We strengthen civil society by supporting projects that challenge, inspire, and create change.
Skateistan in a Box – Scaling Skateistan
Photo: Andy Buchanan
Our impact
2,6 billion SEK
1600 projects
80 countries
Dream City Imagining, Enacting Tunisia’s Democracy
L’Art Rue Cypher┬®Rayen Touati
Our two types of funding
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Our Projects
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Women for the World (W4W)
Beyond Borders Scotland through Traquair House…
Sport-based Youth Mental Health in Nigeria
Grassroot Soccer Inc
Empowering Europe to Fight Illicit Finance
The Sentry
Actionable Water Diplomacy
Stiftelsen Stockholm International Water Institute
Healing Through Justice for Athlete Survivors
Sport and Rights Alliance
Airwars
Forbidden Stories – The Safe Box Network
Freedom Voices Network
The Swedish Postcode Lottery’s Own Foundations
1 The Lottery
2 Surplus
3 The Foundation
4 Projects
One million Swedes participate in the Swedish Postcode Lottery and contribute to a better world for people, animals, and nature.
The lottery’s 1 billion SEK surplus is distributed to the Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation, as well as to 61 other charitable organizations.
The Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation receives around 200 million SEK a year from the Swedish Postcode Lottery.
We distribute these funds to hundreds of new civil society projects that make a difference in local communities, across Sweden and around the world.
Stories from the Field
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“Now my father can rest in peace” – historic ruling following the murder of an Indigenous leader.”
Historic Ruling Brings New Hope for Indigenous Defenders in…
They leave digital traces behind. Discover how investigative journalists use them to expose extremists, disinformation networks and hidden power structures.”
The Digital Footprints That Reveal Extremists Online – and…
– These project visits give us a deeper understanding of how nature-based solutions work in practice. “
Project visits deepen our understanding of coastal ecosystems
– At the end of the day, SOIL aims to be responsive to sanitation needs by having the capacity to reach more people, the resources to serve more clients effectively, and the systems in place to safely treat and transform more waste.”
Sanitation that Inspires Hope: How SOIL Is Reaching More…
– By training young people in civic engagement and sport-for-development, we created opportunities for them to lead activities that bring communities together.”
