In 2006 and 2007, Fredrik Eklöf did listening skills workshops on internalized racism and sexism for Human Rights Development Initiative. The participants were lawyers from all over Africa, providing free legal services primarily in HIV-realted cases.

A male lawyer reported the second year that before the first workshop he had always dismissed clients who cried: "Come back when you can present your matter in a rational way", he used to say. Now, he had started to let them keep crying while they told their story. "I get a lot more important information that help their case. And even though my colleagues are available people have started to line up to see me, because they want to be listened to."

One of the lawyers said: "We really need these listening tools in Rwanda." That comment led Fredrik to found Listeners Without Borders, as a way of providing listening skills training for indivduals and groups.

NGOs, Windhoek, Namibia

In September 2013, we are giving workshops in Windhoek, Namibia. Participants are coming from

The Future Generation of Sweden

Framtidsgenerationen (The Future Generation) promotes an open and more forward looking society, against xenophobia, fear and violence.

We assist them in designing workshops for teenagers and young adults, and we will condutct inclusion workshops for businesses that want to train their staff and support Framtidsgenerationen at the same time.