Eight partnerships between Swedish municipalities and international partners have been granted over 8 million SEK. Among the partnerships that receive the democracy millions from ICLD we found for example, Region Östergötland in Sweden, with its project “Developing cancer health care through institutional collaboration” together with Uasin Gishu in Kenya. The aim is to work for…
Att vidga sina nätverk är viktigt för alla politiker – men det är extra viktigt för kvinnor som är politiker. Det anser den kenyanska regionpolitikern Nereah Amondi Oketch som också deltar i ICLD:s ”Women’s Political Leadership Programme”. Idag är hon en av de mest lysande stjärnorna bland Kenyas unga kvinnliga politiker, efter sin seger härom…
Lusaka in Zambia and Malmö in Sweden have through their partnership found new ways to improve the ability of young people to gain influence in local environmental issues. Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, they developed a digital toolkit that also makes it easier for other municipalities to involve youth…
We are looking for a research officer to join our team – are you the one? The role In this role you will operationalize and support ICLD’s research, support our monitoring and evaluation team, lead the development of ICLD’s network of researchers and be responsible for the implementation of ICLD’s publications. You will report to…
Chobe District in Botswana has worked in partnership with Vänersborg municipality in Sweden to forward social inclusion of children living with disabilities. During recent years, they’ve mobilised local organisations to address social stigma and develop new ways for the youths to engage in recreational activites. Vänersborg municipality in Sweden and Chobe District in Botswana have…
The aim of this deepened collaboration between ICLD and research institutions that are located in partnering countries is to enhance the links between researchers and practitioners. Academia has an important role to play in the development of policies that are relevant to citizens of local governments. In line with the strategy adopted by ICLD to work closer with universities to enable support for the Municipal Partnership Programmes and the International Training Programmes…
In order to combat gender based violence, the whole of society must be involved. The province of Makueni in southeastern Kenya has shown that it is possible – not least through the pioneering work of Deputy Governor Adelina Mwau Ndeto.
The work for increased gender equality must include all activities in cities and regions. That was one of the messages when ICLD had the first live streamed panel discussion in the series “Local Democracy Talks” the 2 March. Under the leadership of ICLD’s Secretary General Johan Lilja, a five-headed panel discussed the topic “If gender…
Local Democracy Labs
PostsICLD Local Democracy Labs is a space for local government officers and politicians to meet researchers and have a dialogue on global challenges with a local perspective. They are inspired in efforts to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals with local policies. Our first lab take place the 4th March with the theme Gender Equal…
The city of Malmö has been committed to sustainability issues long before 2015, the year when the UN assembly adopted the Sustainable development goals. As early as 2008, the partnership collaboration between Malmö and Swakopmund, Namibia was established. Over the years the partnership has generated several interesting projects on the theme of sustainability. In the…
