Borlänge kommun

  • Borlänge and Lodwar, Kenya

    Borlänge and Lodwar, Kenya

    Project: Inclusive municipalities for refugees Borlänge and Lodwar municipalities have succefully implemented an inception phase project (dnr 2017-0049) that laid foundation for a long-term partnership between the two municipalities. The focus of the inception phase project was to create a municipal partnership that foster a democratic inclusion of refugees. The two municipalities met in Borlänge…

  • Borlänge and Chisinau, Moldova

    Borlänge and Chisinau, Moldova

    Project: Increase the competence of the teachers in the areas of Autism & ADHD Internationally, around 1 in 68 children are now diagnosed an autism spectrum. In Chisinau, Moldova, there 150 children with autism registered at the municipality until 2016. Many of them have ADHD at the same time. Those children enjoy the equal right…

  • Creating a Better Life for the Elderly

    Creating a Better Life for the Elderly

    In a democratic society, the senior citizens regardless of their race, religion, gender, social status should enjoy the same rights to social securities. Borlänge and Wuhan are facing different challenges with elderly care due to the rapid development of aging population. Instead of moving to the pension house, many seniors can live an independent life…

  • Water and Sewage Treatment

    Water and Sewage Treatment

    This is a three-party cooperation where the municipality if Piesti in Rumania is the third part. This project comprises an exchange of knowledge and experiences in providing efficient management from a financial/technical aspect of investments, operations and long-term planning within water and sewage treatment. A prioritised issue, identified and relevant in the project, are the…

  • Influence and participation – a democratic and human right

    Influence and participation – a democratic and human right

    In a democratic society of today all people should have the same influence and participation no matter what age, social situation or life circumstances they might have. Everybody must be included in society and get a good chance to live a meaningful and long life. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, known more…

  • Dialogue and cooperation-towards a democratic sustainable and environmental friendly local development

    Dialogue and cooperation-towards a democratic sustainable and environmental friendly local development

    The overall objective of the project is to create a democratic local society in Wuhan and that the municipality is working in a structured way to ensure a sustainable environment in the City of Wuhan. The cooperation between Wuhan and Borlänge also strives to contribute to a positive democratic development, through increased understanding of dialogue…

  • Youth Project

    Youth Project

    Improve the youth power of influence, awareness and participation in issues of local democracy.

  • Good Public Meals for Happy Citizens

    Good Public Meals for Happy Citizens

    To make good public meals for our happy citizens.

  • Creating a supportive environment for health and learning

    Creating a supportive environment for health and learning

    The proportion of children and young people with mental illness and disorders is increasing both in Sweden and in China. There is also, in both countries, an increase in lifestyle-related diseases such as overweight and obesity, even among adolescence. These risk factors affect both the motivation to maintain a healthy lifestyle as well as the…

  • Developing Children

    Developing Children

    All the children are born artists. They have tremendous talents and they are full of fantasy, creativity and thoughts. However most of those talents disappear along the way they grow up. Many children do not receive the opportunities at school to think, to express and to discover. If this continues, the children will lose their…