Past Projects

Santa Monica, USA 2019 Category Winner Community The City of Santa Monica’s Wellbeing City Index is designed for local governments to measure the impact of policies and programs on resident’s lives through a framework of wellbeing. The development of the Index was guided by a cross-disciplinary panel of experts including environmentalists, economists, cognitive researchers, policy…

Milan, Italy 2019 Category Winner Community Milan’s bottom-up crowdfunding initiative, Civic Crowdfunding, was designed to foster the implementation of innovative public-interest projects with a high social impact. Through the pooling of public and private resources and the promotion and encouragement of citizens’ involvement in municipal policy, they are funding initiatives that work toward inclusivity, sustainability,…

Pune, India 202019 Category Winner Economy and Opportunity The Lighthouses of Pune is a sustainable livelihood program for urban disadvantaged youth, aiming to foster workplace competencies and enhancing skills that will allow the pursuit of a meaningful career. Each of the 15 ward offices in Pune will have a Lighthouse center, where a holistic approach…

Kigali, Rwanda 2019 Category Winner Public Health The Kigali Car Free Day is a bi-monthly event designed to encourage a healthy lifestyle. City residents are asked to leave their cars at home to encourage greener living, physical activity, and neighbourhood interactions. In addition, free screening and testing of non-communicable diseases are offered on this day…

Lisbon, Portugal 2019 Category Winner Sustainable Environment Based on the framework of the EU’s Sustainable Development Strategy, the Lisbon Environmental Action Plan has been designed to address an overall vision of an urban green transformation and a liveable, creative, healthy and innovative city. For example, under this plan, they promote making spaces safer and more…