
Learning from success


John Gitonga, ICLD mentor and champion of local democracy. Photo: Olga Shadura. Champion of Local Democracy: John Gitonga


Deon Pretorius ICLD Mentor for South Africa. Photo: Private. Deon Pretorius: A Rebel with a Cause – Transforming the World with a Vision for a Better Tomorrow


Ulyana Pak at City Council meeting in Lviv, Ukraine. Photo: private. Ulyana from Lviv – maintains local democracy in times of war


Francis Aila. Photo: Ida Edvinsson Francis wants to improve people’s quality of life


Selina Wilson Mesenga as panelist in ICLD Local Democracy Talks in Tanzania. Selina is fighting for more female politicians


Activity at the Social Participation Council. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert Local democracy researcher brings participation to the national level


Anjeza Bojaxhiu. Photo: Maria Jansson Anjeza’s life mission is to help women and girls affected by domestic violence


Tapera Joy Mbewe during her visit to Kungsör, Sweden. Photo: Private. Tapera Joy Mbewe – youth champion for change


Partnerships for the goals Photo: Maria Jansson 33 million SEK for new partnership projects


Participants in the CBPR Autumn School – researchers and local government officials from Tanzania, Kenya and Sweden. The group includes junior and senior academics, several municipal partnerships and ICLD alumni. Photo: Ida Edvinsson The Future We Imagine: Reflections from the Autumn School in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)


Caren Kamau is one of the three participants constituting Team Kajiado (Kenya) of the Gender Mainstreaming programme. Photo: Jonathan Österlund/ICLD. Fighting to end gender-based violence


International partners from Livingstone and Victoria Falls under their visit to Håbo Municipality, Sweden. Photo: Håbo Municipality Stakeholder involvement at the heart of municipal partnerships


Tanzanian participants in the Kibaha – Gotland partnership together with coordinator Eva Flemming, Region Gotland (in the middle). Kibaha and Gotland – together for a sustainable world


Trang, Viet and Hoa from team Quy Nhon, Vietnam, during a workshop in Stockholm in August 2022 as part of the SymbioCity programme. Photo: Jonathan Österlund Community participation in combatting flooding


Youth ombudsmen Emma Lewin and Ida Malmer together with upper secondary school students Elina Kalpakidis and Leontine Fransson. Photo: Olga Shadura. Youth democratic participation promoted in Lund and Francistown


Recipients of the 2022 ICLD Travel Grants: Victoria Makulilo, University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Irene Wanyana, Makerere University (Uganda). Photo: ICLD ICLD Travel Grants support female researchers



