Ukraina
Jönköping – Berdychiv, Ukraine
Building Better Cities Together The partnership between Jönköping and Berdychiv focuses on strengthening citizen participation and digital innovation in urban planning. While technical foundations for city planning are already in place, they are now incorporating democratic tools—especially citizen dialogue—to ensure inclusive development of new urban districts. In Berdychiv, guidelines for citizen dialogue already exist, and…
Piteå – Lutsk, Ukraine
Project: Increase young people’s interest and impact in the municipality decision making process Piteå Municipality and Lutsk Municipality address the issue of low youth engagement in political life and decision-making processes in Ukraine, particularly in Lutsk. Young people often lack interaction with authorities and have insufficient awareness of government responsibilities, resulting in low civic competence.…
Höör – Kopychyntsi, Ukraine
Project: Höör and Kopychyntsi Youth Empowerment Initiative The overarching goal of Höör and Kopychyntsi is to increase youth engagement in local decision-making. Currently, youths have low awareness of the democratic processes in their community. As a result, their interests are not represented, which in turn creates a growing divide between the youth and local authorities.…
Med demokrati som motståndskraft – svenska & ukrainska kommuner i partnerskap
Med demokrati som motståndskraft har nu sex svenska kommuner inlett sitt partnerskapsamarbete med en ukrainsk motsvarighet. Partnerskapen ingår i ICLD:s nätverk för demokratisk resiliens. Och det är fler kommuner som står på kö för att ingå i samarbete. – Det finns en stark vilja bland svenska kommuner och regioner att bidra till att stärka kapaciteten…
Växjö kommun and Kalush, Ukraine
Youth Participation in Local Governance The Växjö–Kalush partnership focuses on strengthening youth participation in local governance. In Kalush, a common issue is that youth lack awareness of their rights and responsibilities in a democratic society. In contrast, Växjö struggles with limited platforms and feedback mechanisms, relying mostly on already politically interested young people. To address…
Falun – Kolomyia, Ukraine
Youth, Education, and Entrepreneurship The partnership between Falun and Kolomyia focuses on youth engagement and entrepreneurship, with a strong emphasis on inclusive education. Around 90 students have already participated in educational initiatives as a result of the project, alongside some teacher training. The project is aligned with several Agenda 2030 goals —particularly SDG 4 (Quality…
Karlskrona – Chortkiv
Democratic Resilience through Life long learning The partnership between Karlskrona and Chortkiv builds on a long-standing collaboration centred around Litorina Folk High School. It has evolved into a project focused on adult education for older citizens—a group heavily impacted by the war in Ukraine. In Chortkiv, the initiative plays a tangible role in improving health,…
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…
