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
Welcome to the platform for Gender Equality network
Here, you will find the latest updates on what is happening across our network, including photos and presentations from workshops, as well as other news.
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!
Network meeting in Barranquilla
18-21 November 2025
Evaluation of the workshop:
Files from the sessions in Barranquilla
Presentation Valeria Guarneros Meza
Presentation Lizbeth Guerrero Cuan (Spanish)
Presentation Lizbeth Guerrero Cuan (English translation)
Presentation Stockholm Environment Institute
Presentation Marina López Sepúlveda
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:
Our learning toolbox
Toolbox for Local Governments to implement SDG#5 on Gender Equality
Peer learning in partnerships – toolbox
ICLD Online Courses
