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Designing Local Democracy for Health: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial on Public Participation in Kenya
Participatory governance mechanisms, particularly participatory budgeting (PB), aim to give citizens a direct role in public spending decisions. While celebrated globally, evidence of their real-world impact, especially in low-income settings is limited. Study Design We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, assigning 200 villages to one of three PB formats: consultation,…
Equitable Healthcare Provision in a Resource-constrained Setting
This case scenario from Homa Bay County, Kenya, illustrates efforts by a local government to provide equitable healthcare to its citizens during limited resources being scrambled for by all government sectors. These challenges, combined with a high disease burden, contributes to a low quality of life in the County.The purpose of this scenario is to…
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 Östergötland and Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Project: Developing Cancer Health Care Through Institutional Collaboration Region Östergötland and its partner Uasin Gishu in Kenya are leading a one-year project that builds on the successes of previous collaborations in cancer health care. The initiative aims to strengthen capacity in Uasin Gishu by training healthcare providers in cancer detection and care, improving access to cancer…
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…
Region Västerbotten and Homa Bay County, Kenya
Project: Assessing Organizational Capacity on Human Resources for Resilient Health Systems in Homa Bay County 2025-0023: Expansion Region Västerbotten and its partner Homa Bay County in Kenya are planning a one-year project to build on achievements from previous collaborations on health workforce development. The project will strengthen organizational capacity in Homa Bay County by addressing challenges related to…
Our Childhood: A toolbox for local governments fostering child/youth inclusion
Our Childhood toolbox aims to support local governments in their attempts to sensitise and include children and youth in local (political) affairs while pursuing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The toolbox enables long-terms, cross-sectoral collaborations for inclusion of children and youth in localising SDGs. It offers support to local governments and engaged practitioners in…
Lessebo and Guatemala city, Guatemala
Project: Partnership for equality Lessebo and Guatemala city, Guatemala, will together address the lack of involvement of young women (16 to 30 years old) in decision-making and political community participation in Guatemala City. The objectives in Guatemala City are focused around Policy planning as well as Community participation on this issue: • Policies and regulations…
Ronneby and Ternopil
Sustainable Water Management through Local Expertise and Community Inclusion The partnership between Ronneby and Ternopil focuses on sustainable water management, particularly access to clean water and stormwater handling—critical components of local democratic resilience and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). Recognizing the complexity of these issues, both municipalities have involved experts within their local administrations.…
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…
