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Sweden programs mental health 2025
EU Extends Protection for Ukrainian Refugees – New Initiative Launched in Sweden to Strengthen Mental Health and Integration
On 13 June 2025, the EU announced the extension of temporary protection for over four million Ukrainian refugees until 4 March 2027. This decision reflects the continued need for long-term support and initiatives that promote refugee well-being, resilience, and the ability to participate actively in society. In direct connection to this, a new initiative is now being launched in Sweden: Facilitating Refugee Integration through Dedicated Mental Health Support (FRID).
Ethiopia EdTech 2025 event
Reach for Change hosts inaugural Ethiopian EdTech Week to Grow Innovation and Investment in Inclusive Technology-Enabled Learning
Reach for Change Ethiopia is hosting Ethiopian EdTech Week, a two-day flagship event bringing together EdTech entrepreneurs, investors, ecosystem enablers, and high-level stakeholders to engage on the bold innovations in learning and catalyze collaboration across the education technology sector.
Nordics mental health 2025 report
Nordic Report highlights urgent gaps on Global Youth Mental Health Gaps: “Emerging Adults Are Being Left Behind”
A major new report from the Nordics reveals structural shortcomings” in supporting mental health for 18–29-year-olds – with sharp relevance for the UK and Europe.
Sweden partnerships 2025 program
IKEA Social Entrepreneurship and Reach for Change Announce New Partnership – Focusing on Social Entrepreneurs in Sweden
IKEA Social Entrepreneurship and Reach for Change are launching a three-year partnership to empower social entrepreneurs in Sweden, supported by IKEA Sweden. Through a new accelerator programme, Everyone’s Business, and targeted efforts to contribute to the development of the ecosystem around social innovation, the partnership aims to pave the way for more inclusive and sustainable societal development.
impact programs partnerships 2025
Why IMPACT Matters: Strengthening Social Entrepreneurs Through Better Impact Measurement
Together with Social Enterprise Alliance Georgia (SEA) and EcoVisio from Moldova—and with support from the Swedish Institute—we are proud to launch the IMPACT project. True to its name, IMPACT (Impact Measurement through Partnership, Assessment, and Communicating Transparently) aims to lay the foundations for long-term collaboration. The project will empower social entrepreneurs in Sweden, Georgia, and Moldova to better measure their impact and communicate it more effectively to external audiences.
Ethiopia partnerships EdTech 2025
The Second cohort of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship
Reach for Change Ethiopia has announced 13 innovative EdTech enterprises as Fellows for the 2025 cohort of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship. The enterprises that are the second cohort under the Fellowship in the country under the acceleration program will receive support and resources to scale their innovative technology-enabled solutions, which aim to enhance inclusive learning opportunities across Ethiopia.
partnership Nordics mental health 2025
Emerging adults experience lacking support for their mental health
In the Nordics, 70 percent of all emerging adults aged 18-29 have experienced mental health issues, while 5 out of 10 choose not to seek help due to stigma. Among those who do seek help, a majority (65%) feel that the support they receive is of poor quality, they are misunderstood or not taken seriously. This is highlighted in a new survey, the first of its kind that ensures representation of emerging adults (18-29) in Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. The survey was conducted by Perspetivo on behalf of Reach for Change, The Inner Foundation, and the Tim Bergling Foundation.
Baltics news projects 2025
Boosting Youth Employability through Cross-Sector Collaboration In Liepaja, Latvia
Reach for Change will together with House of Hope (HoH) and Liepaja City Municipality Central Administration (LCMCA) increase youth employment by strengthening the collaboration between social entrepreneurs and the municipality. Co-funded by the European Social Fund Agency’s Social Innovation Initiative, the partners of the new Joining Forces project are coming together to co-create a training program for disadvantaged youth.
Baltics news impact projects 2025
Impact Baltic: Building a new impact fund for social enterprises
Impact Baltic, a newly launched European Social Fund + (ESF) project, aims to fill the gap in social finance for Baltic social enterprises by establishing a new impact fund and increasing the investment readiness of these social enterprises.
expertise partnership Europe 2025
Launch of DIGI SEII Project: Empowering Social Enterprises through Digitalization
The DIGI SEII (Digital Scaling for Social Enterprises: Empowering Impact and Innovation) project is a three-year initiative, co-funded by the European Union under the SMP-COSME 2023-SEED program. It sets to transform the digital capabilities of social enterprises (SEs) and their support organizations (SESOs) across Europe.