Child rights and youth participation

  • Trollhättan och Fastiv i nytt partnerskap

    Trollhättan och Fastiv i nytt partnerskap

    Trollhättan stad och den ukrainska kommunen Fastiv som ligger i närheten av Kiev har av ICLD beviljats ettårigt demokratisamarbete med fokus på krisberedskap och ungdomsinkludering. Partnerskapet ingår även i ICLD:s nätverk för demokratisk resiliens. ”Detta samarbete är väldigt viktigt för Fastiv! Jag är säker på att detta bara är det första steget i vårt nära…

  • Västerås – Shatsk, Ukraine

    Västerås – Shatsk, Ukraine

    Project: A Safer Future for Children The project ”A safer future for children” seeks to address the problem of insufficient awareness and capacity to protect and fulfill children’s rights in rural and small communities, particularly in the context of war and crises. This issue affects community resilience and children’s access to education, safety, and psychological…

  • Västerås – Shatsk, Ukraine

    Västerås – Shatsk, Ukraine

    Project: A Safer Future for Children The project ”A safer future for children” seeks to address the problem of insufficient awareness and capacity to protect and fulfill children’s rights in rural and small communities, particularly in the context of war and crises. This issue affects community resilience and children’s access to education, safety, and psychological…

  • Växjö – Kalush, Ukraine

    Växjö – Kalush, Ukraine

    This project focuses on increasing youth participation in local governance by addressing a significant gap in democratic awareness among young people. The main ambition is to empower youth aged 17-25 to actively engage in decision-making processes within the Kalush community. This goal aligns with a broader vision of strengthening democratic governance and enhancing critical thinking…

  • Trollhättan – Fastiv, Ukraine

    Trollhättan – Fastiv, Ukraine

    EU-integration through Youth Inclusion The partnership between Trollhättan and Fastiv are in the early phase of their project. After receiving approval for their application, the municipalities began planning their activities with a strong focus on youth participation and community inclusion. At its core, the project targets young people in vulnerable contexts—rural youth in Ukraine and,…

  • Trollhättan – Fastiv, Ukraine

    Trollhättan – Fastiv, Ukraine

    EU-integration through Youth Inclusion The partnership between Trollhättan and Fastiv are in the early phase of their project. After receiving approval for their application, the municipalities began planning their activities with a strong focus on youth participation and community inclusion. At its core, the project targets young people in vulnerable contexts—rural youth in Ukraine and,…

  • Provisions of social workers to victims of internal child trafficking in Uganda: A case study of children living on the streets of Kampala City

    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

    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

    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

    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.…