Invited countries Botswana, South Africa, Zambia Target group The programme welcomes applications from teams from the eight local governments in southern Africa within Human Rights-network consisting of at a minimum: one elected politician; one local government official and one representative of a civil society organization. Only candidates nominated by the appropriate organization (municipality, city, region)…
Inclusive Local Governance The main objective of this training programme is that participants develop new or improved practices and/or policies for inclusive public participation in their local governments. The programme welcomes applications from teams from the eight local governments in southern Africa within Human Rights network consisting of at a minimum: one elected politician; one…
The training focuses on improving practices for inclusive public participation. The participants will work on dilemmas and implement a strategy to make their municipalities equitable, participatory, transparent and accountable. By strengthening the capacity of selected teams and by strengthening the networks available to them, the training will result in new or improved practices and/or policies…
Culture as a path to development The municipalities of Åmål, Sweden, and Bergrivier, South Africa, have several common challenges. Our mutual focus is the high unemployment rate in our municipalities. Together we will focus our Inception phase and project planning around the target group ”unemployed young women and mothers with unfinished high-school education”. There are…
Human Rights 2.0 For over a year, representatives from Jönköping municipality and Stellenbosch have met digitally to get to know each other and discuss the municipalities’ various challenges. Workshops have also been carried out in both Stellenbosch and Jönköping with representatives from the municipalities’ various administrations and operations. In Jönköping, it was about specific areas/places…
Åtta svenska kommuner kommer att bli del av ICLD:s fyraåriga internationella projektnätverk Kommunala partnerskap för mänskliga rättigheter. Tillsammans med åtta partnerkommuner i Södra Afrika ska de utforma varsitt projekt som ska lyfta arbetet med mänskliga rättigheter och lokal demokrati. Den första september utlyste ICLD den nya satsningen Kommunala partnerskap för mänskliga rättigheter, som ska skapa…
Tillsammans med kommunen Mogale City i Sydafrika driver Falun ett projekt som ska utveckla nya sätt att inkludera och delaktiggöra barn och unga i kommunens verksamheter. Samarbetet sker i ett nätverk där åtta svenska kommuner arbetar parallellt med varsin partnerkommun från Södra Afrika på ett tema relaterat till mänskliga rättigheter, så som tillgänglighet, jämställdhet eller…
Ovanåker kommun ska tillsammans med sin partner Overstrand Local Municipality i Södra Afrika utveckla nya sätt att inkludera och delaktiggöra barn och unga. Samarbetet sker i ett nätverk där åtta svenska kommuner arbetar parallellt med olika projekt ihop med varsin partnerkommun på ett tema relaterat till mänskliga rättigheter, så som tillgänglighet, jämställdhet eller ungas rättigheter.…
Invited countries Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Target group Only candidates nominated by the appropriate organization and in accordance with national rules will be considered. The programme is intended for individuals who hold key positions in Local Government organisations (municipalities, councils, regions) who are actively involved in strategic decision making. Candidates representing local…