South Africa
Water Management
In UGU District, as in South Africa in general, to communicate information between the producer of piped drinking water and the consumers is a major problem, especially in the rural areas. Major reasons for this are the lack of junior engineering staff who can work with information and education, and the fact that information on…
Public Relations, Best Practices 3
This is a one year project resulting from the previously established cooperation between the municipality of Växjö and Tlokwe city council. The project has been operational for two years and this is the third year of implementation. The aim of the project is to improve on the standards of local democracy and administration in Tlokwe…
Youth Engagement
The project tackles the issue of the challenge of including youth in the local democratic processes. In today`s situation, the strategic and political decisions in the municipalities concerning youth are not always knowledge-based. The knowledge on the situation of youth, their opinions and how they lead their lives, is inadequate. In addition, the knowledge and…
Inner City Planning
The overall objective is the identification of the role of a well-conceived vision and strategic objectives for the city that will lead to strategies for the future development of the inner city areas in an optimal manner. The City of Gothenburg is organized in respect of the RiverCity Gothenburg project which has outlined a vision…
Paving way for support and skills-training of dropouts
The project objective sets a good and dynamic cooperation between public and voluntary actors when it comes to identifying, approaching and supporting young males and females, which have dropped out of school/education and gone into open unemployment. After two years of working together, the project partners have mapped internal relations, clarified responsibilities, exchanged best practices…
Non-Discrimination in Local Governance
The ”Non-Discrimination in Local Governance” project aims to reduce intolerance amongst local communities especially related to vulnerable groups (different races/gender/displaced/refugees/foreigners/sexual orientation/disabled etc) and strengthen integration of these communities for a more united society and non discriminating community. The project objective is to strengthen municipal knowledge, understanding and capacities on issues of discrimination in order to…
Waste Management and Implementation
The project aims to decrease poverty in Ulundi by increasing the municipal capacity on waste management to give the population a safer and healthier habitat, to increase the population’s ability to influence their own situation. To establish a sustainable waste management and growth in Ulundi, the project also includes capacity building on services to cooperatives…
Tlokwe Inclusivity Disability Sector II
The two-year project aims to build capacity on local and regional level in order to start and develop daily activities for persons with mental and learning disability coming from the previously disadvantaged areas in Potchefstroom. Today there is a problem that young adults with disabilities after finishing school have nowhere to go and they end…
WiFi in rural areas and Multi Purpose Civic Centres
This is a two-year project developed as a result of the cooperation between Oskarshamn and Hibiscus coast municipalities. The cooperation is in the field of municipal technical services and it is specifically intended to address telecommunications and data communications infrastructure in the rural areas. The intention is to introduce and improve on the use of…
Exchange of competences and experience for a better quality and patient safety in health care
The overall project objective is exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of quality and patient safety, which in turn can help to improve health and reduce patient injuries, a better quality of life for citizens. By comparing the work with quality and patient safety between Kronoberg County Council, Växjö and Tlokwe City Council,…
