Jönköping and Berdychiv, Ukraine

Project: Building better cities together

Jönköping Municipality is partnering with Berdichev Municipality in northern Ukraine to address urban planning challenges, emphasizing transparency, inclusion and modernization. The project focuses on tackling issues such as population growth, outdated cartographic tools, and gaps in housing and social infrastructure. Special attention is directed towards vulnerable groups, including combatants, war invalids, and pensioners.

The objectives in Berdichev are focused around Policy Commitment, Staffing and Cross-Boundary Collaboration as well as Information Sharing on this issue:

  • Objective 1: The organization’s position is maintained and strengthened by enhancing resilience, fostering innovation, and ensuring adaptability to emerging challenges, prioritizing continuous improvement and leadership in its field.
  • Objective 2: Specialists are in place to implement the project, with responsibilities clearly regulated and individually assigned, ensuring accountability and adherence to defined rights and duties.
  • Objective 3: Improved communication and information sharing with certain categories, such as minority groups.

Peer Learning:

The partnership will foster mutual learning, utilizing methods such as work shadowing and collaborative workshops. Jönköping aims to share its expertise in democratic governance, while Berdichev focuses on capacity-building to strengthen local municipal functions.

The partnership is part of ICLD Democratic Resilience Network.