Lusaka City Council
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The “Know Your Neighbor” initiative builds stronger communities
Since its launch in April 2018, the “Know Your Neighbor”- initiative has continued to grow and make a significant impact in Lusaka’s communities. The initiative was established as part of one of ICLD’s previous ITP programme – Inclusive Political Leadership. We spoke with Patrick Mwamba Salubusa, Councillor of Lusaka City Council’s Kapwepwe Ward, to explore…
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Lusaka and Lidköping increase youth participation at the local level
The Zambian capital, Lusaka, has long had a partnership with the municipality of Lidköping on the theme of youth influence. Currently, the partnership has two ongoing projects that, in addition to a strong focus on youth participation, also address engagement in environmental and climate issues. “The knowledge you gain through the partnership collaboration is truly…
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Lidköpings kommun and Lusaka City Council
Empowering Youth in Municipal Governance In Lusaka there is inadequate communication and awareness programs on young people’s rights as well as lack of willingness by the duty bearers (Institutions) to prioritize the young people’s rights in the decision-making processes in Local Governance. In Lidköping, youth are underrepresented in local policy-making processes, and there is an…
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Lidköping and Lusaka, Zambia
Project:Climate smart and resilient municipalities Lidköping and City of Lusaka Our municipalities have underdeveloped sufficient collaboration within and outside the organizations, effective cross-sectoral working methods need to be developed to mobilize resources for climate action.We will implement initiatives to develop collaboration methods and coordinate actors in our municipalities to prevent and cope with climate change.…
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Malmö and Lusaka develop digital toolkit for youth participation in environmental issues
Lusaka in Zambia and Malmö in Sweden have through their partnership found new ways to improve the ability of young people to gain influence in local environmental issues. Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, they developed a digital toolkit that also makes it easier for other municipalities to involve youth…
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Malmö and Lusaka, Zambia
Project: Youth for Change Lusaka and Malmö are two cities with a young population. Together we have identified a need to develop better strategies for youth participation to make use of the potential and perspectives that young people possess. Inclusive processes will provide us with better policies, better decisions and increase local democracy. This is…
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LuMa Sustainable Energy
Malmö and Lusaka both have an interest in increasing the capacity of municipalities to tackle the effects of an unsustainable energy use: alternatives to charcoal in Lusaka and energy efficiency in Malmo. These are complex issues, related to all three dimensions of sustainable development, which will require a high degree of citizen participation in order…
