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Blog 01 Sep 2021

Citizen participation initiatives in Amsterdam

In celebration of the International Day of Democracy on the 15th of September, we focus on the potential of citizen participation and inclusive gov...
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News 12 Jul 2021

Gender mainstreaming in district plans Rwanda

The Hague Academy concluded the ‘Transformative Agents of Change programme’ for Rwandan local authorities. Twenty agents of change were...
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News 29 Jun 2021

Translating Learning into Local Action

Public officials from our Shiraka Programme ‘Social Affairs & Employment’ presented their plans to reduce school dropouts, create...
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News 28 Jun 2021

Alumni event: what have we learned in COVID-times?

Coming from all parts of the world, our alumni share the same goal: trying to make life a bit better for all citizens in their communities. With ou...
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Blog 27 Jun 2021

From migration to integration

Despite many barriers, refugees all over the world are making a positive impact on the societies they live in. Looking back on World Refugee Day, w...
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News 23 Apr 2021

Supporting local leaders for urban development in Ethiopia

The rapid growth of urban areas in Ethiopia increasingly leads to unplanned, informal settlements where people have no access to infrastructure or ...
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Blog 23 Apr 2021

Earth Day campaign: Restore our Earth

Sustainability. Mitigation. Adaptation. As climate change continues to occur at alarming rates, these concepts have become more prevalent in our so...
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Blog 20 Apr 2021

Local challenges and solutions for migration: an interview with Bastien Revel

Refugees overwhelmingly reside within host communities rather than in refugee camps. The host communities and countries have to cope not only with ...
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Stories 19 Apr 2021

The Journey to Peace in Aceh

To sustain peace in Aceh, Indonesia, Said Achmad Kabiru wants to address inequalities amongst youth by supporting economic recovery and entrepreneu...
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News 19 Apr 2021

Local action, the bedrock for sustainable peace

Locally-led initiatives from Colombia, Croatia and Kenya illustrate how local governments and civil society can play an essential role in building ...
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News 15 Apr 2021

Music connects people, countries and cultures

Our Shiraka-training on water management was completed fully online. At the closing conference, with representatives from RVO and the Dutch Ministr...
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News 31 Mar 2021

Final Conference: Promoting Integrity in Ukraine

On Tuesday 20 April from 13:00-14:30 (CET), The Hague Academy for Local Governance will organise the final conference of the programme Promoting in...

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