Kalmar kommun

  • Strengthening Swedish–Ukrainian partnerships: Insights from Mayors and Political Leaders

    Strengthening Swedish–Ukrainian partnerships: Insights from Mayors and Political Leaders

    At the ICLD Network meeting held in Tallinn this November, mayors and political leaders from both Ukraine and Sweden gathered to reflect on the future of their municipal partnerships. The discussion centred on how cooperation can become more resilient and sustainable, extending beyond individual projects, key people, and political cycles. The speakers shared a series…

  • Kalmar – Poltava, Ukraine

    Kalmar – Poltava, Ukraine

    Project: Equal preparedness and civil defense – Strengthened resilience in Poltava and Kalmar The partnership between Kalmar and Poltava focuses on enhancing public health by making it more accessible and building sustainable communities, aligning their efforts with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). Despite the immense challenges posed…

  • Historic Environment Education

    Historic Environment Education

    Kalmar, Manisa, Bornova and Karsiyaka are jointly one of the municipal networks in the Tusenet-project between Sweden and Turkey, run by SKL International. This is a continuation of the project on implementing Time Travels in Turkey involving Karsiyaka, Bornova and Manisa municipalities and Kalmar municipality in Sweden. The first year has successfully finished and this…

  • Sites & Stories II, March 2016

    Sites & Stories II, March 2016

    2013-14 the project Sites and Stories was carried out, which aimed to develop local democracy by engaging people in local sites and stories and create pedagogical concepts for reflection on contemporary issues, such as democracy, societal challenges and dreams for the future. The project was a great success. Now Entebbe Municipality wants to take a…

  • Sites and Stories

    Sites and Stories

    To improve the socio-economic well-being and develop the communities by engaging people in the democratic process on local stories and historical sites. The project objective is to create sustainable educational programs together with communities and schools on heritage and culture, local sites and stories, engaging people in interviews, drama, time travels as a way to…