Uganda
Young people’s voices in developing a youth centre
This is a one-year project resulting from the cooperation between Vimmerby municipality and Mukono town council in Uganda. The projects goal is to enhance youth’s and children’s awareness of democratic, cultural and ethical rights and their potential in Mukono and in Vimmerby. Both Vimmerby municipal and Mukono city council will achieve the goal through building…
Sites & Stories II, March 2016
2013-14 the project Sites and Stories was carried out, which aimed to develop local democracy by engaging people in local sites and stories and create pedagogical concepts for reflection on contemporary issues, such as democracy, societal challenges and dreams for the future. The project was a great success. Now Entebbe Municipality wants to take a…
Furnishing of Green Areas
The project is about developing skills in planning and management of green areas (including surrounding traffic situation) and improving the ways the perspective of the child is included in the planning and management. In this process, the two partners look at the example of Ripon Garden, in Jinja, and how the planning and management of…
Management of Solid Waste
Both Jinja and Skellefteå have a problem with solid waste littering the streets and the overall objective of this project is to reduce the amount of solid waste littering the streets in Jinja & Skellefteå. This will be addressed through three components: comparison of rules and regulations for management of solid waste the process of…
Sustainable development in primary schools
Kalix and Kampala want to move further with the started work concerning sustainable development and participatory local democracy at primary school level, initiated and approved by Sala Ida in May 2008 (Reported to Sala Ida June 2009). Kalix strives to cover a broader diversity of perspectives on sustainable development directed to teachers, students and school-management…
Defining Waste Management
The aims and goals in this project differ in according to the three focus areas. Because of the projects focus on the soft issues it can be difficult to determine the actual goal as this can shift during a process like this. The goals will therefore aim to the execution of the project. Organisation of…
Management of Solid Waste and sensitisation to it
This project addresses issues concerning waste management and its consequences for public health and a more sustainable development of the environment for the municipalities in Soroti and Leksand. The Project will be carried out using the following tools: A comparison of laws and regulations for waste management Study and develop the process of waste disposal…
Wake Up Call!
The purpose of the project is to decrease the number of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases in both countries by increasing the knowledge. To introduce obligatory sexual education in Busia is a hope. Establishment of Counselling and guidance committees in the schools, Peer Education groups, and Straight Talk Clubs will be a key strategy…
Tourism development in Jinja
The project aim is to increase the tourism in Jinja. Both men and women are active in this sector, hence affected. Women often make food or handicraft and men often work as guards and drivers. Both men and women will participate in the workshops on how to develop the tourism; they will have an improved…
Environment Behaviour
The project’s overall objective is to strengthen the capacity of Lugazi Town Council to involve citizens in decision making processes and hence strengthen the confidence and trust between the two groups. The project will provide methods and tools to work with citizens towards the set goals but also to work with its own administration and…
