Zambia
Kungsör and Rufunsa, Zambia
The partnership will address the issue of inequality in decision-making in public activities and more specifically at the municipal level. The UN Declaration of Human Rights emphasizes that all people should be given the opportunity to influence their country’s government. Our existing structures and systems for inviting engagement leads to older men still holding most…
Malmö and Lusaka develop digital toolkit for youth participation in environmental issues
Lusaka in Zambia and Malmö in Sweden have through their partnership found new ways to improve the ability of young people to gain influence in local environmental issues. Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, they developed a digital toolkit that also makes it easier for other municipalities to involve youth…
Eight partnerships join network for human rights
Eight municipal partnerships will join the ICLD’s project network Municipal Partnerships for Human Rights. Alongside eight partner municipalities from Southern Africa, they will plan and carry out a project that will strengthen human rights and democracy at the local level. On September 1st, the ICLD made a call for declarations of interests for the new…
Admission requirements
Invited countries Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Target group Only candidates nominated by the appropriate organization and in accordance with national rules will be considered. The programme is intended for individuals who hold key positions in Local Government organisations (municipalities, councils, regions) who are actively involved in strategic decision making. Candidates representing local…
Programme structure
The training is divided into nine compulsory phases, of which phases 2, 4, 6 and 8 are full time scheduled workshops. A large part of the work is homebased. Phases Phase 1Preparation (part-time, in home country) After confirmed selection, the participants will be contacted by the management team and by a national mentor. A short…
Programme objectives
Leadership in Local Governance The main objective of this training programme is to improve local and institutional governance. This will be achieved through exploring ways of making local governance in the involved municipalities equitable and inclusive. The participants will work on a change project together during the training and implement a strategy to make the…
Programme objectives
The main objective of this advanced International Training Programme (ITP) is to contribute to equipping Municipal officials with skills in Financial Management and Local Economic Development. The programme has a strong focus on Municipal financial management and local economic development. The programme is a joint venture between the ICLD and the UN Capital Development Fund’s…
Admission requirements
Leadership in Local Governance Invited countries Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia and Namibia. Target group Only candidates nominated by the appropriate organization (municipality, city, region) and in accordance with national rules will be considered. The programme is primarily intended for individuals who have key positions in local governments and who are actively involved in a…
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…
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…
