Tag: Lifelong Learning

Feminist Frequency Nordic Adventures

Women, tech & community: Why I volunteer with Pink Programming

Yes, volunteering is a great way to strengthen our CV and gain new skills, but it’s also so much more than that. When we volunteer, we’re giving one of the most valuable things we have: our time. I truly believe we choose to spend that time on causes that matter to us. Otherwise, why would we do it?
In this post, I share a bit about my experience volunteering with Pink Programming, Sweden’s largest community for women and non-binary people in tech — a space that continues to inspire me every day.

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Feminist Frequency Nordic Adventures Visual Arts

How to crack the Swedish language and empower Immigrant Women

Reading and writing are key skills to survive in the modern world. Sadly, illiteracy, poverty, and exclusion are intertwined, with a significant gender gap. In this post, we explore how Livstycket, a nonprofit in Sweden, used functional pedagogy combining language lessons with crafts to help illiterate women learn Swedish. Their approach empowered immigrant women, boosting self-esteem and fostering integration.

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Creative Projects Nordic Adventures

How to adjust to a new culture without losing yourself on the way

I am originally from Argentina, so I am Latin and my mother tongue is Spanish. The official language in Sweden is Swedish, a North Germanic language spoken predominantly here and in some parts of Finland.
So, I live between languages, and English is the bridge that allows me to communicate on a daily basis. It is also the language that I hope will help me reach the readers I want to connect with: Swedes and expats.

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Creative Projects Nordic Adventures Things I love about Sweden

Things I love about Sweden 1: Lifelong learning & non-formal education

I love to learn and Sweden feels like a paradise for lifelong learners. Sweden has a strong history of non-formal adult education that has existed for more than a hundred years. It is called non-formal because, in general, it doesn’t lead to any formal degree and it is based on the participants’ interests and needs to learn. This kind of education is available to everyone, it is free from government intervention and receives public support. This sounds good… Let’s dig a bit deeper.

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