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…
Tillsammans med en internationell motsvarighet har tre svenska regioner och sju kommuner, beviljats kommunala partnerskapsprojekt värda över 18 miljoner kronor av Internationellt Centrum för Lokal Demokrati, ICLD. De som tar del av demokratimiljonerna tillsammans med sin samarbetspart är kommunerna Dorotea, Kalix, Jönköping, Lidköping, Umeå, Växjö och Älmhult samt Region Gotland, Norrbotten och Västerbotten. En majoritet…
Human Rights 2.0 For over a year, representatives from Jönköping municipality and Stellenbosch have met digitally to get to know each other and discuss the municipalities’ various challenges. Workshops have also been carried out in both Stellenbosch and Jönköping with representatives from the municipalities’ various administrations and operations. In Jönköping, it was about specific areas/places…