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Closing the Digital Divide

An interview with citizen participation expert Adrià Duarte (UCLG), exploring how cities can use digital tools to strengthen local democracy, and put human rights at the centre of digital transformation.

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration

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New Ground Cohousing Community
London, United Kingdom

New Ground Cohousing Community

Providing accommodation & social support for women aged 50-plus through shared living.
Milwaukee, United States

HOME GR/OWN Milwaukee

HOME GR/OWN Milwaukee empowers residents to transform neighbourhoods by re-purposing City-owned vacant lots into community food assets
Growing Vine Street
Seattle, United States

Growing Vine Street

The Growing Vine Street project is a laboratory for green solutions within an urban design context and integrative governance approach.
Micro-Gardens in Dakar
Dakar, Senegal

Micro-Gardens in Dakar

Micro-gardening is a form of soilless horticultural production undertaken in small urban spaces, and contributes to the fight against food insecurity in Dakar.
Material recovery Facility at the New Delhi Railway Station
New Delhi - NIUA, India

Material recovery Facility at the New Delhi Railway Station

The Chintan recycling project at the New Delhi Railway Station manages tons of unsorted garbage every day and enables waste-pickers to carry out their livelihoods in a clean and dignified work environment.
Migrant Access Project
Leeds, United Kingdom

Migrant Access Project

A citizen-led initiative to build relationships between newly arrived migrants and service providers.

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Emilie Vidal
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Emilie Vidal

Individual | Freelance Consultant in Gender Equality, International Cooperation & Culture
Berlin, Germany

Raul Engelke

Individual | Trainee
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Daniela Gallo

Individual | Architect
Alejandro Flores
Cordoba, Argentina

Alejandro Flores

Individual | Jefe del Departamento de Planificación, Dirección de Planeamiento Urbano, Municipalidad de Córdoba
Delitzsch, Germany

Tillman Bruns

Individual | Energy efficiency manager
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ted van der Klaauw

Institution | Lecturer