The Anna Lindh Foundation network in Sweden launched the third edition of Actions for Diversity micro-grants programme to support the implementation of small-medium scale actions that promote intercultural dialogue, diversity and more inclusive societies.
The theme for 2026 is: Trust. Network members will implement actions aiming at fostering trust and a stronger community fabric through intercultural dialogue.
Through an open call from 19 January - 2 February, we received 11 project proposals from the following:
Support Group Network (Vänersborg), Connect With Joy (Göteborg), Assyrian Monitor For Human Rights (Motala), SWEDO (Umeå), Clowner utan Gränser (Stockholm), Rotaract Club of Malmö-Lund International (Malmö), Nätverket för Albanska Diasporan i Sverige (Gävle), SweFor / Kristna fredsrörelsen (Stockholm), Världen finns här, ABF Väst (Göteborg), Proqvi Igloo (Helsingborg) and non-member Robin Sandquist artist (Malmö).
The following projects were selected:
Organisation: Connect with Joy
Contact person: Elodie Labonne
A weekend workshop which introduces Argentine Tango as a non-verbal language of connection, focusing on trust, listening, and cooperation rather than performance or technique. Open to all backgrounds and genders without prior experience in Tango.
The workshop will take place in Gothenburg.
Budget: 9,000 SEK
Organisation: Assyrian Monitor for Human Rights
Contact person: Jamil Diarberkli
An intercultural event to celebrate poertry and music from the Levant and Sweden. The programme includes poetry recital in Arabic, Assyrian, Kurdish, Swedish, and English, paired with live music.
The event will take place in Linköping.
Budget: 12,000 SEK
Organisation: SWEDO
Contact person: Carina Eriksson
SWEDO hosts a one-day art workshop in Umeå, blending in-person and digital collaboration with SWEDO Palestine. Led by artist Moutaz Albashar, participants co-create live paintings inspired by trust, migration, memory, and identity.
The workshop focuses on non-verbal dialogue and collective creativity, connecting Swedish and Palestinian participants in real time.
The workshop will take place in Umeå with LIVE participation from West Bank, Palestine.
Budget: 12,000 SEK
Organisation: SweFor / Kristna Fredsrörelsen
Contact person: Maria Sundström
A community dinner organised by local youth in one of Stockholm's suburbs to bring together Fagersjö residents, identify shared interests, and launch a neighbourhood forum for collaboration. The event includes workshops and inspiration to kickstart collective action, with residents as active co-creators.
The event will take place in Fagersjö, Stockholm.
Budget: 11,300 SEK
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For queries, please contact the ALF Swedish network coordinator Rasha Shaaban.
This call is financed by the Swedish Ministry of Culture, Anna Lindh Foundation and the European Commission.
(photo by Sofia Belhabib)