South Africa
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,…
Tshwaraganang Library Project
This is a one year project resulting from the cooperation between Växjö municipality and Tlokwe city council in the area of culture and leisure. The project itself is called “Tshwaraganang – library project; and the goal of the project is to raise the level of competence and awareness regarding library services including: marketing the library,…
Young Entrepreneurs
Reduce youth unemployment and increase the number of young people creating their own jobs as well as jobs for others trough starting enterprises, thus also supporting themselves and paying taxes. Develop an entrepreneurial spirit, mentality, confidence and skill of the school going youth to enable them, when entering the labour market, to create their own…
Adult education in contruction
This is a one year project resulting from an earlier established partnership between Söderhamn municipality and Ugu municipality in South Africa. The project is in the field of adult education and the main focus is on construction and development work. In South Africa there is a great shortage of skilled construction workers, while unemployment is…
Ambulance Services
The Ambulance services in Buffalo City and Gävle were earlier involved in the project “Disaster management”. It was successful and it opened our eyes to issues in the ambulance organization in both South Africa and Sweden, but more importantly it showed how both countries could assist each other to develop the ambulance services. The projects…
The Blåklockan – Masimayane partnership to strengthen responses to violence against women
The overarching vision and longterm objective is to end violence against women and girls in South Africa and Sweden. This project will contribute to the awareness of and prevention of violence against women and girls. And also contribute to strengthen the support mechanisms for women and children who do have experienced violence in Gävle and…
Co-operation in air quality management and permetting between City of Göteborg and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
The bill of rights contained in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996) is the cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. The Constitution places responsibility on the state to respect, protect and promote the rights of all people – including the right to an environment that is not harmful…
SIPP – A pragmatic dialogue on Sustainable Integrated Planning Practice
This is a one-year project resulting from the partnership between Väjxö and Tlokwe municipalities. The objective of the project is to develop a Sustainable Integrated Planning Practice within the field of Town Planning. The activities planned for are geared to address the following areas: High density urban design Urban energy saving Rental housing models Application…
Promotion of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
The one-year project “Promotion of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women” has been implemented in close cooperation between the two official partners the City of Växjö and Tlokwe City Council. The overall objective of the project has been to highlight current prerequisites for gender equality in Sweden and South Africa, and examine what concrete actions…
