Västerås Stad
Västerås – Shatsk, Ukraine
Project: From Waste to Resource The project “From Waste to Resource” adresses waste management and circular economy, environmental education and how to communicate waste management issues to children from 5 to 6 in a kindergarten and youths from 7-17 in three pilot schools in the rural area. In Ukraine, there is great knowledge and experience…
Västerås – Shatsk, Ukraine
Project: A Safer Future for Children The project “A safer future for children” seeks to address the problem of insufficient awareness and capacity to protect and fulfill children’s rights in rural and small communities, particularly in the context of war and crises. This issue affects community resilience and children’s access to education, safety, and psychological…
Västerås – Shatsk
Strengthening Child Rights and Inclusive Communication The partnership between Västerås and Shatsk has deepened through two exchange visits to Västerås, with a strong emphasis on children’s rights—particularly in relation to the right to safety in bomb shelters. The collaboration has contributed to interregional knowledge sharing, capacity building, and civic engagement, especially among youth. A notable…
Västerås City and Gaborone City Council
Continuing the partnership between Gaborone and Västerås this is a knowledge and experience exchange project within waste management and sustainable consumption. The overall objective is to achieve improved community resilience and a more sustainable environment in Gaborone and in Västerås. This will be achieved by targeting three organisational areas: The project will provide the partners…
Resident Dialogue 2.0
The short-term aim of this project is to develop an existing partnership related to residents’ dialogues between the municipalities Jinan and Västerås. It means meeting residents’ needs and continuously improve efficiency and availability with focus on Contact Centre and Hotline12345, the single point of entry for residents who want to contact Västerås and Jinan, respectively. Jinan…
Gaborone Transfer and Recycling Station
The overall objective is a more efficient waste management in Gaborone in terms of social, environmental and economic sustainability, and a strengthened legitimacy for local democracy when the elected City Council is more reliable in providing waste management services for the citizens. Through sound resource handling, a recycling and transfer station will help mitigate climate…
Waste Not revised
Continuing the partnership between Gaborone and Västerås this is a knowledge and experience exchange project within waste management. The overall objective is to achieve improved community resilience and a more sustainable environment in Gaborone and in Västerås. The aim is to: introduce source separation of recyclable waste in a pilot area of approximately 1200 households…
Resident Dialogue
This project tries to find new solutions for change, development and renewal of the municipal work in order to establish and maintain trust between the community and residents. Project objective:To develop new methods that invite people to participate, make them heard and influence the direction of the future in the communication between local authorities and…
