Inclusive leadership and governance

  • Norrköping and Uasin Gishu, Kenya

    Norrköping and Uasin Gishu, Kenya

    This project builds on the results and methods of a previous project on solid waste management. It focuses on further implementation and completion of activities aimed to increase capacity building for a County-owned waste management company and adress issues of governance and coordination structures. Project: Environment protection NORELD 2020 Norrköping Municipality and Uasin Gishuy County…

  • Child influence in local governments

    This policy brief is based on the key lessons derived from a case study investigating how local governments can create conditions for child influence in decision making processes. The study was conducted by Christopher Owambla and Cornel Ogutu in 2019 who looked at municipal partnerships i three countries: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It is hoped…

  • Programme structure

    Leadership in Local Governance The training consists of four compulsory workshops, of which all four are full time scheduled trainings. Periods between workshops are homebased. The total duration of the programme is 12 months. When:The inception workshop will be held December 5 – December 10, 2020.The follow-up workshop will take place April 19 – April…

  • Programme objectives

    Leadership in Local Governance The main objective of this training programme is to improve local and institutional governance. This will be achieved through exploring ways of making local governance in the involved municipalities equitable and inclusive. The participants will work on a change project together during the training and implement a strategy to make the…

  • Admission requirements

    Leadership in Local Governance Invited countries Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia and Namibia. Target group Only candidates nominated by the appropriate organization (municipality, city, region) and in accordance with national rules will be considered. The programme is primarily intended for individuals who have key positions in local governments and who are actively involved in a…

  • Årsredovisning ICLD 2019

    ”Vi vill framföra vårt stora tack till alla svenska kommuner och regioner som genom ett kommunalt partnerskap skapat en bättre värld. Deras arbete har bidragit till att stärka lokal demokrati och varit en viktig motkraft till antidemokratiska krafter runt om i världen.” Med de orden från ordförande och generalsekreterare inleds ICLD:s Årsredovisning för 2019 med…

  • From Exclusion to Inclusion: The Understanding, Capacity, and Will to Change Local Government Practices

    In a recently published book by Springer: ”New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific” learnings from local democracy work within the work of ICLD is highlighted in a chapter written by Björn Möller, Quality Assurance Manager. Local governments’ proximity to the citizens, and their understanding of the specific needs of the communities they govern, allow them to…

  • “Having the freedom to having freedom”. Youth Participatory Assessment of Accessibility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    This study explores the subjective definitions of access to the city in a group of young people in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Through semi-structured interviews, workshops, and participative observation those definitions emerged. Departing from the concept of perceived accessibility, it came apparent that those definitions gravitate around three essential elements: availability of safe and affordable…

  • Härryda implementerar barnkonventionen med inspiration från Homa Bay

    Härryda implementerar barnkonventionen med inspiration från Homa Bay

    Härryda kommun och Homa Bay County i Kenya har implementerat barnkonventionen lokalt genom att främja barn och ungas rättigheter och möjliggöra delaktighet i den lokala demokratin.

  • ICLD Country Briefs 2019

    The ICLD Country Briefs is a publication series that investigates local democracy around the world. In these reports the authors elaborate on the state of local democracy and ties the information to ICLD’s programmes. The reports provide insights into the local contexts, and the possibilities and barriers for successful decentralisation. The information and views expressed…