Human Rights

  • Valdemarsvik, Palapye and Central district – Botswana

    Valdemarsvik, Palapye and Central district – Botswana

    Ensuring youth participation The two municipalities cooperating with the district level in Botswana, though the involvement of Central district in the partnership, are committed to achieving Agenda 2030 through a rightsbased approach and aim to work more systematically with human rights at a local level. At this stage both partners have established a mutual challenge…

  • Valdemarsvik, Palapye and Central district – Botswana

    Valdemarsvik, Palapye and Central district – Botswana

    Ensuring youth participation The two municipalities cooperating with the district level in Botswana, though the involvement of Central district in the partnership, are committed to achieving Agenda 2030 through a rightsbased approach and aim to work more systematically with human rights at a local level. At this stage both partners have established a mutual challenge…

  • Human rights in Gaborone and Johannesburg: finding meaning in local context

    Cities are critical human rights actors. Human rights are interpreted through local culture, history, politics and context. Cities are increasingly at the heart of this process of interpreting and “localizing” (Camilo Sanchez 2020) for a growing share of the world’s population. How can we support the development of civic human rights initiatives in Southern Africa…

  • Human rights in Gaborone and Johannesburg: finding meaning in local context

    Cities are critical human rights actors. Human rights are interpreted through local culture, history, politics and context. Cities are increasingly at the heart of this process of interpreting and “localizing” (Camilo Sanchez 2020) for a growing share of the world’s population. How can we support the development of civic human rights initiatives in Southern Africa…

  • Programme structure

    Inclusive Local Governance The training consists of four compulsory workshops, of which all four are full time scheduled trainings. Periods between workshops are homebased. The total duration of the programme is 18 months. When:The inception workshop will be held during week 10, March, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa.The Sweden Phase workshop will take place during…

  • Programme structure

    Inclusive Local Governance The training consists of four compulsory workshops, of which all four are full time scheduled trainings. Periods between workshops are homebased. The total duration of the programme is 18 months. When:The inception workshop will be held during week 10, March, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa.The Sweden Phase workshop will take place during…

  • Admission requirements

    Invited countries Botswana, South Africa, Zambia Target group The programme welcomes applications from teams from the eight local governments in southern Africa within Human Rights-network consisting of at a minimum: one elected politician; one local government official and one representative of a civil society organization. Only candidates nominated by the appropriate organization (municipality, city, region)…

  • Admission requirements

    Invited countries Botswana, South Africa, Zambia Target group The programme welcomes applications from teams from the eight local governments in southern Africa within Human Rights-network consisting of at a minimum: one elected politician; one local government official and one representative of a civil society organization. Only candidates nominated by the appropriate organization (municipality, city, region)…

  • Programme objectives

    Inclusive Local Governance The main objective of this training programme is that participants develop new or improved practices and/or policies for inclusive public participation in their local governments. The programme welcomes applications from teams from the eight local governments in southern Africa within Human Rights network consisting of at a minimum: one elected politician; one…

  • Programme objectives

    Inclusive Local Governance The main objective of this training programme is that participants develop new or improved practices and/or policies for inclusive public participation in their local governments. The programme welcomes applications from teams from the eight local governments in southern Africa within Human Rights network consisting of at a minimum: one elected politician; one…