About Her City
The tables are turned
If we let citizens that are rarely heard be the experts, our cities and communities will become more inclusive, equal and sustainable. For example, involving girls in urban development will make the city better for everyone, because they plan and design with diversity and different needs in mind.
Why Her City? People increasingly live in cities. Unplanned urbanisation is followed by widened gaps between the city and rural areas, urban centres and outskirts, and between different groups in society. Among the most vulnerable are young women in socio-economically disadvantaged areas.
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When to use Her City? Participatory processes are key for planning a city that works for everyone. We provide these methods and tools to urban actors and cities globally, available on our digital platform. We support cities to mainstream inclusion in urban development as a part of their long-term strategies to build sustainable cities and societies.
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What is Her City? Building on the success of the original toolbox, we have integrated new tools providing a comprehensive framework for inclusive urban development in any context. They include tools for monitoring and evaluation; planning across urban scales; construction, management and maintenance; policy-making, mainstreaming, and strategies for scaling.
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Impact of Her City? Her City contributes to accelerating the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: SDG3 on health and well-being, SDG5 on gender equality, SDG10 on reducing inequality, SDG11 on sustainable cities and communities, SDG16 on peace, justice and strong institutions and SDG17 on partnerships, to mention a few.
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How to apply Her City? Her City provides an opportunity to build capacity on a larger scale, as it equips local leades, municipal decision-makers, urban professionals with a solid toolbox for mainstreaming inclusion by strategically applying multi-stakeholder co-creation in urban planning, design and implementation.
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Let’s join forces! By engaging in Her City – by partnering for specific projects or building capacity within your organisation – we also provide the opportunity to join a global network for knowledge exchange, peer-learning and joint advocacy and impact.
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Who are we? Her City is a joint initiative by UN-Habitat (the United Nations Human Settlements Programme) and the Shared City Foundation. Since 2017 it has been funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Swedish Innovation Agency (Vinnova), European Commission and the Arwidson Foundation.