Kenya

  • Programme structure

    The training consists of four compulsory workshops, of which all four are full time scheduled trainings. Periods between workshops are homebased. The total duration of the programme is 18 months. When?:The Inception workshop will be held in Zambia, February 15 – 18, 2022The Follow-up workshop will take place in Kenya, September 19 – 23, 2022.The…

  • Programme objectives

    The main objective of this training programme is to give the participants the tools they need and the knowledge required for the optimum development of gender mainstreaming and for bringing about change and institutionalization within their own local government. All parts of the training are based on equity, participation, transparency and accountability, and the goal is to…

  • Region Östergötland and Uasin Gishu, Kenya

    Region Östergötland and Uasin Gishu, Kenya

    Developing cancer health care through institutional collaboration This project is the result of the inception phase project “Partnership for sustainable and Equitable health: Östergötland and Uasin Gishu”, dnr 2019-0031. The project aims to address the problems associated with unequal cancer care and low institutional capacity. Several causes to the main problem were identified: deficiencies regarding…

  • Research Meets Policy

    Research Meets Policy

    The starting point of the conversation in the ICLD Local Democracy Labs is a question formulated by the local government themselves – in order to truly pinpoint current issues faced by local governments today.  Earlier this year, ICLD held a Local Democracy Lab on the topic of gender equality, with a particular focus on the…

  • Västernorrland and Mombassa, Kenya

    Västernorrland and Mombassa, Kenya

    This project between Mombasa and Västernorrland seeks to improve the capacity of the two organizations to achieve a more sustainable consumption pattern and solid waste management. Project: Promoting sustainable consumption and waste management Mombasa and Västernorrland initated their partnership in 2013. Following their previous project, Building capacity to address literacy challenges and enhance democratic engagement…

  • Norrköping and Uasin Gishu, Kenya

    Norrköping and Uasin Gishu, Kenya

    This project builds on the results and methods of a previous project on solid waste management. It focuses on further implementation and completion of activities aimed to increase capacity building for a County-owned waste management company and adress issues of governance and coordination structures. Project: Environment protection NORELD 2020 Norrköping Municipality and Uasin Gishuy County…

  • Upplands-Bro and Muranga, Kenya

    Upplands-Bro and Muranga, Kenya

    Project: Youth Participation Upplands-Bro and Muranga County are in many ways two very different municipalities in different parts of the world. At the same time, there are in many ways a similar problem of the often low participation of young people in the local community in general and in cultural and leisure activities in particular.…

  • Öckerö and Homa Bay, Kenya

    Öckerö and Homa Bay, Kenya

    Project: Children’s right to participation The project applied has a goal, which is to work together for better conditions, increased engagement in political issues, and the will to participate in decision-making processes among children and youths in our different municipalities. Another goal is to deepen the knowledge about The Convention on the Rights of the…

  • Organising grassroots initiatives for a more inclusive governance: constructing the city from below

    With ever increasing numbers of people moving to urban areas, the world is facing increasing pressure on both ecological and human environments. Most of this growth is occurring in unplanned and underserved settlements in low- and middle-income countries. As the authors say, the resources and approaches needed to incorporate people and citizen-led initiatives into a…

  • Community Currencies as means of Local Economic Empowerment

    Community currencies have emerged as a tool for building more inclusive local economic development and governance. Grassroots organisations in Nairobi and Mombasa (Kenya) have been experimenting with this form of local monies. Communities in informal settlements in Kisumu have shown interest in introducing their own community currency. Challenges remain concerning the best diffusion strategy of…