The workbook – plan your project!
ICLD is currently undergoing some major revisions. The guidelines below are soon to be replaced. We advise that you familiarise yourself with the workbook (above) in the meantime!
Stay tuned!
Programme officer
liene.ledaine@icld.se
Programme officer
alice.hansson@icld.se
The International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) is an international organisation that works to promote and support local democracy and good governance around the world. Its mission is to empower local governments, communities, and civil society organizations to become more effective and responsive to the needs of citizens. ICLD works through a variety of programs and initiatives, including training and capacity building, research and analysis, and advocacy and networking.
Individual Level
Participants can advocate for and/or carry out a change process using the gender mainstreaming method
Participants can advocate for and conduct gender equality assessment on policies
Participants can use concreate tools for gender mainstreaming such as gender budgeting.
Participants have developed skills and capacities to impact their organizations towards a more participatory democracy
Participants are able to reflect on problem complexity (from an equity perspective) and to work cross-silo, cross-sector, and with civil society and citizens to address complex problems
Participants have capacity to collect, process, analyse, and learn from varied forms of information regarding gender equality dilemmas.
Participants can use knowledge and tools based on the experiences of other local governments ?
Organisational level
Local governments work towards ensuring women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership
Local governments work towards ending all forms of discriminatory policies and practices
Local governments Promoting economic empowerment for women
Local governments Ensure the institutionalisation of gender responsive budgeting
Societal level
Eliminate all forms of violence and discrimination against all women and girls in the public and private spheres.
Municipalities in Sweden:
- Umeå
- Region Västerbotten
- Åre
- Lessebo
- Malmö
- Upplands-Bro
Municipalities in Colombia:
- Puerto Nariño
- Departamento Amazonas
- Departamento Vaupés
- Valle de Florida
Municipalities in Guatemala:
- Ciudad de Guatemala
- Panajachel
- Antigua
Workbook for Problem-Oriented Project Planning
The most important tool for you right now, which must be completed and submitted to ICLD.
Welcome to the platform for Gender Equality network
We encourage you to revisit the topics we have covered in past workshops and feel free to send us any relevant material you would like to share with others.
Thank you for joining the network and for your dedication to advancing democracy and gender equality. Let’s continue to build a stronger, more inclusive community together!
Highlights from the network meetings in Umeå and in Åre, 16-19 September 2024
Evaluation of the workshop:
Documentation from the ICLD workshop:
Härnösands Municipality
How to work with Gender Equality?
Presentation by Lizbeth Guerrero Cuan
Link to Lundy´s Model (europa.eu)
The film Gendered Landscape – Umeå:
Gender Equlity Talks
A series of talk about gender equality with Augusto Lopez-Claroz, researcher on gender equality and AnaMaria Vargas, former research director at ICLD.
Our learning toolbox
Toolbox for Local Governments to implement SDG#5 on Gender Equality
Peer learning in partnerships – toolbox
ICLD Online Courses
