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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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Community Land Trusts (CLTB)
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Community Land Trusts (CLTB)

An alternative option to affordable homeownership for people on low incomes
Banjarmasin Inclusive City Movement
Banjarmasin, Indonesia

Banjarmasin Inclusive City Movement

A multi-stakeholder initiative to promote social inclusion through participatory data collection, placemaking, and community participation
Morus Association: a grassroots approach to refugee integration
Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Morus Association: a grassroots approach to refugee integration

A community-led initiative with multi-stakeholder support to facilitate the integration of refugees outside Turin in the Lanzo Valleys.
Integrated Community Based Solid Waste Management
Cairo, Egypt

Integrated Community Based Solid Waste Management

The Qalyubeya Governate aims to improve waste collection services in the Egyptian cities of Khosoos and Khanka, while simultaneously advancing the working conditions of the informal workforce who provide collection services.
Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaam City
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaam City

To combat natural disasters the Ramani Huria project uses community mapping to increase resilience throughout the city.
Young Consultants Group of Municipality of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran

Young Consultants Group of Municipality of Mashhad

Youth Scientific Cooperation in Urban Management to empower Youth in the decision-making process

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Islamabad, Pakistan

Masroor AHMAD

Individual
Cairo, Egypt

Marwa Tharwat

Individual | Assistant Lecturer
Kristin Bolanz
Berlin, Germany

Kristin Bolanz

Individual | Student
Maria-Monica Salazar
New York City, United States

Maria-Monica Salazar

Individual | Research Scholar
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Denneman

Individual
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Bryndís Bára Eyjolfsdottir

Individual | ceo