Welcome to KUN Centre for Equality and Diversity
KUN Centre for Equality and Diversity is a non-governmental organization founded in 1991. Our two offices are located in Steigen and Steinkjer, Norway.
KUN Centre for Equality and Diversity aims to contribute to a society where women and men have equal opportunities to participate in, develop, and shape their own lives. We work continuously and systematically to combat discrimination and promote equality.
Our commitment to equality issues includes perspectives on sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, and (dis)ability.
KUN Centre for Equality and Diversity aims to contribute to a society where women and men have equal opportunities to participate in, develop, and shape their own lives. We work continuously and systematically to combat discrimination and promote equality.
Our commitment to equality issues includes perspectives on sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, and (dis)ability.
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We have extensive experience in conducting research, running workshops, arranging courses, conferences, and study trips within a broad range of areas. The essence of our work is to provide perspectives for change, as well as to bridge the gap between research and practice. We cooperate with government agencies, counties, municipalities and various business associations.
Our areas of expertise:
KUN Centre for Equality and Diversity cooperates with relevant international organizations to exchange knowledge and to increase our level of competence. |
The team We are a multidisciplinary team with long practical experience working towards social equality. We pursue collective learning, knowledge exchange and professional development. Our team consists of advisors and administrative staff members as well as apprentices and trainees. |
Ongoing International Projects
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ENVOLVI 2019 – 2021, EEA Grants
In cooperation with Novo Dia - Associação para a Inclusão Social (Portugal) The defense of human rights of elderly people living in the Azores (Portugal) is the focus of the present project, aiming to foster healthy intergenerational relations to strengthen social cohesion and promote active citizenship and aging. The project includes activities that acknowledge and value the potential of older generations, as well as the issue of isolation and violence against the elderly is given focus to. Fair Play at Schools 2019 - 2022, Erasmus + project In cooperation with Genderove informacni centrum NORA (Czech Republic) and the Eesti Naisteühenduste Ümarlaua Sihtasutus (Estonia) The project addresses the issue of gender in education. It aims at enhancing teachers’ sensitivity to gender issues. The project aims to contribute to more inclusive classroom environments where girls and boys can develop their competencies in a safe and welcoming atmosphere without the pressure of restrictive gender stereotypes. BridGEs: Alto-Minho companies for Gender Equality 2020 - 2021, EEA Grants In cooperation with Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto (FPCEUP), Portugal The project aims to create and test instruments to measure and study gender inequalities in work organisations, involving the direct and active participation of organisations. Since the project's actions are essentially directed at the business sector, it is of utmost importance for companies to participate in this process, contributing from the outset to the co-construction of the products addressed to them, analysing their feasibility and feasibility in their contexts and anticipating obstacles and ways to overcome them. Cávado + Igual 2021-2023, EEA Grants In cooperation with CIM Cávado (Portugal) The Cávado + Igual project is an Open Call#5 – Intervention projects to promote gender equality at local level, within the scope of the Work-life Balance Programme and funded by EEA Grants. The objectives of the project are centered on the assumption of a municipal and sub-regional commitment to the promotion of gender equality and balance of professional, personal, and family life. DIVERS@S AND ATIV@S: Promoting diversity and non-discrimination in the professional workplace 2021-2023, EEA Grants In cooperation with Associação Portuguesa para a Diversidade e Inclusão (APPDI), Portugal The project intends to develop a set of transformative tools and instruments to promote workplace diversity and combat discrimination against vulnerable groups. Through construction of a collaborative awareness campaign and involvement of numerous companies and social entities, the project will stimulate promotion of inclusion and equality in the workplace. Gender Equality Promotion 2021 – 2023, EEA Grants In cooperation with Inštitút ľudských prav, Slovakia The objective of the project is to raise public awareness about gender equality through numerous online campaigns and educational activities directed at young women and men. Young people will be engaged in a thinking process on the topics of gender stereotypes, gender roles, as well as will have a chance to examine and reflect on their own prejudices on themselves and on other gender. Previous International Projects Inclusive Workplace 2021, EEA Grants: Active Citizens Fund, Bilateral Initiative In cooperation with Zensky algoritmus ( Slovakia) KUN Centre for Equality and Diversity participated in the project by providing a series of training sessions on the topic of “Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace”. Best practices were shared, and discussions were held around the topics of how to attract and implement diversity in the workplace, how to keep it and measure it. Social and Legal Actions to Combat Honor Related Abuses 2019 – 2021, EEA Grants In cooperation with Center for Development of Sustainable Communities (Bulgaria) and Women Lawyers Association (Bulgaria) The project gave focus to the problem of honor related violence existent in the Bulgarian and Norwegian societies. The partnership organizations worked towards creating awareness about the issue and to the present inadequate protection of honor violence victims. During the project implementation, an analysis of the existing policies on the issue was carried out, recommendations for changes in policies and legislation aimed at the prevention of honor related violence were developed and presented to public institutions. Vietnam 2009-2014 The project was carried out together with the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs with the goal of enhancing Vietnam's capacity for gender equality work through application of the Norwegian experience. The project contributed to integrating a gender perspective in legislation, strategy and action plans, and influenced policy development in the gender equality field. JUWOBA (Justice to women exposed to violence in the Barents region) 2010- 2011 Funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services The goal of the project was to map and discuss society’s institutionalization of measures to ensure justice for victims of violence. Through four seminars in the Barents Region, Norwegian and Russian representatives from health care, the police, the judicial system, organizations working with state compensation to victims of violence and crisis centers exchanged knowledge and discussed their experience from their respective work fields. |
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Do you have a project idea that you want to realize and that will benefit from having an international partner?
KUN Centre for Equality and Diversity is open for developing new international projects and ready to discuss new partnerships and networking opportunities.
Do not hesitate to contact our international adviser if you have any questions or need further information
about our organization and our projects!
KUN Centre for Equality and Diversity is open for developing new international projects and ready to discuss new partnerships and networking opportunities.
Do not hesitate to contact our international adviser if you have any questions or need further information
about our organization and our projects!
