FDFA 2030 Agenda article

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Written By Nora Wilhelm

“2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals: integrate stakeholders and new ideas”. Under this title, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs published an article where different actors supporting the implementation of the SDGs in Switzerland were interviewed, amongst them Nora Wilhelm for her work with collaboratio helvetica.


“Collaboratio helvetica – not confoederatio helvetica, even though the first letters are the same. Switzerland's country code: CH. Collaboratio helvetica was not founded in 1848 however, but in 2017. Its vision is to drive systemic change in Switzerland so that the 2030 Agenda can be put into practice. "We need new forms of cooperation and a holistic way of thinking to meet today's challenges," explains Nora Wilhelm, head of collaboratio helvetica. One of the things the organisation does is to test such new forms of cooperation and other innovative approaches to solving problems, and share its findings. It is a keen illustration of the proactive commitment of a wide range of actors to the SDGs – a commitment to the changes that the Switzerland of tomorrow urgently needs.”


Read the full article here.

Nora Wilhelm

Nora Wilhelm is a social innovator, entrepreneur and researcher dedicated to a world where people and planet can thrive. A changemaker since her teens, she has a background in youth engagement and active citizenship. She presided the European Youth Parliament Switzerland from 2014-2016 and organised an International Session of the EYP in Laax (GR), under the Patronage of then Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter. In 2017, she co-founded collaboratio helvetica, an initiative that catalyses systemic change towards the Agenda 2030 in Switzerland by cultivating a cross-sectoral innovation ecosystem, building the needed capacity, open knowledge sharing, and empowering systems change leaders. She was amongst others recognised for her outstanding contribution by Forbes (30 under 30), UNEP, UNESCO and the Swiss government, and spoke at events such as the Conference of Swiss Development Cooperation, the Swiss Conference of city mayors, TEDx and on global stages next to high level changemakers such as Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. She holds a BA in International Affairs from the University of St. Gallen and a MSt in Social Innovation from the University of Cambridge. In 2023, she co-founded the well • change atelier to make art-based processes and tools to cultivate connection, creativity, and well-being available to more people.

https://www.norawilhelm.org
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