5 – Jämställdhet
Selina kämpar för fler kvinnliga politiker
Selina Wilson Msenga är journalist på en större dagstidning i Dar es Saleem i Tanzania. Hon arbetar också som deltidspolitiker och innehar titeln vice borgmästare i kommunen Kibaha, ca 40 km väst om Dar es Saleem. I sin roll som politiker hjälper hon unga kvinnor att våga ta steget in i politiken. Selina kämpar också…
Anjezas livsuppgift är att hjälpa våldsutsatta kvinnor och flickor
Anjeza Bojaxhiu är född och uppväxt I Tirana. Sedan 2013 arbetar hon som kommunens koordinator för våld I nära relationer. Anjeza är även alumni från ICLD:s utbildningsprogram Human Rights Based Approach. Vi presenterar Anjeza i vår serie Hjältar inom lokal demokrati! ”Varje dag på jobbet får jag höra talas om allvarliga fall av våld mot…
Älmhult, Växjö and JB Marks, South Africa
Project: Partnership to fight gender-based violence Forthcoming project application pertains to the current partnership between Municipality of Älmhult and City of Växjö and JB Marks Local Municipality. The proposal stretches over three years (2023-2025) and consists of 15 activities in total. This involves a wide group of stakeholders, such as multiple municipal departments, regional organisations…
Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in Botswana – The City of Gaborone’s role
Botswana stands out in the African context for its unique approach to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) issues. In addition to societal stigma, their sexual behaviour was criminalized by the penal code. Gaborone City Council did not have jurisdiction over the legalization of same-sex sexual activity or identity, but it did have an important voice…
Håbo, Livingstone and Victoria Falls – Zambia/Zimbabwe
Youth Rights Connect Håbo, Livingstone and Victoria Falls municipalities are carrying out an Inception to have the opportunity to jointly develop a project plan closely linked to human right topics youth rights to participation, education and well being and Agenda 2030, Goals: 1 No Poverty, 3 Good health and Well-being, 4 Quality Education and 5…
Falkenberg, Sundays river valley och Sarah Baartman district – South Africa
Building bridges The partners state that children and youth exclusion often is perpetuated by poverty and inequality, which limit access to resources and opportunities for young people to improve their social mobility and economic prospects. For the South African partners the objectives are to gain capability to: No interventions or activities for youth shall be…
Haparanda and Solwezi – Zambia
Empowering of women and youth in local democracy and development work Haparanda and Solwezi are carrying out this Inception to have the opportunity to jointly develop a project plan closely linked to issues of inequality and empowering of women. The partners intend to find strengthening approaches to improve developmental inequalities through equitable service delivery without…
Women’s quest to participate in local governance in Botswana
This policy brief explores factors that affect the participation of women in local governance structures and investigates challenges that women face in their struggles to represent the voices of their communities. A qualitative research approach was applied in which five interviews were conducted with female mayors and councillors and secondary data was also included. The…
Mainstreaming Migrant Rights for Gender Equality: Lessons from Lisbon and Barcelona
Mainstreaming, a governance strategy based on coordination between government levels and the involvement of various policy sectors and actors (including institutional, private and civil society), is often adopted by local governments in different policy realms, including in managing migration and integration at the local level. Overall, mainstreaming migrant integration has the potential to enhance migrants´…
Women’s Political Leadership Programme – final evaluation report
Final evaluation report of ICLD international training programme Women’s Political Leadership 2017-2019 The purpose and objective of this evaluation has been:
