Municipal work to empower children and youths in lines with a Gender Equality perspective
The overall objective of the new project is to empower children and youths in Växjö and Potchefstroom to become informed, aware and responsible citizens. The realization of the overall objective will lead to inclusion, partaking, social engagement and the strengthening of gender equality and overall democratic values. As opposite, it will reduce risks of indifference,…
Leadership, methods and jobshadowing, part 2
Östersund Municipality and Alfred Nzo have since 2006 worked with leadership – and organizational issues. In this project we are working with the methods that have already been implemented, following up the work that has been done and see how we can move forward to meet the objectives set up in the application. During the…
PELIVAN – Power of Energy at Local level
Växjö municipality has earlier cooperated with the three Serbian municipalities Niš, Kula and Varvarin aiming for increasing the awareness of the need of a sustainable energy system and preparing the municipalities for approaching the EU. The municipalities developed strategic energy plans with visions and targets, and carried out technical visits and shared best practice. The…
Awareness III Urban gardening
In Swakopmund there is limited access to locally produced, affordable and nutritious food. This is due to lack of knowledge and possibilities combined with harsh climatic conditions. This affects food security and health status of the citizens. This project is aiming at having more people in Swakopmund and Malmö to grow and eat their own…
Management and implementation of a strategic plan
This is a three-year period project in the field of local administration and local democracy resulting from the cooperation from Hörby and Karasburg municipalities respectively. The project’s goal is to improve on the municipal governance and administration and in particular, the planning system in Karasburg municipality. The objective is to develop a detailed, timely and…
Furnishing of Green Areas
The project is about developing skills in planning and management of green areas (including surrounding traffic situation) and improving the ways the perspective of the child is included in the planning and management. In this process, the two partners look at the example of Ripon Garden, in Jinja, and how the planning and management of…
Municipal Elections in Gnosjö and Stephan Voda municipalities 2010-2011
The project aims to initiate the municipal partnership with a study of the municipal elections in each municipality in theory and practice. We intend to mix visits and participation in municipal elections. The project is expected to provide an insight into the similarities and differences in the municipal election processes in Gnosjö and Stefan Voda.…
The many faces of the district
Overall Objective: To enhance and deepen knowledge about human rights, democracy, equality and interculturality. In order to achieve this, the project will develop forms and methods to increase the influence that young people, and in particular girls, regardless of social, ethnic or religious background, can exert on local democracy in relation to physical planning. Democratic…
Gaborone Transfer and Recycling Station
The overall objective is a more efficient waste management in Gaborone in terms of social, environmental and economic sustainability, and a strengthened legitimacy for local democracy when the elected City Council is more reliable in providing waste management services for the citizens. Through sound resource handling, a recycling and transfer station will help mitigate climate…
Paving way for support and skills-training of dropouts
The project objective sets a good and dynamic cooperation between public and voluntary actors when it comes to identifying, approaching and supporting young males and females, which have dropped out of school/education and gone into open unemployment. After two years of working together, the project partners have mapped internal relations, clarified responsibilities, exchanged best practices…
