South Africa
Addressing Urban Violence and Local Security: Participatory Research with Young People in Colombia and South Africa
This report documents a persistent mismatch between official security priorities, still centred on crime and armed actors, and what young people themselvesidentify as most urgent: unemployment, lack of opportunity, and mental health. Drawing on these findings and recognising that despite being separated by continent, language, and political history, the two cities share a history of…
NORMSTORM Educational toolbox
Lessons from the Stellenbosch and Jönköping Municipal Partnership Contributors: Chantal Côte & Robin Alnäs This is a practical toolbox designed to guide the implementation of Normstorm in classrooms and communities across South Africa and beyond. Normstorm is a method designed to break the silence. It is a value-driven educational approach that engages young people through…
Jönköping – Stellenbosh, South Africa
Project: Youth participation in municipal decision-making The project tackles a shared challenge in both Jönköping and Stellenbosch: young people are largely excluded from municipal decision-making. Although Sweden incorporated the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into law in 2020, translating this principle into real influence for young people remains difficult. Existing structures, such…
Breaking the Chains of Inequality:The Role of Human Rights Education in South AfricanSchools from an International and Comparative Perspective
This thesis explores how Human Rights Education (HRE) can be used as a powerful tool to address inequality, challenge racism, promote inclusion, and ensure fair access to resources in South African schools. By comparing the experiences of Black, Coloured, and former White schools, the study draws from a decolonial perspective and counter-narrative theory to examine…
Just energy transitions as a path towards fair and place-based fossil fuel phase-outs?
Given the need to mitigate adverse impacts of fossil fuel phase-outs, this thesis investigates whether just energy transitions lead to inclusive and place-based outcomes, focusing on the Just Energy Transition (JET) in South Africa. Using a political economy and procedural justice lens, and drawing on interviews with key stakeholders, the study explores the inclusivity of…
Växjö and JB Marks Local Municipality, South Africa
This project aims to create a center for civil society in partnership between the JB Marks Local Municipality and North-West University’s School of Social Sciences. This center will address severe social issues within the municipality, such as youth unemployment, gender-based violence, and the negative impacts of alcohol abuse, which are particularly prevalent in areas like…
Ett ledarskap med visioner för en hållbar framtid
Charmaine Laubscher, vice borgmästare i Saldanha Bay, banar väg för hållbar förändring. Som kommunfullmäktigeledamot med ansvar för infrastruktur och stadsplanering, är hon just antagen att delta i nästa omgång av ICLD Women’s Political Leadership programme (WPL). I en intervju delar hon med sig av sin resa, sina visioner och de lärdomar som format hennes ledarskap.…
Ungdomar i fokus när Karlskrona och Saldanha Bay stärker klimatengagemanget
ICLD har beviljat ett partnerskapsprojekt mellan Karlskrona kommun och den sydafrikanska kommunen Saldanha Bay. Projektet kommer att arbeta för ökad ungdomsinkludering med speciellt fokus på klimatfrågor. Totalt beviljas 1,7 Mkr mellan 2024-2026. De båda kommunerna Karlskrona och Saldanha Bay, som redan genomfört en ettårig förberedelse, kommer nu i sitt partnerskapsprojekt att arbeta för att stärka…
Umeå kommun and Cape Agulhas local municipality
Youth democracy in Umeå municipality and Cape Agulhas municipality In Cape Agulhas, youth leadership is not being adequately developed due to a lack of knowledge on local government matters and motivation. Municipal leaders are not mitigating this adequately which can compromise the democracies of the future. At the same time there is a lack of…
Mobilising Assets to Improve Participatory Planning in Local Governance in South Africa
This learning case aims to guide the reader to:
