Kenya

  • Proceedings of the Workshop: Workshop on Devolution and Local Development in Kenya

    On June 26 2014, a workshop was held on devolution and local development at the Nairobi Safari Club in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the historic devolution reforms one year after their implementation. The workshop was organised by Agnes Cornell, Aarhus University, and Michelle D’Arcy, Trinity College Dublin, with funding from the Swedish International Centre for…

  • Devolution, Democracy and Development in Kenya

    In this study, Cornell and D’Arcy explore to what extent devolution has changed Kenyan politics – what progress has been made and what challenges still remain? Although the devolution is in many ways successful and much progress has been made already, the authors highlight a number of critical areas in need of further attention. First,…

  • Women’s  Political Leadership

    Women’s Political Leadership

    Open for applications from 5 May If you are a local political leader in any of the OECD-DAC listed ODA-countries, a woman and most importantly, a driver for change – this programme is for you. The 12-months training focuses on developing political leadership skills and is open only to women leaders who hold an elected or appointed…

  • Keys to local land and administration in Nacka and Kisumu

    Keys to local land and administration in Nacka and Kisumu

    The twin-municipalities of Nacka and Kisumu have mutually, through exchange between politicians and experts, identified a basic step towards a solution for the environmental effects of poor management of solid waste, namely through the mapping and process focused investigation of land administration. The waste management in the lake region has resulted into generation of leach…

  • Developing a mordern waste management in Voi

    Developing a mordern waste management in Voi

    Overall Objective:Building a strategic well planned waste management focused on the specific area “Voi Central Business Area”, will serve as a model for developing the larger scale. By focusing on doing it step by step with great concern of the local possibilities today without forgetting planning for future development, we can see the overall objective…

  • Unga Framåt

    Unga Framåt

    The project “Youths forward” wants to: increase the knowledge about human rights and strengthen young people to get involved in the democratic process so that their influence and status increase in society build lasting relationships, increase integration between young people from different groups and thus counteract prejudice and racism prevent sexual health problems and drug…

  • Capacity building for Sustainable Ecotourism

    Capacity building for Sustainable Ecotourism

    Region Västerbotten and Elgeyo Marakwet and The county of Elgeyo Marakwet in Kenya have worked together in an inceeptionphase and identified a joint area of cooperation relevant for both parties; capacity building for sustainable ecotourism. The main goal of the project is to establish capacity in the County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet to harness tourism…

  • Youth for Democracy and Human Rights

    Youth for Democracy and Human Rights

    Overall Objective:The vision of this project is to create outstanding sustainable platforms, which endure over times, in both municipalities for youth which enhances their participation, democratic activity and human rights. This would be a forum for youth, in which they can express themselves, having dialogue between themselves and with different stakeholders, on issues that are…

  • The right to influence for children and youth

    The right to influence for children and youth

    The project ‘The right to influence for children and youth’ aims to improve the knowledge of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and to engage more young people in local democratic work in both participating municipalities. The project will primarily focus on working with young people aged 13-18 in certain schools and…

  • Work with local envoronmental issues in education in pre-school and school

    Work with local envoronmental issues in education in pre-school and school

    The objectives of this project are: to develop how schools work with and educate in democracy and environment; to increase understanding of each others possibilities and obstacles concerning internal and external environment and democracy. Expected results: the collaboration shall lead to the exchange of experiences between teachers from Värmdo and Homa Bay regarding the way…