ICLD- Capacitating Local Leaders Zimbabwe - ICLD- Capacitating Local Leaders in Zimbabwe ICLD- Capacitating Local Leaders in Zimbabwe Bidraget syftar till att främja kvinnors deltagande i lokalpolitiken för att på lång sikt stärka kapaciteten för lokalt styre. ICLD has applied to Sida for funding of 11 million SEK to carry out the "Capacitating Local Leaders in Zimbabwe"  during the period 2019-2021. 

The intervention aims at training 28 plus minus newly elected women councillors, 10 elected male councillors as well as 10 selected Council officials, and 2 officials from Ministry of Local Government Public Works and  National Housing (MoLG PW&NH). The ICLD will implement the intervention in partnership with Gender Links, Midlands State University and MoLG PW&NH.

The intervention’s total budget is 11 million SEK, which is wholly supported by the Embassy The overall aim of the project has been to contribute to improving the quality of local governance and to strengthen the capacity of local officials to provide transparent, effective services to their constituencies.

The rationale of the Training Programme is to focus on local political and administrative leaders in Zimbabwe, believing that they have the potential to act as advocates and role models in their communities. The programme is expected to achieve a high involvement of men and women at the local level to enhance gender equality, service delivery and promote democracy in Zimbabwe. 

After completion, the participants are expected to be:

 - Gender Champions

 - Strong, communicative and inclusive leaders

 - Skilled project planners and managers.