77 resultat för ”Covid-19”

  • ICLD Årsredovisning 2025

    ICLD:s årsredovisning för 2025 innehåller en beskrivning av verksamheten och vad som genomförts och uppnåtts under året. Den första delen lyfter fram delar av verksamheten och resultat under 2025 varvat med bilder och siffror. Del två är förvaltningsberättelsen som utförligt beskriver verksamheten. Här ingår även resultaträkning och revisionsberättelsen. Önskar du ett tryckt exemplar, skicka din…

  • Designing Local Democracy for Health: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial on Public Participation in Kenya

    Participatory governance mechanisms, particularly participatory budgeting (PB), aim to give citizens a direct role in public spending decisions. While celebrated globally, evidence of their real-world impact, especially in low-income settings is limited. Study Design We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, assigning 200 villages to one of three PB formats: consultation,…

  • Towards a Just Transition in Plastic Governance: Grassroots Waste Pickers, Participatory Spaces, and Environmental Democracy in Kenya

    This study draws on the case of Mombasa county, Kenya, to examine the participatory spaces through which grassroots waste pickers engage local government and the implications for a just transition in plastic governance. Using environmental democracy and grassroots innovation frameworks, the analysis extends Gaventa’s typology of invited and created spaces by introducing co-created spaces emerging…

  • The Citizen Report Card (CRC) survey in Solwezi, Zambia, was conducted to assess local democracy and youth inclusion services. The survey is part of ICLD’s Municipal Partnership Programme (MPP), which partners Solwezi with Haparanda in Sweden to improve youth inclusion services. Through this survey, citizens in Solwezi have the opportunity to provide feedback on their…

  • The Citizen Report Card (CRC) survey in Lusaka City, Zambia, was conducted to assess local democracy and youth inclusion services. The survey is part of ICLD’s Municipal Partnership Programme (MPP), which partners Lusaka with Lidköping in Sweden to improve youth inclusion services. Through this survey, citizens in Lusaka have the opportunity to provide feedback on…

  • Using Digital Tools to Improve ServiceDelivery: Pemba Town Council, Zambia

    Digital transformation has emerged as a new way of doing business using technology. Many national governments have adopted the use of digital tools, but its adoption by local governments, particularly in developing countries, presents some challenges. This research was aimed at helping Pemba Town Council in Zambia to explore how it can improve service delivery…

  • Human Rights-Based Approach for local goverments

    Why, What and How? The purpose of this introduction to Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) is to give you, as a local government employee or elected local government politician, an understanding of why local governments should apply HRBA, what HRBA is, and how HRBA is used by local governments in everyday policy and practice. This introduction…

  • Designing for Inclusion

    A Municipal Accessibility Toolbox Editors: Felicia Wede and Irena Lakobrija Delić This toolbox is based on the Guidelines for Accessibility and Universal Design for Cities and Municipalities, developed by Vračar Municipality in partnership with Borås City, Sweden. It translates these guidelines into practical support for municipalities to plan and deliver accessible services, emphasising the need…

  • Developing Youth Councils

    This toolbox has been compiled to help local government officials and politicians who want to start, improve, and maintain their own youth councils. It provides both inspiration and a step-by-step guide for setting up and managing these councils. It also explores the questions and challenges youth councils often face and shares some of the lessons…

  • From Values to Results: Organisational Transformation in Local Government

    This toolbox shows how ICLD’s theory of change and value-based model can support local governments in strengthening service delivery, safety, and climate resilience by embedding democratic values into everyday governance. Drawing on Kiambu County’s experience, it demonstrates how leadership commitment to equity, participation, transparency, and accountability can drive organizational change and produce tangible results for…