Växjö Kommun

  • Towards a democratic and equitable health system. Project 3: Co-created communication channels and systems for increased collaboration between authorities and citizens

    Towards a democratic and equitable health system. Project 3: Co-created communication channels and systems for increased collaboration between authorities and citizens

    Much of the world’s infectious diseases are severely under-reported, sometimes because of lack of capacity to diagnose and statistics but also as a conscious decision to protect the economic and political interests. This approach is not consistent with a good democracy and threaten especially those people who are already struggling to defend themselves because of…

  • Kontaktcenter; utveckling av service och tillgänglighet

    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…

  • New Coordination Structure to support vulnerable families

    New Coordination Structure to support vulnerable families

    This new project is based on the partnership between the City of Växjö and North West 405 Municipality (former Tlokwe City Council) and suggests three years of cooperation (2017-2019) with active participation from regional authorities, labour office, the police, NGOs/CBOs etc. The project objective is to strengthen public capacity to provide support for family units…

  • Tshwaraganang – Library project, Year 2

    Tshwaraganang – Library project, Year 2

    Tshwaraganang, library project, year 2 is a continuation of a previous project focusing on library issues with the long term aim to develop the libraries to have a service delivery at the libraries that matches the needs of the citizens regardless of where they live. The project aim has been to reach a deeper knowledge…

  • Avfallshantering och återvinning – lokal utveckling för global hållbarhet

    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…

  • Capacity Building Project

    Capacity Building Project

    The City of Växjö, Sweden, and the An Giang Province, Vietnam, is having a cooperation about sharing knowledge, competence and experience related to environmental issues and sustainable development. This two-year project, called Capacity Building, is targeting the areas of public ownership, transparency, climate and environment, waste and financing of projects.

  • Lika villkor och möjligheter genom ökad tillgänglighet

    Lika villkor och möjligheter genom ökad tillgänglighet

    The overall project objective is to contribute to ensure that all citizens have equal rights and opportunities to participate in a society that is accessible to everyone regardless of ability/capability. In about 10-15 years; there is a fully functioning organization to include an accessibility perspective, all employees have expertise on the issue and there is…

  • Organisering och utveckling av daglig verksamhet

    Organisering och utveckling av daglig verksamhet

    The two-year year project aims to increase knowledge about the formation of daily activity centers and strengthen the municipal organization in order for it to integrate individuals with disabilities so that they can to a larger extent participate in society as full citizens. The target group is to be offered meaningful activities and occupation and…

  • Environmental education in schools

    Environmental education in schools

    The project proposes two-year cooperation between the City of Växjö and Komuna Vushtrri. The project is established upon a problem analysis that describes the absence of environment education in school (Vushtrri) and difficulties to link existing environmental expertise to school education (Växjö). The project objective defines a stage where the two municipalities have strengthened capacity…

  • Human Resources – public exchange around practical leadership work and strategies

    Human Resources – public exchange around practical leadership work and strategies

    The overall objective – the long-term vision – of the new Human Resources (HR) project is to promote the two cooperating municipalities to become highly attractive employers for new and existing personnel. The overall objective includes the establishment of efficient and professionalized good leadership practices, facilitating a creative atmosphere with motivated employees having the will…