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El Alto, Bolivia
Strengthening the Women of El Alto (Bolivia) th...
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.
Durban, South Africa
eThekwini Communal Ablution Blocks for Informal...
In 2004, the municipality initiated the community ablution blocks (CABs) programme to provide communal water and sanitation facilities to un-served informal settlements in the urban and peri-urban areas of eThekwini.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Collected
An innovative solution to the management and expansion of heritage digital collections.
Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar
Project Hub Yangon, Myanmar’s first start-up in...
In 2012 the first incubator and co-working space in Myanmar, initiated by a former World Bank employee with expertise on economic development and innovation for developing countries, opened their doors to a new generation of young, creative and motivated people.
Andernach, Germany
Andernach – The Edible City
Not only is the city of Andernach creating more quality in public spaces, but with useful plants and extensive greening measures, it is providing a healthy town climate and promoting crop plant diversity while providing a welcome change in the menu for its citizens into the bargain.
Vienna, Austria
Start Wien – Providing new migrants in Vienna w...
New migrants are provided with the most important information about life in Vienna as early as possible in their mother-tongues to help them find their way around the city.
Seoul , South Korea
"I Will Centers" - Internet addiction preventio...
The goal of this initiative is to create Seoul as a healthy and safe area for children and adolescents in terms of internet use.
Kocaeli (Province), Turkey
"Prepare before it’s too late": learn to live w...
After the Marmara earthquake in 1999, the City of Kocaeli decided that living with risk cannot be business as usual. The city is using risk mapping to revisit its development priorities. Moreover, the city is engaging the community in innovative public awareness efforts.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Estidama Sustainability Program
In one of the world’s most rapidly growing cities, a new government-mandated program – Estidama (Arabic for “sustainable”) - aims at making all new buildings in the United Arab Emirates more environmentally responsible and sustainable.