Inclusive leadership and governance
Political presence and involvement in regional development – exchange of experiences between Sarajevo and Östergötland
The project consists of two main events, i.e. two seminars that will be organized as an arena for exchange of experiences, one seminar in Sarajevo and one in Östergötland. The seminar will give the politicians in both countries a chance to exchange experiences about the political role in regional development, regional challenges, political development strategies,…
Youth Parliament
The overall objective is to raise the involvement of youth in local democracy. To involve youths in the democratic process is an important issue that regards all countries in the world, including Sweden and Turkey. When it comes to the Swedish youths, the ultimate goal is to create political commitment considering international issues and local…
Empowerment of youth
Mölndals stad, Sweden wish, in cooperation with Chipata Municipal Council, Zambia, to create a partnership with the aim of contributing to the empowerment of young people. We seek to promote participation of youth in our societies. Both municipalities will increase youth participation in democratic matters and general empowerment to prepare them for the future as…
Good Governance and Municipal Management Development
Democracy and democratic methods are words often used without reflected upon. What does it stand for? It´s natural that the biggest party also hold the political power, but how do they use it and how is the power divided between politicians and municipal employees. In a functioning democracy is it very important that both politicians…
Good Governance and Decision Making
The overall objective of the Good Governance Decision Making project is a more democratic society – improved decision making powers of local government, its citizens and groups within the community in order to find sustainable ways to meet social, economic and environmental needs and improve the quality of lives for all who live in the…
Civil dialogue to create an attractive image of Jinja
An attractive image of a city creates many possibilities to attract residents, investments and tourists. Developing the dialogue with the residents to reach this has been identified as a key issue in the Jinja-Skellefteå partnership. The objective of this project is that staff & politicians in JMC have the capacity in using an inclusive public…
Good Governance – Civic participation and planning for housing
Providing affordable, safe and comfortable housing is an essential aspect of service delivery for local governments. Housing forms one of the basic democratic rights. South Africa however, faces a housing crisis for the poor. Local municipalities like Buffalo City are still battling with informal settlements (shacks) and there seems to be no real progress on…
LYPP (Local Youth Policy Program)
The overall project objective is to increase young people’s democratic influence. Today there is a democratic deficit of the two parties and they find it difficult to get young people to want to get involved in local democracy. To achieve this, it should be carried out a survey on site in HCM where young people…
Youth Engagement
The project tackles the issue of the challenge of including youth in the local democratic processes. In today`s situation, the strategic and political decisions in the municipalities concerning youth are not always knowledge-based. The knowledge on the situation of youth, their opinions and how they lead their lives, is inadequate. In addition, the knowledge and…
Quality education
The project objective is to enhance pupils council and develop entrepreneurial learning. All classes are represented in pupils council. The expected results are that more pupils dare and are able to communicate in English and more pupils are active to analyze how to solve problems. The overall objective is to create independent youth who dare…
