Uganda
Secure and Develop Childrens Rights
A step-by-step guide to conducting a Child Rights Ambassador Training Programme This toolbox presents a training programme for Child Rights Ambassadors, developed as part of one of four projects carried out within an ICLD-funded partnership between Region Stockholm, Sweden, and Jinja City, Uganda (2022–2025). The work was implemented by staff from Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital…
Region Stockholm and Jinja, Uganda
Project: Child Thrive Projects (2) Region Stockholm and its partner Jinja Municipal Council in Uganda are planning two one-year project. On of the project will strengthen the quality of care for children with neurological conditions by increasing awareness of children’s rights among healthcare staff and guardians, reducing stigma, and enhancing inclusion in society. The initiative will…
Strängnäs and Entebbe, Uganda
Project: Together for the influence for our young and old to improve based on climate change Strängnäs Municipality and its partner Entebbe Municipal Council in Uganda are planning a one-year project to strengthen youth participation in environmental and climate decision-making. The project will empower young people, to actively contribute to local environmental strategies through community engagement, clean-up…
”Know Your Neighbor” bygger starkare samhällen
Initiativet ”Know Your Neighbor” har sedan lanseringen 2018 haft betydande inverkan för kommuner i Lusaka. Initiativet är ett projektresultat från ett av ICLD:s tidigare program och fokuserar på att mobilisera samhällen och främja samarbete, med tonvikt på att effektivt använda mänskliga resurser. Patrick Mwamba Salubusa, ledamot i Lusaka stadsfullmäktige för Kapwepwe Ward och tidigare deltagare…
Increasing Transparency in Local Governments: Implementation of Citizen Budgets in Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe
This research project investigates the implementation and impact of Citizen’s Budgets at the local level in selected countries. It aims to understand the elements that compose these budgets, the impact they have on the transparency of local government budget processes, and the degree of empowerment they confer, especially to marginalized groups. The study also assesses…
Kalix & Masaka tillsammans för att minska plastens påverkan
Det av ICLD finansierade partnerskapsprojektet ”Education for mindset change” mellan Kalix kommun och Masaka stad i Uganda har bidragit till förändrat lärande för barn och unga. Med fokus på att minska plastens påverkan och skapa hållbara samhällen har Kalix och Masaka samarbetat för att inspirera framtidens generationer. Under åren 2020–2023 drev Kalix kommun tillsammans med…
Meet ICLD Alumni, Hon Hilda Maate
Article by: John Gitonga, East Africa ICLD alumni coordinator Meet Mayor Hilda Maate, ICLD Alumni and one of the youngest elected Mayors in Uganda and Vice President for East Africa of the Young Elected Local Officials (YELO) Network. Maate was elected as the Mayor of Hima Town Council during the 2021 general elections and she…
Strängnäs – Entebbe
The partnership between Strängnäs Municipality in Sweden and Entebbe Municipal Council in Uganda focuses on tackling climate change and enhancing youth participation in local democracy. The project aims to raise awareness and involve young people in schools and workplaces in climate-smart initiatives, addressing the lack of systematic youth engagement in climate action. Strängnäs contributes experience…
Provisions of social workers to victims of internal child trafficking in Uganda: A case study of children living on the streets of Kampala City
Human trafficking has become a serious global challenge in the recent past. Regarded as a global epidemic, it has triggered an increase in numbers of children living on the streets especially in countries where internal trafficking in children is a common social vice. This has resulted into a syndemic as a social evil in human…
Meet Betty – an ICLD Alumni
Article by John Gitonga, ICLD Alumni Coordinator, East Africa, June 2024 In this article, we celebrate a remarkable woman whose journey to top leadership is nothing short of extraordinary. Hon. Betty Ethel Naluyima, an alumna of the ICLD programme Women in Political Leadership, currently serves as the Woman Member of Parliament for Wakiso District in…
