17 – Genomförande och globalt partnerskap
Let’s get together and make change: Towards a Child-Focused Cities Analytical Framework
Children live in cities and local communities, implying that they have proximity to the local government rather than the national government. The interaction of children with their governments happens at the local level. And, children experience the realisation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the local sphere of government. Yet, children are relegated to the…
Voluntary Local Review – Kibaha Town Council, Tanzania
This Voluntary Local Review (VLR) aims at understanding how well the SDGs have been localized and implemented in Kibaha Town Council (KTC), Tanzania. The process employed Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to represent local voices in a participatory and inclusive manner. The results show that localization of SDGs has helped the government and citizens to…
Meet ICLD Alumni – Hon Johnson Osoi
Article by John Gitonga, ICLD Alumni Coordinator Today we highlight an outstanding leader, mentor, an ICLD Alumni and a politician leader who is known to spearhead local democracy at local level – Hon Johnson Osoi. A man of many firsts, he was the first speaker of County assembly of Kajiado, a position he held for…
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…
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…
Increasing Transparency in Local Governments: Implementation and Evaluation of Citizen Budgets in Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe
Regional focus: Eastern Africa Time: October 2023 – June 2024 This action research project follows up on previous ICLD research by supporting local governments to implement a citizens budget and adapt the associated Toolbox to African experiences. Abstract: This research project investigates the implementation and impact of Citizen’s Budgets at the local level in selected countries. It…
Postdevelopment Assistance Made Possible? A qualitative analysis of the ICLD’s International Training Programmes in Tanzania from the local stakeholders’ perspective
Development is a contentious concept, praised by some for enabling progress and criticised by others for perpetuating global power imbalances. Development assistance tends to strengthen the donor-recipient dependency, which, according to critics, primarily serves the interests of the Global North while neglecting the needs of the Global South. Mainstream market-driven strategies have exacerbated inequalities in…
1,35 miljoner till Växjös demokratiprojekt med Komuna Vushtrri
ICLD har beviljat 1 350 000 SEK till ett partnerskapsprojekt mellan Växjö kommun och Komuna Vushtrri i Kosovo. Projektet ska genom digitalisering, öka och förbättra kommunens kommunikation och dialog med sina medborgare. Inom arkivverksamheten finns utmaningar i samhällets övergång till digitalisering. Det behöver säkras så att det som sker i verksamheterna i dag finns tillgängligt och är…
Guide to stakeholder engagement
Stakeholder engagement should ensure a broad, equitable participation of stakeholders. Which stakeholders are involved, how they should be involved and when, are key questions you will need to answer early on in your project planning.The stakeholder analysis in your project planning workbook will help you to identify which stakeholder you should be engaging with. The…
Växjö and Vushtrri, Kosovo
Växjö and Vushtrri partnership is embarking on a new project that seeks to improve accessibility to municipal services and information by effectively managing municipal archives. The project identifies three key beneficiary groups: citizens in rural areas, ethnic minorities, and students/researchers at universities. These groups face challenges in accessing information and documents due to factors such…
