Kosovo
Växjö and Vushtrri, Kosovo
Project: Sustainability education in preschool/primary school The purpose of the three-year project (2019-2021) is to strengthen the organizational capacity of the municipalities to educate preschool/primary school students in Vushtrri and Växjö about the environment and sustainability. For Växjö, it entails developing working methods and cross-border cooperation, both locally and globally. For Vushtrri’s part, it is…
Apply for Local Governance with a Rights Based Approach
The application for the advanced International Training Programme “Local Governance with a Rights Based Approach 2019–2020” is now open. This training aims to empower local and regional governments and administrations in Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine.
Växjö and Vushtrri, Kosovo
Project: SEKOS 2, Social Entrepreneurship The new project – SEKOS 2 – focuses on municipal capacity-building within schools and will be implemented during three years (2018-2020) in cooperation between the City of Växjö and Komuna Vushtrri, Kosovo. SEKOS 2 turns focus towards social entrepreneurship and young future entrepreneurs. The project builds on a previous ICLD…
Participation – Criticism paved the way for dialogue
Hörby municipality’s partnership project with Peja municipality in Kosovo taught them the value of citizen dialogue.
Kontaktcenter; utveckling av service och tillgänglighet
The two-year project is based on a problem analysis where the cooperation of the municipalities respectively Contact Centers are faced with a need for development regarding their work. It is about the overall development of availability, service, treatment, new technology and work environment that will affect citizens’ contact with local democracy. The results may also…
Building something that lasts
Long before there was a formal partnership between Vushtrri in Kosovo and the Swedish town of Växjö, the two towns had a connection. Around 1,000 Kosovo Albanians live in Växjö and in 2012, Vushtrri’s mayor paid a visit to the town. It was then that the plans for a joint project were hatched.
Human Rights Based Approach
The overall goal of the training is to strengthen the municipalities’ capacity and contribute to the ongoing and new change management processes designed to achieve socioeconomic development. The goal is also to strengthen the institutional capacity and the integration of a rights based thinking at local level and in the municipal service. The following countries…
Demokratiutveckling genom Fullmäktige
The two-year project is based on a mutual problem analysis where the municipalities have challenges in their work with, and in, the city council. In general terms, it´s about challenges in administration/coordination, transparency and participation, which also affects the accountability to the citizens. The two municipalities have different challenges that they want to develop in…
Citizen´s Dialogue Based Waste Management and Waste Water Treatment
Citizen´s Dialogue Based Waste Management and Waste Water Treatment is a partnership program between Hörby municipality and the City of Peja in Kosovo. The project will be conducted over three years – 2016-2019 – and is the continuation of the partnership between the two cities that was established in 2011. The overall objective of the…
Avfallshantering och återvinning – lokal utveckling för global hållbarhet
The overall objective is to contribute to a greater sustainability by reducing the environmental impact from waste. In a perspective of 10-15 years; this means to have a well-developed professional organization of waste management, recycling and reuse, and to be able to reduce the amount of garbage that the citizens consume. This provides benefits both…
