- 10. Flying Circus
- Located in an abandoned cinema that was renewed, this project helps youngsters to identify their skills to express themselves and get a job. [more]
- 9. Centre for the People
- Independent cultural centre within a conflicting area in the Historic Centre that avoids gentrification and works on the recovery of the neighborhood. [more]
- 8. Bicitekas
- Network that gathers people from different backgrounds under the common goal of working for a bike friendly city with proper urban infraestructure. [more]
- 7. Wings to Fly
- Education community project that promotes the appropiation of public space, human rights and citizenship, specially among children. [more]
- 6. Sociocultural engineering
- Interdisciplinary group that uses artistic activities to promote the social integration of marginalized communities, specially of indigenous immigrants. [more]
- 5. Sta. Fe Village's Heritage
- Through the recovery of their natural and cultural heritage the community of Santa Fe village is on the process of recovering public space and the social fabric. [more]
- 4. San Borja River's Ravine
- 200 tonns of garbage were removed from a ravine that was turned into a community vegetable garden. The neighbourhoods sorrounding it will be connected by an aerial walk. [more]
- 3. Recov. Spaces for Life
- The Iberoamericana University and members of the local community work on the dignification of a marginalized area through the recovery of public space. [more]
- 2. CODECO
- Founded by 30 gangs that agreed on truce, this centre provides legal graffiti and art as an alternative to drugs and violence. [more]
- 1. Miravalle
- Community organisation with a comprehensive offer of cultural, health, environmental, education and employment projects. [more]
Urban Age Award Mexico City
Community Council of Miravalle
Community organisation with a comprehensive offer of cultural, health, environmental, education and employment projects.
Founded in the borough of Iztapalapa by indigenous people from different ethnic backgrounds who recently migrated into the city, Miravalle is a community based project that brings together many different individuals and local and metropolitan organisations.They run a comprehensive project that includes collection and recycling of two tonns of PET plastic per week (generating employment for young 30 people), a farm/vegetable garden where they produce part of the food they offer at a low-budget lunchroom that secures a balanced nutrition for the people. They also offer a wide variety of sport and cultural services such as art workshops, dance classes, a skateboarding court, as well as an education program to overcome the technological gap. They have also turned a former garbage dump into a public space for social interaction.
Founded in the borough of Iztapalapa by indigenous people from different ethnic backgrounds who recently migrated into the city, Miravalle is a community based project that brings together many different individuals and local and metropolitan organisations.They run a comprehensive project that includes collection and recycling of two tonns of PET plastic per week (generating employment for young 30 people), a farm/vegetable garden where they produce part of the food they offer at a low-budget lunchroom that secures a balanced nutrition for the people. They also offer a wide variety of sport and cultural services such as art workshops, dance classes, a skateboarding court, as well as an education program to overcome the technological gap. They have also turned a former garbage dump into a public space for social interaction.
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Deutsche Bank Urban Age AwardThe Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award was given to a comprehensive community project in Mexico City on July 22, 2010 [more]
Urban AgeGlobal Metro Summit: Delivering the next Economy, Chicago, December 7-8, 2010 [more]
„Internationale Politik (IP) – Incredible India“The July/ August 2010 edition is devoted to "India in a multi-polar world" [more]
ForesightIndia symposium on 25–26 March 2010 in New Delhi [more]
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