For the first time ICLD went to Belgrade to arrange an International Municipal Partnership workshop. One of the objectives was to exchange experiences in Eastern Europe within the field of Equity and Inclusion. “What I found the most interesting was the dedication of municipalities and their motivation. Project and project objectives are also very interesting”,…
Borlänge and Lodwar in Kenya, Gothenburg and Nelson Mandela Bay in South Africa and Växjö and JB Marks in South Africa are some of the new partners that recently got approval for their mutual projects within ICLD Municipal Partnership Programme.
The Fieldwork Grant Programme is a newly-launched programme for Masters students at Swedish universities. The first intake of students has now been accepted. “We received lots of high quality applications with a good spread of countries and subjects. Many have clear links to our global goals, which was one of the assessment criteria,” explains Erik…
A field trip to Falun can broaden the perspective in Georgia. “We’re doing great things, but we’re not the only ones, and we can learn from others. It’s good to have a bit of perspective, to listen to how other people are working and thinking. These meetings often create a ripple effect,” says Jenny Antonsson,…
In the ICLD international training programme “Inclusive political leadership”, mixed groups of local politicians, members of NGOs and sometimes local civil servants are teamed up. The aim of the program is to explore ways different actors can work together solving important problems in service provision at the local level.
The method isn’t a new one, but it’s virgin territory for ICLD. Seven teams with participants from five African countries will work together as part of an international training programme. “We believe in the concept and in the teams. It’s good to work with mixed teams when you’re tackling complex social problems,” says Astrid Nunez,…
Ale Municipality, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia and South Africa have a great deal in common, despite the long distances between them. In her role as mentor, Paula Örn has been inspired by female leadership and democratic challenges to push new boundaries.
East-West Center and the ICLD has commissioned six country monographs on access to urban services for inclusive development. In December a regional workshop in Yogyakarta will examine main conclusions and recommendation of the country monographs. “I hope this can be a forum for the partner institutions to have a dialogue on deficits in urban services…
During a regional workshop in Yogyakarta on access to urban services for inclusive development in Asia co-arranged by the ICLD and East-West Center a new ICLD publication was officially launched. The Research Report examines financing of small and medium towns in India using Action Resarch.
An ICLD-workshop in Tanzania led to a women caucus in the South African City of Tshwane. “Immediately when I came back from the ICLD workshop I engaged with our Chief Whip of Council about the possibility of starting a women’s caucus”, says Jordan Griffith, Policy Advisor to the Office of the Executive Mayor at City…
