Background

Cities for You(th) has been envisioned under the ‘Fit4Future’ programme supported by Fondation Botnar. This is one of the 14 projects selected under the Fit4Future’ programme launched in June 2021. Fit4Future works towards empowering young people with future-ready skills and developing new, technological solutions to health and wellbeing challenges.

Cities for You(th) project aims to advocate for young people’s increased access, ownership, and well-being in urban spaces with a pilot in four cities of Rajasthan. With a multi-pronged approach to using data and technologies for evidence generation and perception mapping of young people based on their experiences through human-centered research design, the project aims to strengthen youth-led active citizenship models to ensure the rights and entitlements of young people in the city.

Cities for You(th) Team

Safetipin

Safetipin is a social organization that works towards creating gender-responsive urban infrastructure and services through robust data and technology tools.

The YP Foundation

Youth run and led organisation that supports and develops youth leadership to advance the rights of young women, girls and other marginalised youth.

School of Planning and Architecture

Premier architecture, planning and urban design academic institution based in Delhi.

Start Up!

Incubator, accelerator, and leadership springboard for social entrepreneurs.

Saarth

Udaipur based organisation with an integrated portfolio on Social Development

Technical Advisory Group

ABHISHEK DESAI

Head of Communications & Narrative Curation – Haiyaa, New Delhi

ANITA MATHUR

Programme Director – Azad Foundation, Jaipur

ANURAG CHOWFLA

Architect – Urban Architecture Works (UAW), New Delhi

JEEVIKA SHIV

Lawyer and social worker – WCLA (Women in Criminal Law Association), India

KANCHAN MATHUR

Honorary Professor – Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur

MUKTA NAIR

Architect Urban Planner – Centre for Policy Research, India

RAJIV KHANDELWAL

Co-Founder and Executive Director – Aajeevika Bureau, Udaipur

RAMA VEDULA

Senior program advisor – American Jewish World Service (AJWS), Jaipur

SUNEETA DHAR

Co-Founder – South Asia Women’s Foundation, India

Supported By

Fit for Future Initiative

Cities for You(the) is an innovative proposal under the young action for thriving cities category that leverages data and frontier technologies for the health and well-being of young people.