Zambia
Two women, two worlds – one shared leadership journey
When Zambia’s youngest woman mayor joined ICLD’s Women’s Political Leadership Programme, she expected to learn. What she didn’t expect was how deeply the programme – and her Swedish mentor – […]
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 […]
Women empowered through gender equality in Chilanga’s administrative framework
Team Chilanga demonstrates the application of diverse methods learned from the ICLD Gender Mainstreaming Programme to empower women in environmental management. Within Zambia’s Chilanga district, a community grapples with the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dorotea kommun, Livingstone, Zambia and 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 […]
From kitchen confidence to Local Democracy Champion
In the heart of Zambia, a passionate advocate for local democracy and gender equality is making waves. Meet Humphrey Pailande, a man whose journey from a small family in Kabwe […]
Let’s get together and make change: Towards a Child-Focused Cities Analytical Framework
Children live in cities and local communities, implying that they have proximity to the local government rather than the national government. The interaction of children with their governments happens at […]
It Takes Two to Tango: Perceptions and motivations towards campaign clientelism in Zambia
Various studies on clientelism usually start from a common puzzle: Why is campaign clientelism widely practised by politicians even when they have no means of ensuring reciprocity from the voters? […]
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 […]
