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📚Building capacity for Inclusive Urban Recovery in UkraineWe were happy to hold a Her City Training of Trainers together...
20/08/2026

📚Building capacity for Inclusive Urban Recovery in Ukraine

We were happy to hold a Her City Training of Trainers together with Cedos as part of our project Inclusive Urban Recovery, funded by Sida-Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete

The training introduced the Her City methodology and toolbox, exploring how participatory, gender-responsive, and inclusive approaches can be integrated into urban development and recovery processes.

As part of the collaboration, CEDOS will apply the Her City approach in Cherkasy, working with local communities and stakeholders to support more inclusive and people-centred public space development.

🏙️ Want to learn more about CEDOS’ work in Ukraine?

Join the Eighth Ukrainian Urban Forum, “After Nature,” taking place on 11–12 September 2026 in Cherkasy, and discover their work towards a more inclusive urban recovery in Ukraine.

We’re excited to support CEDOS in building local capacity and bringing participatory approaches into Ukraine’s inclusive recovery process.

Stay tuned for more Her City projects in Ukraine! 💙💛

📸 Her City around the world, and in The New York Times!We’re proud to see Her City Beirut featured in The New York Times...
09/08/2026

📸 Her City around the world, and in The New York Times!

We’re proud to see Her City Beirut featured in The New York Times in an article exploring how Minecraft is helping give young people a voice in shaping their cities. 🧱

The project focused on the neighbourhoods of Mar Mikhael and Gemmayzeh, where public spaces were heavily affected by the 2020 Beirut port explosion. Together with local girls and young people, and in partnership with UN-Habitat Lebanon, Block by Block Foundation, and CatalyticAction, we co-designed the regeneration of three public stairs.

Six years later, the impact is clear. As The New York Times reports, the once-damaged stairs are once again full of life, with children playing and neighbours of all ages gathering in public spaces. The redesign has also contributed to bringing new businesses and activity back to the area.

Minecraft enabled participants to imagine, test, and communicate their ideas for the future of these spaces. Most importantly, their ideas didn’t stay on screen but they helped shape the redesign of the stairs.

We’re grateful to see this work highlighted and to continue showing how Her City puts girls and young people at the centre of creating more inclusive, safe, and vibrant cities. 💙

Read the full New York Times feature through the link in our bio.



Link in bio ☝️

Block by Block UN-Habitat Lebanon The New York Times CatalyticAction

🧰✨ The Her City Toolbox in action!We’re excited to see the Her City Toolbox being applied in DUT-CitySync, an EU researc...
02/07/2026

🧰✨ The Her City Toolbox in action!

We’re excited to see the Her City Toolbox being applied in DUT-CitySync, an EU research and innovation project supporting cities in their transition toward more inclusive, sustainable, and climate-neutral 15-minute cities through stakeholder engagement, co-creation, and real-world testing.

As part of the project, we recently facilitated a two-day workshop in Gebze, Türkiye, together with Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, bringing together local stakeholders, community members, and urban professionals to explore how public spaces can become more inclusive, accessible, and responsive to diverse users.

📍 Day 1: Understanding the city today
Using Her City Toolbox – Block 3: Site-Specific Assessment, participants conducted public space assessments and interviews using KoBo Collect to better understand people’s relationships with specific places. Together, we explored local perceptions, proximity, accessibility, and everyday experiences to identify how different groups interact with the city.

💡 Day 2: Imagining the city of tomorrow
Using Her City Toolbox – Block 4: Analysing Challenges, participants worked with the MethodKit to identify key challenges, discuss priorities, and co-create ideas for more inclusive, accessible, and welcoming public spaces.

It is inspiring to see the Her City Toolbox supporting EU projects in putting participation and lived experience at the centre of urban planning.

A huge thank you to Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, our CitySync partners, and all participants for your energy, insights, and commitment to shaping more people-centred cities. 💙

Stay tuned as we continue bringing the Her City methodology to the next CitySync workshops in Reims and Stockholm! 🚀

UN Habitat MethodKit

🌍 Designing Cities for Everyone, TogetherAt Innovate4Cities 2026, the Her City approach to participatory urban planning ...
30/06/2026

🌍 Designing Cities for Everyone, Together

At Innovate4Cities 2026, the Her City approach to participatory urban planning resonated strongly across sessions on equitable and accessible cities. From climate adaptation to infrastructure design, one message stood out: inclusive cities start with co-design. 🤝

During the panel on Co-Designing Gender-Equitable and Disability-Inclusive Climate Infrastructure, UN-Habitat highlighted how tools like Her City are helping ensure women, girls, and other marginalized groups have a meaningful voice in shaping their urban environments.

✨ Key takeaways:
🔹 Inclusion must be designed from the start—not added later.
🔹 Participatory digital tools can shift power and decision-making.
🔹 Data + lived experience = better, safer, and more resilient solutions.

With implementation now spanning 30+ cities, Her City continues to demonstrate that when communities lead, cities work better for everyone. 💙

UN Habitat Global Covenant of Mayors GDI Hub 💜

🏘️✨ At the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku, we were excited to deliver our new Housing Her City training with various parti...
11/06/2026

🏘️✨ At the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku, we were excited to deliver our new Housing Her City training with various participants from across sectors, cities, and organizations.

Together, we explored how housing, basic services, and urban development can become more inclusive across gender, age, and lived experiences. Participants engaged with key elements of the Housing Her City methodology:

🔹 Mainstreaming inclusion in housing and urban development processes
🔹 Meaningful stakeholder engagement that brings diverse voices into decision-making
🔹 Site-specific assessments that help identify local needs, opportunities, and challenges

These discussions strongly reflected the priorities of the World Urban Forum 13 and the Baku Call to Action, which highlight the urgent need to address housing and basic services through integrated, people-centred approaches.

Through the Her City methodology, we reflected on how participation and capacity building can help ensure that girls, young people, and marginalized communities should not only be considered in urban development but actively involved in shaping it.

💡 A city that works for girls and marginalized groups works better for everyone.

As the conversations from WUF13 continue, we hope to grow the Housing Her City community and inspire more practitioners, local governments, and organizations to use the Her City methodology to create cities that are inclusive, resilient, and responsive to the needs of all residents. .
Stay tuned for
🌍 The Housing Her City pilots in Indonesia, Ukraine, Turkey, France and Sweden!
✏️ The Her City capacity building catalogue with e-learnings, trainings for public sector and academic courses!
💡 And last but not least reinforced global, regional and national Her City peer-to-peer networks!


UN Habitat Dreamtown Dare.ngo Dare.ngo Holistic Actions Chaire ETI Gehl - Making Cities for People UN Habitat.ukraine ONU-Habitat Brasil ONU-Habitat México MMRDA

🏙️ Meet the experts behind the Housing Her City Training 👩🏻‍🎓WUF Academy training📅 Wednesday 20 May⏰ 09:30–11:30📍 MP08At...
18/05/2026

🏙️ Meet the experts behind the Housing Her City Training
👩🏻‍🎓WUF Academy training
📅 Wednesday 20 May
⏰ 09:30–11:30
📍 MP08

At , join a diverse group of experts from the public sector, private sector, academia, and civil society as we explore how housing and urban development can become more inclusive, gender-responsive, and participatory.

Through global case studies and an interactive training session, our speakers will share practical insights, tools, and experiences from working with communities around the world.

What to expect:
🌐 Inspiring case studies from different urban contexts
👧 Gender-inclusive perspectives
🧩 Collaborative exercises
🛠️ Hands-on experience with Her City tools and participatory methods
🏘️ Perspectives from public, private & NGO sectors

Together, we’ll explore how co-creation and inclusive planning can help shape safer, more resilient, and sustainable housing for all.

👆🏽Link in bio.


.ngo .ukraine

Main takeaway from first days of Assemblies at : “The innovations and tools exist - but it eventually comes down to poli...
17/05/2026

Main takeaway from first days of Assemblies at :

“The innovations and tools exist - but it eventually comes down to political will.”

Institutionalising partnerships - making sure that women are ALWAYS at the decision-making table - at ALL levels - will determine if we manage to house the world without leaving no one behind.



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🇺🇦 Shared City Foundation is proud to launch Includive Urban Recovery Ukraine, a 2 years project focused on strengthenin...
15/05/2026

🇺🇦 Shared City Foundation is proud to launch Includive Urban Recovery Ukraine, a 2 years project focused on strengthening inclusive, collaborative, and democratic local recovery across Ukraine.

The project will mainly support four Ukrainian civil society organisations:
🔹 NGO Renovation Map – Drohobych
🔹 NGO Adult Learning and Education Center – Mykolaiv
🔹 NGO Cedos – Cherkasy
🔹 NGO Palace – Ivano-Frankivsk

Through targeted capacity building, the initiative will strengthen multi-stakeholder collaboration between civil society, municipalities, universities, public authorities, and private sector actors creating stronger local networks for long-term recovery and resilience.

The project will use the Her City methodology to ensure that inclusion, participation, and local ownership are embedded throughout the recovery process.

Urban Recovery Ukraine aims to achieve:
✨ Increased local knowledge and capacity around inclusive and gender-transformative cities
✨ Operational participatory governance processes in municipalities
✨ A cross-city alliance connecting Ukrainian municipalities with Swedish and European networks for long-term peer learning and collaboration







🏙️ The countdown has started - We are looking forward to seeing you in a week! Join Her City at WUF13 – Housing the Worl...
13/05/2026

🏙️ The countdown has started - We are looking forward to seeing you in a week! Join Her City at WUF13 – Housing the World

We’re excited to invite you to our Housing Her City training on
📅 Wednesday 20 May
⏰ 09:30–11:30

This interactive session marks the official launch of Housing Her City, where we’ll share our work from around the world and dive into a hands-on training using Her City tools.

Designed for urban practitioners, policy makers & civil society, this session focuses on how to make housing and urban development more inclusive, especially across gender and age.

What to expect:
🌐 Real case studies
🧩 Practical group work
🛠️ Hands-on experience with digital tools & participatory methods

Together, we’ll explore how inclusive approaches can shape safer, more resilient, and sustainable cities.


.ngo .ukraine

✨ How do we create a place where everyone feels welcome to move?We are proud to announce the first city that will be par...
12/05/2026

✨ How do we create a place where everyone feels welcome to move?

We are proud to announce the first city that will be part of the Her City Sweden initiative in collaboration with the Arwidsson Foundation.

Discover Sollentuna and join us in shaping the future of movement, sports & community in Södra Häggvik.

This May, Sollentuna Municipality together with Shared City Foundation, Arwidsson Foundation & Sparks Generation invite girls aged 13–17 to a creative workshop series where your ideas matter.

📍Turebergs fritidsgård
📅 May 16 09:30–16:00

What to expect:
🌿 Explore Södra Häggvik & share your perspective
💡 Create ideas & visions together with
🎮 Bring your ideas to life in

No need to be “sporty”: whether you move every day or not at all, your voice is important. This is about building a place that works for more people

💬 Meet new people
🎨 Express your ideas creatively
📣 Be part of shaping a future meeting place

Together, we create a space for movement, community & inclusion 💛

👉 Registration link in bio



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