Lucia Children's Picnic

Lucia Children's Picnic!

The Swedish Institute Alumni Network Zimbabwe is proud to invite you to our Lucia Children's Picnic on Friday 10 December from 13.00 to 15.00 at the Swedish Residence garden. 

Get ready to celebrate one of Sweden's most cherished cultural traditions with our third annual Lucia Children’s Picnic! Whether you’re young or simply young at heart, our Picnic will be an awesome afternoon of crafts, culture and cookies :)

You’ll make Swedish paper crafts, view the exhibition of Swedish Author Astrid Lindgren and indulge your sweet tooth with tasty Christmas treats!

Program

12.30 – 12.55 Guest registration

13.00 – 13.10 Welcome remarks by Embassy and SI Alumni

13.15 – 14.50
Activities
- Arts and crafts (make your own Swedish woven heart basket, Never-ending card, Flex-tangle and paper globe)
- Cookie decorating
- Christmas fika (a variety of Swedish Christmas treats)
- Astrid Lindgren “Never Violence” garden exhibition (inspiring quotes from her life about children)

14.55 – 15.00 Closing remarks by Embassy and SI Alumni

Our event is open for Swedish Institute Alumni, Sweden Alumni,  Swedish Embassy staff and friends.

Please note that spaces are limited so we kindly request that you only sign up for the Lucia Children's Picnic if you are absolutely certain that you will attend.

Registration closes on Friday 3 December at 12 pm or when spaces are full so sign up today!

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About

About the Swedish Institute Alumni Network Zimbabwe

We are alumni of the Swedish Institute Scholarship and Leadership programs and we aim to share our love of sustainability and Swedish culture! We are proud recipients of the Alumni Network of the Year 2020 award from the Swedish Institute:

“By arranging both online and offline alumni activities, the SI Alumni Network Zimbabwe is actively contributing to a fair and sustainable global development and is strengthening the alumni network in Zimbabwe as well as in the region and globally. Furthermore, the SI Alumni Network Zimbabwe has been working closely with the Embassy of Sweden in Harare resulting in several successful alumni activities over the past years, targeting both its alumni members and a wider audience of youth. The work of the SI Alumni Network Zimbabwe is characterized by drive, new ideas and collaboration for the betterment of its alumni members and the region”

Madeleine Sjöstedt (Director-General, Swedish Institute)

About the Swedish Institute

The Swedish Institute (SI) is a public agency based in Stockholm and Paris that operates in the fields of culture, education, science and business. SI seeks to strengthen ties between Sweden and other countries and promote development towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.