Swedish bilateral development cooperation with Nicaragua was phased out during the period 2008-2011. The objective of the project Exit Nicaragua was to contribute to a responsible phase out, and evaluate and disseminate results, experiences and lessons learned. Global Reporting was contracted to coordinate, implement and facilitate several parts of the project, including the creation of a web platform for dialogue and discussion between stakeholders. Global Reporting also produced reports, evaluations, exhibitions and seminars in both Sweden and Nicaragua.

The report Unpaid Debt was launched in 2010 by the organization European Coalition on Oil in Sudan (ECOS). The objective was to get compensation for the victims of the oil wars in what is today South Sudan. Oil companies Lundin Petroleum from Sweden, OMV of Austria and Petronas of Malaysia, may have been involved in the war crimes that were committed.
Global Reporting was contracted to follow up the report through seminars, newsletters, and support for journalists and organizations interested in the issue.

The book “De kallar oss invandrare” (“They call us immigrants”) portrays some of the everyday heroes who, using their talent and strong drive, have established themselves in Swedish society. It was written as part of the project Tema Nyanlända at the County Administrative Board of Stockholm, which gathered unique knowledge of what is being done at the grassroots level for newly arrivals in the Stockholm county.
Global Reporting was contracted to do both writing and stratetic work within the project.

After a redesign from Global Reporting the annual report of the Nordic Africa Institute got a magazine-like design and the content became less academic. In this way the report could be used by the researchers at the Institute to present their work to the public and spread information about Africa.

Our everyday life has changed fundamentally through the development of satellite navigation, which has become an increasingly important part of the basic infrastructure of society. In the book Navigating everyday life – Satellites show the way, we tell the story of how something that started as a space adventure turned into an everyday gadget. Global Reporting was contracted by the Swedish National Space Board to write and design the book. The target audience was the interested public that now hopefully know more about how our society benefits from satellite technique.

Global Reporting was contracted by the think tank Tiden to give the magazine with the same name a new graphic design. The objective of the magazine is to debate ideas on for example globalization, climate change, unemployment and inequality. The magazine was given a more magazine-like shape with thicker paper and a glued back. The result is a magazine with a long shelf life that is worthy of its spot on the coffee table. Despite the radical redesign, much remains the same in this more than 100 year old magazine. Above all, the text is still the protagonist.

Global Reporting was contracted to work with communication within the framework of a Sida funded water and environmental project in the city of Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan. The objective was to raise awareness of the need to conserve water, and to train officials from local water authorities on how to work in dialogue with the public. The key message of the campaign was “Water is life!”, a message that was used in all the activities. 70 percent of those who participated in the campaign stated that they saved more water after the campaign.

On assignment from The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation Global Reporting analyzed how communication activities can enhance the Foundation’s role as a meeting point and catalyst, and contribute to the new operational strategy. The study contributed to the development of the DHF message platform and included concrete proposals on activities and visual profile. The work was done through desk studies, staff interviews and an online survey. The findings were discussed with the staff at a full-day workshop.

Global Reporting is contracted by Plan International Sweden to produce content and design of the magazine Barnens framtid four times a year. The target audience is Plan’s more than 60 000 sponsors in Sweden. We write about development issues in an accessible way, since the readers are not necessarily versed in humanitarian and development issues. Children and young people are at the center of our stories and talk about their lives from their perspective. The design is playful while staying true to the graphic identity of Plan. The purpose of the magazine is to give the sponsors a better understanding for the work of Plan around the world.

From 2010 to 2014 Global Reporting and the Arena Group produced the magazine OmVärlden for a globally interested audicence. The magazine is made available by Sida, but led and produced by an independent editorial staff. With initiated and captivating articles, reports and analysis on development issues, OmVärlden tries to make sense of the world. Reputed writers, columnists and photographers contribute articles and features about economics, politics, culture and research.

The theme of the 2010 Göteborg Book Fair was Africa. A continent that many don’t know much about and that is often lumped together into a single country. Global Reporting developed the concept for the exhibition of the Nordic Africa Institute – “Africa has the floor”. The idea was that now that Africa has the floor it is our turn to listen. The concept also pointed to the duality of storytelling from Africa, where the spoken word is strong and the written word is relatively young. Global Reporting also designed the stand, program, book, ads and banners.

During 2011-2015 Global Reporting had a framework agreement with Sida in the field of digital media. We were contracted as web editors at Sida’s communications department and wrote regularly for sida.se. The objective of the assignment was to give the Swedish public an understanding of the situation in developing countries, of Swedish aid and its results, and the drivers of development.

The fact that 1,000 women die every day from complications related to pregnancy and child-birth is a violation of the universal human right to life and health. Yet there are no penalties for those governments that don’t invest in saving the lives of women. This fact guided the Sida seminar on maternal mortality that Global Reporting moderated at the Human Rights Days in Stockholm in 2013. The panel was made up by representatives from the Karolinska Institute, Sida and Ericsson Research.
This is one of many examples of the moderating done by Global Reporting. Several of our staff have extensive experience in leading discussions in both Swedish and English.

At the Swedish-Russian Forum in St. Petersburg in 2008, 700 delegates discussed and celebrated 15 years of project experience, results and learning, as well as continued regular cross-border cooperation between Swedish and Russian stakeholders. Global Reporting was commissioned to produce a film, a leaflet and an exhibition of Sida-funded environmental projects in Russia.
Global Reporting was also involved in the planning of the program and was responsible for rosters, journalist contacts and the graphic setting of the forum.