Inclusive leadership and governance

  • Härryda and Homa Bay further childrens’ rights through partnership

    Härryda and Homa Bay further childrens’ rights through partnership

    Härryda municipality and Homa Bay County in Kenya have partnered up to further the rights of children and youths based on the UN Convention of rights of the Child. Their partnership has developed local structures to increase the opportunities for young people to engage with their local democracy.

  • ICLD Country Briefs

    The ICLD Country Briefs is a publication series that investigates local democracy in the 19 countries where the ICLD municipal partnership programme operates. In these reports the authors elaborate on possibilities and barriers for local democracy and municipal partnerships. The reports give insights into the local contexts, and the capabilities of local governments which are…

  • ICLD Country Briefs 2019

    The ICLD Country Briefs is a publication series that investigates local democracy around the world. In these reports the authors elaborate on the state of local democracy and ties the information to ICLD’s programmes. The reports provide insights into the local contexts, and the possibilities and barriers for successful decentralisation. The information and views expressed…

  • A Northern Democracy – Introduction to Central and Local Governance in Sweden

    Since 2009, The Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) receives a large number of visitors from various countries. As professionals from the public and private sector these visitors are involved in different cooperation activities within the ICLD such as the International Training Programmes, Municipal Partnerships or study visits in general. To meet the need…

  • Piteå and Chinsali, Zambia

    Piteå and Chinsali, Zambia

    Project: Empowerment of disadvantaged groups through local democracy In Chinsali there is low participation of women in local democracy and lack of trust for the municipality among the public. There is a lack of tools, knowledge/awareness and recourses within the municipal organization.  In Piteå social economical and geographic factors leads to lower trust and lower…

  • Resident Dialogue 2.0

    Resident Dialogue 2.0

    The short-term aim of this project is to develop an existing partnership related to residents’ dialogues between the municipalities Jinan and Västerås. It means meeting residents’ needs and continuously improve efficiency and availability with focus on Contact Centre and Hotline12345, the single point of entry for residents who want to contact Västerås and Jinan, respectively. Jinan…

  • 20 years of partnership – Nelson Mandela bay municipality and Gothenburg city

    This booklet is a record of important work done during the twenty-year partnership between City of Gothenburg in Sweden and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in South Africa from 1999 to 2019. This booklet complements two previous publications: 10 Years of Development Cooperation – The Urban Development Programme 1996-2007 and Swedish-South African Cooperation and Partnership/Friendship –…

  • Lycksele and Homa Bay, Kenya

    Lycksele and Homa Bay, Kenya

    Project: Sustainable water and waste management as a way of promoting public health The project objective is to produce a comprehensive plan for integrated waste and water management in Homa Bay County with focus on waste management supporting public health in the county. The project is linked to another project with a specific focus on…

  • Leadership in Local Governance

    Leadership in Local Governance

    The training focuses on exploring ways of making governance in the municipality equitable and inclusive. The participants will work on a change project and implement a strategy to make the municipality equitable, participatory, transparent and accountable. By strengthening the capacity of selected teams and by strengthening the networks available to them, the training aims to…

  • The Elite Choice – ‘Unpacking the Elite’ in Mukungule Chiefdom, Zambia

    Community-based natural resource management has been advocated for by many scholar and environmentalists to improve natural resourcesmanagement, equity, and justice for local people. However, its implementation on the ground does not always reach the intended goal. This is because poor policies have led to unaccountable leaders that empower elite control and capture. Studies perceive elites…