sociale?si=7ad9a533f74c44c1af02aa62c855c4cb&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
🎧https://soundcloud.com/user-975127425/fr-du-sahel-a-cotonou-la-voix-du-tchad-pour-la-justice-sociale?si=7ad9a533f74c44c1af02aa62c855c4cb&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
🌍 Meet Ganga Gautam, President of @YouthInitiativeNepal & #CADE youth voice!
A strong advocate for youth empowerment, democracy & digital rights, Ganga is driving positive change.
www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/...
@smex.org @ecnl.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
A strong advocate for youth empowerment, democracy & digital rights, Ganga is driving positive change.
www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/...
@smex.org @ecnl.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🌍 Meet Ganga Gautam, President of @YouthInitiativeNepal & #CADE youth voice!
A strong advocate for youth empowerment, democracy & digital rights, Ganga is driving positive change.
www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/...
@smex.org @ecnl.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
A strong advocate for youth empowerment, democracy & digital rights, Ganga is driving positive change.
www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/...
@smex.org @ecnl.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
🎧 New podcast!
We talk with Aron Halfen (@ForumNorway) about civil society priorities for the #WSSD2 Summit in Doha
Hear how global actors can:
🌱 Link climate, rights & justice
💡 Make social development equitable
🗣️ Ensure real CSO participation
soundcloud.com/user-9751274...
We talk with Aron Halfen (@ForumNorway) about civil society priorities for the #WSSD2 Summit in Doha
Hear how global actors can:
🌱 Link climate, rights & justice
💡 Make social development equitable
🗣️ Ensure real CSO participation
soundcloud.com/user-9751274...
October 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
🎧 New podcast!
We talk with Aron Halfen (@ForumNorway) about civil society priorities for the #WSSD2 Summit in Doha
Hear how global actors can:
🌱 Link climate, rights & justice
💡 Make social development equitable
🗣️ Ensure real CSO participation
soundcloud.com/user-9751274...
We talk with Aron Halfen (@ForumNorway) about civil society priorities for the #WSSD2 Summit in Doha
Hear how global actors can:
🌱 Link climate, rights & justice
💡 Make social development equitable
🗣️ Ensure real CSO participation
soundcloud.com/user-9751274...
🌍 Meet the journalists shaping #PositiveNarratives!
Forus unveils 10 fellows for the 2025 Journalism Fellowship, amplifying civil society voices across Africa, Asia & the Americas.
🔗 Learn more: www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub...
Forus unveils 10 fellows for the 2025 Journalism Fellowship, amplifying civil society voices across Africa, Asia & the Americas.
🔗 Learn more: www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub...
October 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🌍 Meet the journalists shaping #PositiveNarratives!
Forus unveils 10 fellows for the 2025 Journalism Fellowship, amplifying civil society voices across Africa, Asia & the Americas.
🔗 Learn more: www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub...
Forus unveils 10 fellows for the 2025 Journalism Fellowship, amplifying civil society voices across Africa, Asia & the Americas.
🔗 Learn more: www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub...