10 – Minskad ojämlikhet
Voluntary Local Review – Emboreet village, Manyara, Tanzania
The United Nations Agenda 2030 contains 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets to address global social, environmental, and economic challenges by 2030, of which many must be implemented at the local level. Voluntary Local Reviews (VLR) have gained prominence as a means for local and regional governments to assess SDG progress and remaining…
Vänersborg och Chobe – globalt utvecklingsarbete som stärker den lokala demokratin
Partnerskapet mellan Vänersborgs kommun och staden Chobe i Botswana startades 2010 och har sedan genomfört flera olika projekt. Att bidra till att stärka demokrati och mänskliga rättigheter i en annan del av världen är en central del i ett partnerskapsamarbete via ICLD. Samtidigt ger samarbetet en möjlighet att bedriva kommunens eget utvecklingsarbete framåt samtidigt som…
Voluntary Local Review – City of Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This report looks into the localisation of SDGs in the City of Bijeljina, which is an SDG pioneer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It reviews three SDGs – SDG5 (gender equality), SDG10 (inclusion), and SDG17 (partnerships towards goals) – through the lens of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) which is based on an immersion of researchers into…
Borås och Vračar skapar delaktighet för personer med funktionsnedsättning
Partnerskapsprojektet mellan Borås kommun och kommunen Vračar i Serbien arbetar för att öka inflytande och delaktighet för personer med funktionsnedsättning. Halvvägs in i projektet finns redan goda och konkreta resultat att visa upp. Vračar är en av 17 stadsdelskommuner i Serbiens huvudstad Belgrad. Genom partnerskapet med Borås kommun vill de öka tillgängligheten och delaktighet för personer…
Utveckla er kommuns arbete med ungdomsinflytande
Behöver ni utveckla och få nya perspektiv på er kommuns arbete med att inkludera barn och unga? Vi söker just nu svenska kommuner som vill samarbeta på temat ökat ungdomsinflytande med kommuner i södra Afrika. Samarbetet sker inom ramen för ett så kallat kommunalt partnerskap. Vi erbjuder er: Inom nätverket får ni chans till skräddarsydda…
Local government for inclusion: centering non-exclusionary policies in a decentralized setting
This research in four municipalities and districts in West Java, Indonesia finds that marginalization, discrimination, and violence against religious and gender minorities is often justified by the presence of exclusionary morality-based policies. This brief explains under what conditions such policies are more likely to be adopted by the local government. This brief also recommends several…
Morality policies and the prospect for inclusive citizenship in decentralized Indonesia: A study of West Java
This study examines the making of exclusionary morality policies and how those policies have affected the lives of faith-based and gender-based minority groups in West Java, Indonesia. Combining policy review, in-depth case studies, and survey, we identify distinct patterns of exclusion, which are top-down for faith-based minorities and bottom-up for sexual/gender minorities. Around 121 exclusionary…
Tactical Urbanism for inclusive transport
Regional focus: East Africa/Kenya Time: July 2023 – January 2024 Abstract: In 2010, Kenya adopted a new constitution that established 47 autonomous counties leading to an accelerated development of urban areas and an increased pressure and demand for inclusive and sustainable interventions to cater for the rising population and motorization rates. Flone Initiative conducted a safety audit…
Equitable Health: a far-away dream for young girls and women in Uganda?
This case reveals the reproductive health challenges young people face in Uganda that predispose them to maternal mortality, and invites to discussion of the responsibilities and opportunities for local leaders. It references concerns of teenage pregnancy reported in Jinja District during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the 2020 District Health Office report, 17% of women…
The right to health in Uganda – addressing the tension between duty bearers and rights holders to acheive equitable health
This scenario highlights the health inequities in Uganda’s healthcare system. It brings out the contention and tension between claim holders (claimants of rights) and duty bearers (guarantors of rights) in a resource-constrained reality. It is intended to help learners appreciate how a potential tension may appear or be conceptualized by both sides. It is also…
