Child rights and youth participation
Provisions of social workers to victims of internal child trafficking in Uganda: A case study of children living on the streets of Kampala City
Human trafficking has become a serious global challenge in the recent past. Regarded as a global epidemic, it has triggered an increase in numbers of children living on the streets especially in countries where internal trafficking in children is a common social vice. This has resulted into a syndemic as a social evil in human…
Provisions of social workers to victims of internal child trafficking in Uganda: A case study of children living on the streets of Kampala City
Human trafficking has become a serious global challenge in the recent past. Regarded as a global epidemic, it has triggered an increase in numbers of children living on the streets especially in countries where internal trafficking in children is a common social vice. This has resulted into a syndemic as a social evil in human…
Ungdomar i fokus när Karlskrona och Saldanha Bay stärker klimatengagemanget
ICLD har beviljat ett partnerskapsprojekt mellan Karlskrona kommun och den sydafrikanska kommunen Saldanha Bay. Projektet kommer att arbeta för ökad ungdomsinkludering med speciellt fokus på klimatfrågor. Totalt beviljas 1,7 Mkr mellan 2024-2026. De båda kommunerna Karlskrona och Saldanha Bay, som redan genomfört en ettårig förberedelse, kommer nu i sitt partnerskapsprojekt att arbeta för att stärka…
Piteå – Lutsk, Ukraine
Project: Increase young people’s interest and impact in the municipality decision making process Piteå Municipality and Lutsk Municipality address the issue of low youth engagement in political life and decision-making processes in Ukraine, particularly in Lutsk. Young people often lack interaction with authorities and have insufficient awareness of government responsibilities, resulting in low civic competence.…
Piteå – Lutsk, Ukraine
Project: Increase young people’s interest and impact in the municipality decision making process Piteå Municipality and Lutsk Municipality address the issue of low youth engagement in political life and decision-making processes in Ukraine, particularly in Lutsk. Young people often lack interaction with authorities and have insufficient awareness of government responsibilities, resulting in low civic competence.…
Höör – Kopychyntsi, Ukraine
Project: Höör and Kopychyntsi Youth Empowerment Initiative The overarching goal of Höör and Kopychyntsi is to increase youth engagement in local decision-making. Currently, youths have low awareness of the democratic processes in their community. As a result, their interests are not represented, which in turn creates a growing divide between the youth and local authorities.…
Höör – Kopychyntsi, Ukraine
Project: Höör and Kopychyntsi Youth Empowerment Initiative The overarching goal of Höör and Kopychyntsi is to increase youth engagement in local decision-making. Currently, youths have low awareness of the democratic processes in their community. As a result, their interests are not represented, which in turn creates a growing divide between the youth and local authorities.…
Region Gotland och Kibaha, Tanzania
The partnership between Region Gotland and Kibaha Town Council in Tanzania have successfully been working on several projects targeting different aspects such as gender equality, Sustainable Development Goals, and Gender based violence. The new Inclusive Youth Participation in Democracy project addresses the problem of low consideration of youth opinions in all development aspects at Kibaha…
Ungdomsfrågor i fokus: Lund och Francistown
I mitten av maj välkomnade Lund sin partner Francistown City Council från Botswana på besök till kommunen som en del av deras gemensamma partnerskapsamarbete. Besökets program präglades av mänskliga rättigheter, demokrati och ungdomsfrågor. Syftet med besöket i Lund var erfarenhetsutbyte och inspiration vilket uppfylldes till fullo. Gästskribenter: Simon Berg och Emma Lewin, Lunds kommun Partnerskapet…
Youth Issues in Focus: Francistown and Lund
In mid-May, Francistown City Council visited Lund Municipality as part of their municipal partnership. The visit’s program centered around the partnership’s key themes – human rights, democracy, and youth issues. The purpose of Francistown’s visit to Lund was to exchange experiences and gain inspiration. Guset writers: Simon Berg and Emma Lewin The partnership between Francistown…
