TheSwedish Women's Educational Association,referred to as SWEA but officially designatedSWEA International, Inc.,is a globalnon-profit organizationand a network for Swedish and Swedish-speaking women who reside or have resided outside of Sweden.[1]
SWEA is represented in many locations throughout the world and plays a major role in theSwedish State Department's emergency management plan.
SWEA is a politically and religiously independent organization.
Organization
editSWEA International is the largest non-profit organization promoting Sweden outside of Sweden with the goal of promoting the Swedish language and spreading Swedish culture and tradition.[2]
Each year, SWEA International awards three scholarships of US$15,000 each:
- The Scholarship for Research Related to the Swedish Language, Literature, and Society[3]
- The Agneta and Gunnar Nilsson Scholarship for the Study of Intercultural Relations[4]
- The Sigrid Paskell Scholarship in the Performing Arts[5]
In addition, SWEA International selects a Swedish Woman of the Year[6]annually.
Locally, SWEA International's chapters make donations and present scholarships that total about 2 million Swedish kronor (US$250,000) per year.[7]
SWEA International offers its members assistance during the process of relocating and transitioning between countries. Additionally, the organization extends a warm welcome and provides support to members upon their return to Sweden.
SWEA International has approximately 6,000 women members in approximately 70 local chapters[8]in about 30 countries on five continents.[9]
SWEA International's chairman since 2024 is Charlotte Rigby Fors.
History
editIn 1979, SWEA International was founded in Los Angeles by Agneta Nilsson. Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson is the association's honorary president.[10]
Swedish Woman of the Year
editSince 1989, SWEA International has selected a Swedish Woman of the Year (abbreviated ÅSK, forÅrets Svenska Kvinna) annually. The recipient is announced during SWEA's annual meeting each spring and is recognized during the annual "Sweden dinner" organized each summer by one of the chapters located in Sweden. The recipient must be a Swedish woman who, through her accomplishments, has represented and brought attention to the Sweden of today in the greater world.
The following women have been recognized as Swedish Woman of the Year:[11]
- 1989:Ulla Wachtmeister
- 1990:Birgitta Wistrand
- 1991, 1992: Undistributed
- 1993:Anne-Marie De GeerandIngrid Croneborg-Bergman
- 1994:Lise-Lotte Lübeck-Erixon
- 1995:Ingrid Karlsson
- 1996: Undistributed
- 1997:Ulla-Brita Palm
- 1998:Dorothea Rosenblad
- 1999:Kerstin Nordquist-Lane
- 2000:Maria Nyström Reuterswärd
- 2001:Drottning Silvia
- 2002:Eva Olofsson
- 2003:Ewa Kumlin
- 2004:Barbro Sachs-Osher
- 2005:Ingrid le Roux
- 2006:Tina Nordström
- 2007:Marianne Forssblad
- 2008:Inger Schuberth
- 2009:Agneta Nilsson,founder of SWEA International, Inc.
- 2010:Kjerstin Dellert
- 2011:Christina Lampe Önnerud
- 2012:Filippa Knutsson
- 2013:Mona Henning
- 2014:Nina Stemme
- 2015:Petra Wadström
- 2016:Maria Strømme
- 2017:Nikoo Bazsefidpay
- 2018:Ulrika Hydman Vallien
- 2019:Greta Thunberg
- 2020:Pia Sundhage
- 2021:Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
- 2022: Undistributed
- 2023:Anne-Marie Eklund Löwinder
Sources
edit- ^Barkan, Elliott Robert (2013).Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration.ABC-CLIO. pp. 1325–.ISBN978-1-59884-219-7.
- ^"SWEA in a Nutshell".SWEA International, Inc.Retrieved2017-03-22.
- ^"The Scholarship for Research Related to the Swedish Language, Literature, and Society (Stipendiet för forskning i svenska språket, litteraturen och samhället)".litstip.swea.org(in Swedish).Retrieved2017-03-21.
- ^"SWEA International's Agneta and Gunnar Nilsson Scholarship for the Study of Intercultural Relations (Agneta och Gunnar Nilsson stipendium för studier av interkulturella relationer)".interkult.swea.org(in Swedish).Retrieved2017-03-21.
- ^"SWEA International's Sigrid Paskell Scholarship in the Performing Arts (Sigrid Paskell stipendium inom scenkonsterna)".paskell.swea.org(in Swedish).Retrieved2017-03-21.
- ^"SWEA International's Swedish Woman of the Year (Årets Svenska Kvinna (ÅSK))".ask.swea.org.Retrieved2017-03-22.
- ^"SWEA International -- Donations".donationer.swea.org(in Swedish).Retrieved2017-03-22.
- ^"Chapters within SWEA International (Avdelningar inom SWEA International)".SWEA International, Inc.(in Swedish).Retrieved2017-03-22.
- ^"SWEA International on the map (SWEA på kartan)".SWEA International, Inc.(in Swedish).Retrieved2017-03-22.
- ^"History of SWEA (SWEAs Historia)".SWEA International, Inc.Retrieved22 March2017.
- ^"Swedish Woman of the Year recipients through the years (ÅSK mottagare genom åren - Årets Svenska Kvinna (ÅSK))".Årets Svenska Kvinna (ÅSK)(in Swedish).Retrieved2017-03-22.
External links
edit- SWEA,SWEA International's website