Child rights and youth participation

  • Palapye district

    Palapye district

    Palapye District Council is faced with a problem of absorption of youth living with disabilities not given an opportunity to penetrate the job market after completion of study from the Special Education Unit even if they possess skills, due to stigma and discrimination associated with their disabilities. Therefor they want to lobby for all policies…

  • Solwezi town council

    Solwezi town council

    Solwezi wants to adress the unavailability of adequate interactive platforms for youth, where they can readily access governance skills and information for proper decision making. Therefor they want to promote political participation in the implementation of access to information platforms for informed decision-making, as well as to spearhead the formation of community work groups in…

  • Solwezi town council

    Solwezi town council

    Solwezi wants to adress the unavailability of adequate interactive platforms for youth, where they can readily access governance skills and information for proper decision making. Therefor they want to promote political participation in the implementation of access to information platforms for informed decision-making, as well as to spearhead the formation of community work groups in…

  • Dorotea – Livingstone, Zambia, City of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

    Dorotea – Livingstone, Zambia, City of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

    Project regarding Youth Inclusion The problem to address as stated Livingstone is Limited capacity to include youths in decision making processes. Victoria Falls define the problem Low involvement of youth in community issues. In Dorotea the young population has low trust in politicians; approximately 30% of our young people aged 13-16 state that they trust…

  • Dorotea – Livingstone, Zambia, City of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

    Dorotea – Livingstone, Zambia, City of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

    Project regarding Youth Inclusion The problem to address as stated Livingstone is Limited capacity to include youths in decision making processes. Victoria Falls define the problem Low involvement of youth in community issues. In Dorotea the young population has low trust in politicians; approximately 30% of our young people aged 13-16 state that they trust…

  • Region Västerbotten and Homa Bay County, Kenya

    Region Västerbotten and Homa Bay County, Kenya

    Project: Peer Learning Practioners Project for Youth Health in Homa Bay County The partners have collaborated within the programme since 2017 and is currently involved in a project about youth health. This project application is designed to be an addition to the already ongoing project, representing an effort to broaden collaborations and enable a larger…

  • Region Västerbotten and Homa Bay County, Kenya

    Region Västerbotten and Homa Bay County, Kenya

    Project: Peer Learning Practioners Project for Youth Health in Homa Bay County The partners have collaborated within the programme since 2017 and is currently involved in a project about youth health. This project application is designed to be an addition to the already ongoing project, representing an effort to broaden collaborations and enable a larger…

  • Växjö kommun and Kalush, Ukraine

    Växjö kommun and Kalush, Ukraine

    Youth Participation in Local Governance The Växjö–Kalush partnership focuses on strengthening youth participation in local governance. In Kalush, a common issue is that youth lack awareness of their rights and responsibilities in a democratic society. In contrast, Växjö struggles with limited platforms and feedback mechanisms, relying mostly on already politically interested young people. To address…

  • Växjö kommun and Kalush, Ukraine

    Växjö kommun and Kalush, Ukraine

    Youth Participation in Local Governance The Växjö–Kalush partnership focuses on strengthening youth participation in local governance. In Kalush, a common issue is that youth lack awareness of their rights and responsibilities in a democratic society. In contrast, Växjö struggles with limited platforms and feedback mechanisms, relying mostly on already politically interested young people. To address…

  • Klimat och ungdomsdelaktighet i Karlskronas nya partnerskap med Saldanha Bay

    Klimat och ungdomsdelaktighet i Karlskronas nya partnerskap med Saldanha Bay

    Vi gratulerar Karlskrona kommun och sin partnerkommun, Saldanha Bay Local Municipality, till sitt nystartade kommunala partnerskap. De båda kommunerna kommer att arbeta med inkludering av barn och unga i demokratiska processer, med fokus på klimatfrågor. Partnerskapet ingår i ICLD:s klimatnätverk. Samarbetet har fått en ettårig förberedelsefas beviljad. Hos Karlskrona kommun kommer man bland annat att…