Kenya
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…
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…
Region Västerbotten and Homa Bay, Kenya
Governance in providing accessible, affordable, equitable and quality health care service to the citizens The main objective is to establish structures and processes for a high-quality functional management, collaboration and coordination function/unit for equitable health care in Homa Bay County. Regarding the Centre for Rural Medicine (CRM) which is a department within The County Council…
Lycksele and Homa Bay, Kenya
Project: Sustainable water and waste management as a way of promoting public health The project objective is to produce a comprehensive plan for integrated waste and water management in Homa Bay County with focus on waste management supporting public health in the county. The project is linked to another project with a specific focus on…
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…
Borlänge and Lodwar, Kenya
Project: Inclusive municipalities for refugees Borlänge and Lodwar municipalities have succefully implemented an inception phase project (dnr 2017-0049) that laid foundation for a long-term partnership between the two municipalities. The focus of the inception phase project was to create a municipal partnership that foster a democratic inclusion of refugees. The two municipalities met in Borlänge…
Arvika and Uasin Gishu, Kenya
Project: Action plan for equity in safe drinking water access The main problem in Moi’s Bridge, a town belonging to Uasin Gishu County, is low access to safe drinking water. The Constitution of Kenya stipulated that the responsibility of providing safe drinking water lies with the County. The inception phase showed that inequity prevails in…
Härryda and Homa Bay, Kenya
Project: Young people’s influence and choice of working life and education Structures in both municipalities will be created in order to give the pupils better ’decision competence’ and knowledge about working life, job demands and entrepreneurship. Many young people in both municipalities are lacking a sense of empowerment to influence their future. In HomaBay many…
Actions for Gender Equality in municipal partnerships
Robertsfors municipality and Machakos County in Kenya have made some pretty impressive progress on their Actions for Gender Equality municipal partnership project.
Lodwar and Borlänge are facing similar challenges
Lodwar, Kenya and Borlänge, Sweden. Two different municipalities approximately 6000km apart facing similar challenges: how to successfully integrate refugees into their communities and set them on the path for fulfilling and productive lives.
