Partnership with Point of Progress (PoP) Malawi
For many years, Spire has collaborated with our partner organization Point of Progress (PoP) in Malawi. Together we work with youth participation, environmental challenges, development issues and gender equality. This includes working with information work and events in both Norway and Malawi, in addition to conducting political advocacy work. Spire and PoP in Malawi work for a just and sustainable world. We believe that by engaging young people to participate in local communities and be a driving force for a better world, a much-needed change will take place.
Spire and PoP are currently conducting the exchange program called SEED (Solidarity Exchange for Environment and Development). More information about the solidarity exchange program can be found here. This exchange program is funded by and developed in collaboration with Norec. The participants in the exchange program, two from Norway and two from Malawi, spend four months in Malawi and four months in Norway during the course of the program. The program is focused on Climate Justice.
Prior to 2022, the Spire and PoP (then known as NfYD - Network for Youth Developement) conducted the exchange program AYESE (Action for Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Environment). Each year's participants produced a report on a chosen topic. Read the report "Rising to Malawi's Unemployment Challenge" (2020).
«Youth exchange has enhanced learning about global issues, especially those that affect the youth of today and their future», says Gift Numeri, president of PoP in Malawi.
«The world, and especially young people, face major global challenges related to climate change, environmental damage, and increasing disparities in power and wealth. In order to find good solutions, we must learn from each other and work together. Through our exchange program, we gain very useful knowledge, experience, and motivation to create a just and sustainable world. In addition, Malawi is a very beautiful and exciting country that you will get to know well by working with our partner organization», says Elise Åsnes, president of Spire.
Prior to 2022, the Spire and PoP (then known as NfYD - Network for Youth Developement) conducted the exchange program AYESE (Action for Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Environment). Each year's participants produced a report on a chosen topic. Read the report "Rising to Malawi's Unemployment Challenge" (2020).
«Youth exchange has enhanced learning about global issues, especially those that affect the youth of today and their future», says Gift Numeri, president of PoP in Malawi.
«The world, and especially young people, face major global challenges related to climate change, environmental damage, and increasing disparities in power and wealth. In order to find good solutions, we must learn from each other and work together. Through our exchange program, we gain very useful knowledge, experience, and motivation to create a just and sustainable world. In addition, Malawi is a very beautiful and exciting country that you will get to know well by working with our partner organization», says Elise Åsnes, president of Spire.
