The International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) Women’s Political Leadership Programme 2026 for women leaders (Fully Funded)

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Application Deadline:  4th August 2025.

Applications are actually open for the 2025 International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) Women’s Political Leadership Programme. The 12-months coaching focuses on creating political management abilities and is open solely to women leaders who maintain an elected or appointed seat in a neighborhood or regional authorities in any of the OECD-DAC listed ODA-countries. All components of the coaching are primarily based on fairness, participation, transparency and accountability, and the aim is to strengthen democracy within the organizations taking part within the coaching, primarily by strengthening the politician herself, in addition to capacitating women politicians on the whole to be good position fashions and to get the next involvement of underrepresented teams in choice making our bodies. 

The coaching is applied in cooperation with the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR). 

Requirements

• All international locations on the OECD-DAC listed ODA-countries are eligible for the upcoming cohort of the programme, but when a neighborhood election is held throughout the yr when the coaching takes place, the nation is briefly taken off the listing.
• This can be aplicable if the nation is having av election between August and December the present yr.

Benefits:

• Valuable trade of information and experiences
• Extended regional and worldwide networks
• Improved abilities as a driver for change in initiating and implementing instituational change
• Skills and talents to speak and advocate on problems with inclusive governance
• Three-day study-visit in a Swedish municipality or area
• Support to enhance participation, equality, transparency and accountability within the native governance

Costs

All coaching prices pertaining to lectures, literature, documentation, study excursions and sure social actions in addition to lodging and meals will even be lined by the organiser. All worldwide journey prices associated to the programme can be lined by the programme organiser. Costs for private bills aren’t included and are the duty of the participant or her organisation.

Admission Requirements

Invited international locations

All international locations on the OECD-DAC listed ODA-eligible international locations, are eligible for the programme, but when a neighborhood election is held throughout the yr when the coaching takes place, the nation is briefly taken off the listing. This can be aplicable if the nation is having av election between August and December the present yr.

Target group

Only elected women politicians (at the moment in workplace) in a neighborhood/regional authorities can be thought-about. For the upcoming cohorts, eligibility is restricted to women at the moment serving as Mayors, Deputy Mayors, or Governors  and Deputy Governors 

Language necessities

The coaching programme can be organised and performed in English. Proficiency in English shall be indicated within the Application type.

Health necessities

Considering the coaching programme consists of worldwide travels and work away from home in a brand new setting, good well being and talent to work with out well being restrictions is required.

Program supply:

• Advanced coaching in communication, strategic planning and management
• Swedish mentorship together with a person three-day study go to in a Swedish municipality or area
• International publicity to totally different political experiences
• An alternative for your municipality to assist obtain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ICLD Women’s Political Leadership Programme