About Swedish Women’s Educational Association Santa Barbara
SWEA is a global non-profit association for Swedish-speaking women who are or have lived abroad. SWEA has about 7,500 women as members of about 80 local branches in about 40 countries on five continents. With almost 40 members, SWEA Santa Barbara is one of the smaller International departments.
We are one of the largest SWEA departments in the world. SWEA consists of a total of 6,000 members and we are located all over the world with about 70 local branches. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we are about 350 Swedish-speaking women who are members.
SWEA (Swedish Women's Educational Association) is a global non-profit association for Swedish and Swedish-speaking women who are or have lived abroad. By gathering Sweor around our common language, our Swedish origins and cultural heritage, SWEA becomes both a meeting point and a safety net with links all over the world. SWEA provides support for relocation and relocation between countries, and welcomes and supports upon return to Sweden.
SWEA is the largest non-profit Sweden-promoting organization outside Sweden and our purpose is to promote the Swedish language and spread Swedish culture and tradition. SWEA donates to projects with a Swedish connection and to education through scholarships for a total of approximately SEK 2 million each year.
Many personnel departments at multinational companies use SWEA's international network. The companies turn to local SWEA departments, which possess knowledge and local knowledge, when preparing families for foreign service. As SWEA is located in many places in the world, the organization also has an important role in the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' emergency preparedness plan.
