Human Rights

  • Bollnäs and Lobatse, Botswana

    Bollnäs and Lobatse, Botswana

    The municipalities of Lobatse and Bollnäs are applying for the project as part of the network for human rights and local democracy. Both municipalities see the opportunity to jointly develop and learn more about including youth in the local society, with special emphasis on the local cultural heritage, as a way to build socially sustainable…

  • Åmål and Bergrivier, South Africa

    Åmål and Bergrivier, South Africa

    Culture as a path to development The municipalities of Åmål, Sweden, and Bergrivier, South Africa, have several common challenges. Our mutual focus is the high unemployment rate in our municipalities. Together we will focus our Inception phase and project planning around the target group ”unemployed young women and mothers with unfinished high-school education”.  There are…

  • Jönköping and Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Jönköping and Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Human Rights 2.0 For over a year, representatives from Jönköping municipality and Stellenbosch have met digitally to get to know each other and discuss the municipalities’ various challenges. Workshops have also been carried out in both Stellenbosch and Jönköping with representatives from the municipalities’ various administrations and operations. In Jönköping, it was about specific areas/places…

  • Jönköping and Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Jönköping and Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Human Rights 2.0 For over a year, representatives from Jönköping municipality and Stellenbosch have met digitally to get to know each other and discuss the municipalities’ various challenges. Workshops have also been carried out in both Stellenbosch and Jönköping with representatives from the municipalities’ various administrations and operations. In Jönköping, it was about specific areas/places…

  • Åmål and Bergrivier, South Africa

    Åmål and Bergrivier, South Africa

    Culture as a path to development The municipalities of Åmål, Sweden, and Bergrivier, South Africa, have several common challenges. Our mutual focus is the high unemployment rate in our municipalities. Together we will focus our Inception phase and project planning around the target group ”unemployed young women and mothers with unfinished high-school education”.  There are…

  • Falun och Mogale, South Africa

    Falun och Mogale, South Africa

    Tillsammans med kommunen Mogale City i Sydafrika driver Falun ett projekt som ska utveckla nya sätt att inkludera och delaktiggöra barn och unga i kommunens verksamheter. Samarbetet sker i ett nätverk där åtta svenska kommuner arbetar parallellt med varsin partnerkommun från Södra Afrika på ett tema relaterat till mänskliga rättigheter, så som tillgänglighet, jämställdhet eller…

  • Kungsör and Rufunsa, Zambia

    Kungsör and Rufunsa, Zambia

    Tillsammans med Rufunsa District i Zambia kommer Kungsör att utforma ett projekt som ska utveckla nya sätt att delaktiggöra barn och unga i kommunens verksamheter och stärka jämställdheten. Samarbetet sker i ett nätverk där åtta svenska kommuner arbetar parallellt med varsin partnerkommun från Södra Afrika på ett tema relaterat till mänskliga rättigheter, så som tillgänglighet,…

  • Ovanåker and Overstrand, South Africa

    Ovanåker and Overstrand, South Africa

    Ovanåker kommun ska tillsammans med sin partner Overstrand Local Municipality i Södra Afrika utveckla nya sätt att inkludera och delaktiggöra barn och unga. Samarbetet sker i ett nätverk där åtta svenska kommuner arbetar parallellt med olika projekt ihop med varsin partnerkommun på ett tema relaterat till mänskliga rättigheter, så som tillgänglighet, jämställdhet eller ungas rättigheter.…

  • Programme objectives

    Human Rights Based Approach The main objective of this training programme is to strengthen the ongoing change processes that contribute to social and economic development and to strengthen the institutions in the selected municipalities and regions. This will be achieved through participating municipalities integrating their work with human rights so that equality, participation, transparency and…

  • Programme objectives

    Human Rights Based Approach The main objective of this training programme is to strengthen the ongoing change processes that contribute to social and economic development and to strengthen the institutions in the selected municipalities and regions. This will be achieved through participating municipalities integrating their work with human rights so that equality, participation, transparency and…