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700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.

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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use (urban sustainability exchange) is a knowledge exchange platform dedicated to sustainable city making. use connects citymakers and encourages the exchange of ideas and experiences to effect positive sustainable change.

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Santa Ana en Cleta
Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Santa Ana en Cleta

Women Leading the charge for sustainable change in the city's mobility culture.
Girls Leadership programme
Mashhad, Iran

Girls Leadership programme

Empowering young women to take leadership roles in urban sustainability and civic engagement.
KRACH - Kreativraum Chemnitz
Chemnitz, Germany

KRACH - Kreativraum Chemnitz

Rent free space allows innovation to flourish.
Sustainable Sanitation
Berhampur, India

Sustainable Sanitation

An FSSM program that improve health outcomes for citizens and provides employment opportunities for women
Shiraz - The Green City
Shiraz, Iran

Shiraz - The Green City

Increasing green space and limiting unbridled development through reforestation.
Usquare.brussels – bringing people, the city and knowledge together
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Usquare.brussels – bringing people, the city and knowledge together

Conversion of a former barracks site into a new district combining heritage, sustainable development, circular economy and knowledge.

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Amman, Jordan

Islam Almaani

Individual | Guide
Alexandra Beweis
Vienna, Austria

Alexandra Beweis

Individual | participation of children and young people matters
New York City, United States

Nina Young

Individual | Research Analyst
Joseph Walter Pade
Kampala, Uganda

Joseph Walter Pade

Individual | Commissioner Urban Development
Munich, Germany

Pranav Pranav Dolli

Individual | Student
Nazat Chowdhury
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nazat Chowdhury

Individual | Senior Manager-ICT