South Africa
Good Governance – Civic participation and planning for housing
Providing affordable, safe and comfortable housing is an essential aspect of service delivery for local governments. Housing forms one of the basic democratic rights. South Africa however, faces a housing crisis for the poor. Local municipalities like Buffalo City are still battling with informal settlements (shacks) and there seems to be no real progress on…
Environmental Management
A partnership was initiated after a visit by the Swedish delegation to South Africa in July 2005 and a three year project started up and was funded by SALA/IDA. Two of the three project years have been carried out. The project focuses on three areas that are important for the development and management of environmental…
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…
Teacher and principle education
The background for this project is a big lack of skills among teachers and principles in South Africa. The reasons for this are, for instance, low status and the fact that many teachers have died in AIDS which have lead to the employment of young teachers with no education. The aim of this project would…
Public Relations Best Practice – Internal Communications
By changing the present approach of inadequate internal communication at the Tlokwe City Council to an ongoing, two-way symmetric approach in which the latest technology is utilized by qualified, well-resourced officials to reach strategic communication goals which includes well-informed and motivated officials. This should result in better service delivery, which in turn supports the democratic…
Examination of the gap between policy and implementation in local government
The overall objective is to have more effective implementation of all policies and strategies within a city context in order to improve service delivery at a local level. This in turn will ensure a more sustainable and integrated city. The project objective is to formulate a model of a sustainable urban mobility planning process aligned…
Renewable Energy Pilot
The overall objective of the project is improved organizational structures and preparedness for energy-related issues. With the help of this project we see that in 10-15 years the following has happened: When the project is finalized, both Gävle Energi and Buffalo City will have exchanged methods for improving energy efficiency, established pre-requisites for implementation of…
More Living Two – Living Legends
The overall project objective is to increase the inclusion of older people in society, both in elderly homes and service centers, as in the democratic process of local “communities”. By involving the elderly with their life experiences and life stories, with their personal and local cultural heritage, at both centers and in communities, the quality…
More Living-Active Age
In previous projects between the Cape Winelands District Municipality, South Africa and the Regional Council in Kalmar County has the importance of the local heritage for social cohesion and community development played an important role. The focus has been on young people and the local population. An obvious result of this has been the formation…
Project for Rescue Service
This new project is a logical continuation of the ICLD funded inception project Rescue Service between Region Kronoberg and Tlokwe City Council which was very successful. The main problem of this project is how can the Rescue Service (Fire Brigade Service) get a more effective rescue operation with existing resources. There are many factors that…
