33 million SEK for new partnership projects
Congratulations to 11 international municipalities from Africa and Eastern Europe who, together with their Swedish counterpart, have had their municipal partnership project approved and granted!
The lucky ones are:
Chinsali in Zambia with Piteå for the project “Empowerment of disadvantaged groups through local democracy”
2,55 million SEK
Homa Bay in Kenya with Lycksele for their project “Pilot Showcase for Sustainable Resource Management and Health on Sub-county, Ward and Village Level in Homa Bay County”
1,5 million SEK
Homa Bay in Kenya with Region Västerbotten, for the project “Governance for youth health in Homa Bay County”
2,55 million SEK
Bihac in Bosnien Herzegovina with Norrköping, for the project “NORBIH” – for better waste management.
2,25 million SEK
Stellenbosch in South Africa with Jönköping, Sweden for the project “Human Rights 2.0”
2,55 million SEK
Kaijado in Kenya with Umeå, Sweden for the project “Service Design in Libraries”
2,55 million SEK
Kisumu in Kenya with Region Västerbotten and Umeå for the project “Partnership and Governance for Health and Resilience in relation to Climate Change and Environment in Kenyan Counties alongside Lake Victoria”
3,24 million SEK
JB Marks in South Africa with Växjö for their project “Local Coalition Work for Improved Governance”
1,5 million SEK
JB Marks in South Africa with Älmhults and Växjö for the project “Partnership to fight gender-based violence”
1,8 million SEK
Jinja District in Uganda and Region Stockholm for four projects within “Child Thrive Municipal Partnership Jinja – Stockholm; Neonatology, Child Rights, Emergency care & Child Neurology”
7,05 million SEK
Emboreet in Tanzania with Strängnäs for their project “Social hållbarhet”
2,55 million SEK
Machakos in Kenya and Robertsfors for the project on “Climate Action”
2,55 million SEK
Entebbe in Uganda with Karlskrona for their project on Youth participation and environmental education 300 000 SEK (this is an inecption – just one year)
Good luck! We look forward to follow your partnership projects.