ICLD shares experiences of local democracy development linked to Agenda 2030 in a seminar in collaboration with Mistra Urban Future at the Word Urban Forum, WUF9, in Kuala Lumpur.
As much as 85-95 per cent of respondents agree that they want to live in an equitable society. So why have we never achieved this? Well, because we live in a society that is governed and maintained by the norms that support the existing power structure.
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…
