27 January 2021 - On 2 October 2020, the Planning, Finance and Economy Section launched a call for the implementation of innovative public space projects. Local authorities and non-profit organisations from 22 countries were invited to submit proposals which aimed to achieve the following expected results:
Influence cities to recognize the importance of localized city-wide public space network and policies and to maximize public space areas at a city level.
Effective creation, protection, design, and management of public spaces, particularly in disadvantaged communities in rapidly urbanizing cities and towns, as critical preconditions for poverty reduction and the fulfilment of human rights in urban areas.
Re-build confidence about being out in urban and public spaces following the COVID-19 pandemic.
An internal team reviewed the eligibility of all received proposals and assessed them on a comparative basis against the assessment criteria outlined in the call. Upon careful consideration and within the budget available, the Block by Block Foundation selected seven projects to fund for 2021 listed below.
REGION
COUNTRIES
CITY
PROJECT NAME
Applicant
MENA
JORDAN
AMMAN
Enhancing the safety and resilience of Palestinian refugees through improving access to water and sanitation facilities
in public spaces.
UN-Habitat Jordan Office + Department of Palestinian Affairs (DPA) *
AFRICA
SENEGAL
NATIONAL
National programme: capacity on participatory processes
Ministry of Urbanism
LAC
PERU
LIMA
Female builders of an inclusive and resilient city-wide system of public spaces in Lima, Peru.
AVINA
MENA
LEBANON
BEIRUT
Reviving and renovating public stairs affected by the Beirut port explosions: memory and space
UN-Habitat Lebanon office
ASIA
INDONESIA
KALI PEPE
Rivers as inclusive common spaces: co-development of kali pepe riverbank
Yayasan Kota Kita
MENA
EGYPT
CAIRO
Regeneration of Al-Khalifa market open space
Built environment collective
ASIA
INDONESIA
PALU
Optimizing the Palu city public space (memorial park site) for local SMEs empowerment
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