5 – Gender equality
Women’s political representation and effective participation in Ngara, Tanzania
This action research project aimed at understanding the factors obstructing and enabling participation of women in the Ward Councils of Ngara, and design a policy intervention. The study employed qualitative methods including interviews, focus group discussions, and document reviews. Following empowerment theory, it reveals socio-economic, socio-cultural, and institutional factors hindering women’s participation, such as financial…
Care Blocks Bogotà
This learning case sets out in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. Through the personal story of Graciela, the case examines unpaid care work from an intersectional perspective and reflects on how Bogotá’s Secretariat for Women’s Affairs implemented “Care blocks” to in 2020. The material can be read on its own but is intended as basis…
Implementando el ODS 5 sobre laigualdad de género entre los gobiernos locales en Guatemala
English title: Implementing SDG 5 on Gender Equality in local governments in Guatemala Resúmen Este informe de investigación mapea el uso de diferentes mecanismos para incorporar la igualdad de género en 30 municipios de Guatemala. El estudio investiga los niveles de apoyo institucional, participación política, violencia sexual, empleo y políticas de cambio climático, en relación…
Implementando el ODS 5 sobre la igualdad de género entre los gobiernos locales en Colombia
English title: Implementing SDG 5 on Gender Equality in local governments in Colombia Resúmen Este informe de investigación mapea el uso de diferentes mecanismos para transversalizar la igualdad de género en 38 municipios de Colombia. El estudio investiga los niveles de apoyo institucional, participación política, violencia sexual, empleo y políticas de cambio climático, en relación…
Selina is fighting for more female politicians
Selina Wilson Msenga is a journalist at a major daily newspaper in Dar es Saleem in Tanzania. She also works as a part-time politician and holds the title of deputy mayor in the municipality of Kibaha, about 40 km west of Dar es Saleem. Selina has both been involved in ICLD training programme and in…
How do men see their role in advancing gender equality?
Region Gotland and Kibaha Town Council use their municipal partnership to improve gender equality and progress on the SDGs. Through their partnership they learn from each other, they also help each other learn from their own communities, and ICLD supports them with ways to learn even more. In the fall of 2022, both municipalities took…
Anjeza’s life mission is to help women and girls affected by domestic violence
Anjeza Bojaxhiu was born and raised in Tirana. Since 2013, she has been working as the municipality’s coordinator for domestic violence. Anjeza is also an alumnus of the ICLD’s Human Rights Based Approach training programme. We present her in our series Champions of Local Democracy. – Every day at work, I hear about serious cases…
Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in Botswana – The City of Gaborone’s role
Botswana stands out in the African context for its unique approach to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) issues. In addition to societal stigma, their sexual behaviour was criminalized by the penal code. Gaborone City Council did not have jurisdiction over the legalization of same-sex sexual activity or identity, but it did have an important voice…
Håbo, Livingstone and Victoria Falls – Zambia/Zimbabwe
Youth Rights Connect Håbo, Livingstone and Victoria Falls municipalities are carrying out an Inception to have the opportunity to jointly develop a project plan closely linked to human right topics youth rights to participation, education and well being and Agenda 2030, Goals: 1 No Poverty, 3 Good health and Well-being, 4 Quality Education and 5…
Falkenberg, Sundays river valley och Sarah Baartman district – South Africa
Building bridges The partners state that children and youth exclusion often is perpetuated by poverty and inequality, which limit access to resources and opportunities for young people to improve their social mobility and economic prospects. For the South African partners the objectives are to gain capability to: No interventions or activities for youth shall be…
