Welcome to this online learning course
The course will introduce you to the concept of human rights budgeting and explain what it is and why human rights standards and approaches are relevant, and helpful, for local government budgeting processes. It will also look into the relationship between human rights and corruption, and how transparency and counter corruption measures can support the respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights in your municipality or region. It consists of three modules, each taking roughly 2-3 hours to complete. We recommend that you do one at a time.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course you can expect to have learned:
- Understand what human rights budgeting means, and how it is applicable in local government budgeting processes, particularly to critical areas such health, education, environment, and economic development.
- Understand how human rights and corruption are related, and what that means for local government operations and budgeting processes.
- Be able to evaluate how the budget in your local government advances equality for marginalized groups, such as women, youth, children, PWD, elderly, etc.
- Reflect on the role of innovation, social capital and leadership to advance human rights with limited resources.
- Create the human rights of your local government unit, using infographics.
Course authors
Ms. Martha Davis
Affiliated Professor, The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law


Mr. Morten Koch Andersen
Senior Researcher, The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Ms. Myriam Chilvers
Former operations Development Manager, Swedish International Center for Local Democracy

General Resources
General resources are not mandatory but can serve as inspirational add-ons to the course if time allows.
Learning cases
Learning Case: Securing the Right to Housing and Services in eThekwini’s Informal Settlements
Policy briefs
Videos
Other tools
Target audiences
- Local elected politicians in ICLD Steering groups.