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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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Strengthening the Women of El Alto (Bolivia) through Cultivation of Agricultural  Products
El Alto, Bolivia

Strengthening the Women of El Alto (Bolivia) through Cultivation of Agricultural Products

The project for self-sustaining agriculture focuses on local families and especially on the women who have organized themselves in almost 600 community organizations in order to take care of daily issues in residential areas.
Greening The Grassroots in Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Greening The Grassroots in Petaling Jaya

Based on business and community participation, the Greening The Grassroots programme will assist with the transformation of Petaling Jaya into a low carbon city by 2020 with government support.
A green makeover for Heritage Buildings
Lisbon, Portugal

A green makeover for Heritage Buildings

A quest towards sustainable heritage.
Utrecht Smart Solar Charging project
Utrecht, Netherlands

Utrecht Smart Solar Charging project

The city of Utrecht has capitalised on the high take-up by residents of electric cars and solar panels to develop the Smart Solar Charging project.
Integration Facilitators program for disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Integration Facilitators program for disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Berlin

The program provides training and qualifications for unemployed people to work as mediators who facilitate the integration of new arrivals in local neighbourhoods.
CUIDÁ: vigias ambientales: risk prevention through citizen engagement
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

CUIDÁ: vigias ambientales: risk prevention through citizen engagement

CUIDÁ volunteers are trained in implementing sustainable emergency prevention strategies in communities that are vulnerable to natural disasters.

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Aydée Aydée Corrales Cruz
Cali, Colombia

Aydée Aydée Corrales Cruz

Individual | Economist, Advisor to the Mayor on Food Security/Zero Hunger,
Pria Bhabra
Leeds, United Kingdom

Pria Bhabra

Individual | Commissioning Officer (Migrant Access Project)
Paul James
Melbourne , Australia

Paul James

Individual | Professor of Globalization and Cultural Diversity, University of Western Sydney
Esteban Benavides
Montréal, Canada

Esteban Benavides

Individual | International Affairs Advisor
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Kirstine Alsing

Individual | Administrative Assistant for Programmes Metropolis
Massimo Iezzoni
Montréal, Canada

Massimo Iezzoni

Individual | Director General Montreal Metropolitain Community