Local economic development, innovation and livelihoods
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Bergs Kommun – Krolevets, Ukraine
Inception The partnership between Berg Municipality and Krolevets began through ICLD’s matchmaking process at the Visby event in June 2025. Since then, two bilateral meetings with senior political leaders and ICLD representatives have laid the groundwork for collaboration. Both municipalities face similar challenges as rural areas — population decline, limited youth opportunities, and strained local…
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Bergs Kommun – Krolevets, Ukraine
Inception The partnership between Berg Municipality and Krolevets began through ICLD’s matchmaking process at the Visby event in June 2025. Since then, two bilateral meetings with senior political leaders and ICLD representatives have laid the groundwork for collaboration. Both municipalities face similar challenges as rural areas — population decline, limited youth opportunities, and strained local…
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Region Gotland – Berislav, Ukraine
Project: Growing Together for Resilient Futures The project aims at creating favorable conditions for the return of youth to Berislav community by providing new job opportunities, developing infrastucture, and supporting youth initiatives. This will contribute to the sustainable development of the community and the active involvement and empowerment of youths. In Beryslav community, returning after…
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Region Gotland – Berislav, Ukraine
Project: Growing Together for Resilient Futures The project aims at creating favorable conditions for the return of youth to Berislav community by providing new job opportunities, developing infrastucture, and supporting youth initiatives. This will contribute to the sustainable development of the community and the active involvement and empowerment of youths. In Beryslav community, returning after…
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Kalmar – Poltava, Ukraine
Project: Equal preparedness and civil defense – Strengthened resilience in Poltava and Kalmar The project aims at developing municipal working methods for a more equal and inclusive service, increased participation, transparency, and accountability. Ultimately, the collaboration will contribute to improving the residents’ situation at the community level. In the project, equity and inclusion of vulnerable…
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Kalmar – Poltava, Ukraine
Project: Equal preparedness and civil defense – Strengthened resilience in Poltava and Kalmar The project aims at developing municipal working methods for a more equal and inclusive service, increased participation, transparency, and accountability. Ultimately, the collaboration will contribute to improving the residents’ situation at the community level. In the project, equity and inclusion of vulnerable…
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Increasing Transparency in Local Governments: Implementation of Citizen Budgets in Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe
This research project investigates the implementation and impact of Citizen’s Budgets at the local level in selected countries. It aims to understand the elements that compose these budgets, the impact they have on the transparency of local government budget processes, and the degree of empowerment they confer, especially to marginalized groups. The study also assesses…
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Increasing Transparency in Local Governments: Implementation of Citizen Budgets in Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe
This research project investigates the implementation and impact of Citizen’s Budgets at the local level in selected countries. It aims to understand the elements that compose these budgets, the impact they have on the transparency of local government budget processes, and the degree of empowerment they confer, especially to marginalized groups. The study also assesses…
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Växjö and JB Marks Local Municipality, South Africa
This project aims to create a center for civil society in partnership between the JB Marks Local Municipality and North-West University’s School of Social Sciences. This center will address severe social issues within the municipality, such as youth unemployment, gender-based violence, and the negative impacts of alcohol abuse, which are particularly prevalent in areas like…
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A cry for justice by “invisible squatters” – Colonial legacy, local democracy, and the quest forhuman rights in land dispossession by Kakuzi PLC in Makuyu, Murang’a County, Kenya
This thesis examines the enduring impact of colonial legacies on local democracy and human rights concerning land dispossession in Makuyu, Murang’a County, Kenya, focusing on the experiences of ’invisible squatters’ affected by Kakuzi PLC. Through the lens of decolonization and post-colonial thinking practices theories, the research reveals that historical injustices rooted in colonial land policies…