South Africa
Inner City Planning
The overall objective is the identification of the role of a well-conceived vision and strategic objectives for the city that will lead to strategies for the future development of the inner city areas in an optimal manner. The City of Gothenburg is organized in respect of the RiverCity Gothenburg project which has outlined a vision…
More Living Two – Living Legends
The overall project objective is to increase the inclusion of older people in society, both in elderly homes and service centers, as in the democratic process of local ”communities”. By involving the elderly with their life experiences and life stories, with their personal and local cultural heritage, at both centers and in communities, the quality…
Waste Management Development in Langeberg Municipality
The project aims to improve waste management in Langeberg Municipality in terms of their ongoing strategic planning and national goal ”Zero Waste by 2020”. South Municipalities in South Africa face major challenges to provide citizens with an efficient service delivery in areas such as waste management. Langeberg has been selected by the Cape Winelands District…
Climate Change
The project aims to strengthen capacity around the institutionalisation of climate response considerations into municipal planning and processes in order to ensure that a city is able to effectively respond to both the challenges and opportunities arising from climate change. The project proposes to identify the barriers to ensuring effective climate response within a city,…
Youth development program
The overall objective is the strengthening of youth leadership that has the expertise to work with local democratic development, leadership in multicultural environments and harsh environments of the sport as an arena. The following objectives will be implemented during the project: An internet-based training will be conducted for at least twenty leaders. Exchanges programs will…
Promotion of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
The one-year project “Promotion of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women” has been implemented in close cooperation between the two official partners the City of Växjö and Tlokwe City Council. The overall objective of the project has been to highlight current prerequisites for gender equality in Sweden and South Africa, and examine what concrete actions…
Sustainable Mobility
The overall objective is to align transport and mobility policy and practices to the vision of the development of a sustainable and integrated city, accessible for all. To comprehensively change the mindset from transportation to sustainable mobility and the role that mobility plays in an integrated planning approach. The project objective is to formulate a…
Human Resources – public exchange around practical leadership work and strategies
The overall objective – the long-term vision – of the new Human Resources (HR) project is to promote the two cooperating municipalities to become highly attractive employers for new and existing personnel. The overall objective includes the establishment of efficient and professionalized good leadership practices, facilitating a creative atmosphere with motivated employees having the will…
Alfred Nzo Waste Buy-back center
Objectives of the project are: to address and eradicate waste related issues within the Alfred Nzo District to raise awareness about waste management to encourage members of the communities within ANDM to clean-up their villages to create job opportunities for Alfred Nzo community members through waste collection. Expected results: Alfred Nzo District is expected to…
Examination of the gap between policy and implementation in local government
The overall objective is to have more effective implementation of all policies and strategies within a city context in order to improve service delivery at a local level. This in turn will ensure a more sustainable and integrated city. The project objective is to formulate a model of a sustainable urban mobility planning process aligned…
