Inclusive leadership and governance

  • Inclusive and sustainable waste governance: strengthening innovative linkages between local governments and waste picker organisations

    This policy brief focuses on how local governments can develop more inclusive, democratic and sustainable waste governance by partnering with, and strengthening the role of, grassroots waste picker organizations and networks. Informed by action-research in Argentina, Brazil, Kenya, Nicaragua, and Tanzania, it shows how waste picker organisations are resilient forms of organizing which have contributed…

  • Mainstreaming Migrant Rights for Gender Equality: Lessons from Lisbon and Barcelona

    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´…

  • Conducting Municipal Council Meetings with Social Distance

    This paper studies how COVID-19 related social distancing affects Swedish local council meetings and the situation for elected representatives. It is based on interviews with local political advisors, a professional group employed to assist elected representatives in their political work. Social distancing has affected the political agenda and the ways of organising local politics; digital…

  • Checklista för dialog med barn och unga

    Checklista för dialog med barn och unga

    Checklistan ska helst användas tidigt i en process med frågor som direkt eller indirekt rör barn och unga. Den kan till exempel användas i samband med att nya planer, budgetar, projekt eller program tas fram. Frågorna vid varje steg är tänkta att besvaras innan du startar processen. Checklistan har tagits fram i projektet ”LuMa Youth…

  • Admission requirements

    Invited countries All countries on the OECD-DAC listed ODA-eligible countries, are eligible for the programme, but if a local election is held during the year when the training takes place, the country is temporarily taken off the list. This is also aplicable if the country is having av election between August and December the current…

  • Programme structure

    The training consists of three compulsory workshops, of which all three are full time scheduled trainings. Periods between workshops are homebased. The total duration of the programme is 12 months. When will cohort 12 take place:The Inception workshop will be held in late January 2026The Swedish Phase workshop will most likely take place in May 2026The Final workshop will take place…

  • Programme objectives

    The programme aims to provide the following changes in the participant:  During the training, the participant will work on her change process and implement a strategy to make the local authority equitable, participatory, transparent and accountable.  Benefits: What we will offer: How? Change process The participant is expected to develop and work with a change process of…

  • Women’s Political Leadership Programme – final evaluation report

    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:

  • Lund and Francistown, Botswana

    Lund and Francistown, Botswana

    The local government office has the assignment to investigate possibilities to start a municipal partnership to promote local democracy and international co-operation with focus on the Agenda 2030. During the time of finding a municipal partner, ICLD returned with an inquiry regarding Lund´s interest in participating in a new concept, a platform containing extended support…

  • Bollnäs and Lobatse, Botswana

    Bollnäs and Lobatse, Botswana

    The municipalities of Lobatse and Bollnäs are applying for the project as part of the network for human rights and local democracy. Both municipalities see the opportunity to jointly develop and learn more about including youth in the local society, with special emphasis on the local cultural heritage, as a way to build socially sustainable…