Videos

In this short film you can learn more about the International Centre for Local Democracy and their work.

For more information, visit our website, www.icld.se/en

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Denna korta film ger en sammanfattning om vad organisationen Internationellt Centrum för Lokal Demokrati arbetar med.

För mer information besök vår webbplats, www.icld.se

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Explore 4 strategies for local governments to combat discriminatory policies and defend democracy! Discover how decentralization and strengthening local democracy can help resist autocratic tendencies in countries where democracy is retreating. Learn about tools and incentives that local governments can use to stand up against anti-rights policies and the role of morality in shaping their responses.

Co-organized by ICLD and DeLoG

This Local Democracy Talk was organised the 14 September

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ICLD has approved a research project on child rights, aiming to develop an analytical tool to address the Sustainable Development Goals from a child rights perspective – together with children – "Child Focused Cities" project.

The project was selected to be presented the 15th Ecocity World Summit held in London in June 2023.

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ICLD's Secretary-General thanks everyone who has been involved in ICLD's programs during the year and wishes everyone a fantastic summer

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Viktor Mitevski, Director of the Association for Research and Analysis (ZMAI) takes local governments through core principles of fiscal transparency at the local level and explains how a Citizens Budget can increase the quality of democracy. The workshop gives information, tips and shows practical examples.

For a guide to how to make a Citizens Budget: see this Toolbox: https://icld.se/en/publications/citizens-budget-make-the-budget-understandable-for-every-citizen/

Other related resources:
• Video: https://youtu.be/j_1xonv9sAs
• Policy Brief: https://icld.se/en/publications/dragan-tevdovski-branimir-jovanovic-viktor-mitevskiviktor-stojkoski-2021-improving-local-budget-processes-from-inclusion-and-transparency-to-equity-and-quality/
• Research Report: https://icld.se/en/publications/tevdovski-et-al-2022-from-inclusion-and-transparency-to-equity-and-quality-how-can-we-improve-local-budget-processes/

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This webinar explores how local inclusion in post-conflict societies can both strengthen democracy and reinforce divisions – and what to do about it.

It addresses challenges with community participation at the local by:
– A research presentation by authors Hanna Leonardsson and Jean-Bosco Habyarimana, on key findings and implications of the study.
– Insider perspectives from Machakos County government by Augustine Kyalo Mutiso, on Kenyan decentralization and community engagement.
– Discussion/Q&A focused on the role of civil society in alternative pathways for influence, and on challenges presented by varying decentralization structures.

Read more about the project “Whose voice matters for what?”
Research report: https://icld.se/en/publications/whose-voice-matters-inclusion-in-local-decision-making-in-kenya-and-lebanon-2/
Policy brief: https://icld.se/en/publications/whose-voice-matters-inclusion-in-local-decision-making-in-kenya-and-lebanon/

ICLD Local Democracy Talks are live streamed high-level panels for constructive dialogue and exchange of experiences among leading local politicians and experts to strengthen democratic governance. See our other talks here: https://icld.se/en/events/local-democracy-talks/

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ICLD network for Human Rights was highlighted on Botswana national television, BTV, and both Liene Ledaine and Simon Härenstam from ICLD were featured.

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Female political participation has been increasing in recent years. Even though there is still a long way to go, women around the world are showing why we need more female politicians.

Clara Marina Brugada Molina has been the Mayor of Iztapalapa, Mexico, since 2018. Since she came to office, Clara Brugada has been transforming Iztapalapa through a series of programmes and strategies, such as the “Siempre Vivas” (always alive) and the “Caminos de Mujeres libres y seguras” (roads of free and safe women), to make Iztapalapa a safer place for all of its citizens. Listen to her story!


For the International Women’s Day 2023, ICLD contacted feminist mayors around the world who are transforming their cities and challenging the status quo using a feminist approach. Clara Brugada is one of them!

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