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Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading

The Violence Prevention through Upgrading (VPUU) is an organization that was initially formed to encounter the pervasive violence in Cape Town township with its formation staring in Khayelitsha. However, the organization addresses a wide range of issues in poor communities looking to innovate and advance the development of these areas through meaningful interaction with the affected communities and other involved stakeholders.

Updated October 30, 2023

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Shantee Volunteer Association (SVA) in Afghanistan

The Shantee Volunteer Association (SVA) is a global organization that fosters a peaceful atmosphere where individuals can coexist and learn harmoniously.

Updated May 5, 2023

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ISIG - Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia

The Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia is a non-profit cultural institution founded in 1968. ISIG work develops through research, planning, consultancy, training for local development, international cooperation and the promotion of peaceful coexistence.

Updated February 24, 2023

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Linnalabor / Estonian Urban Lab

Updated July 31, 2022

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Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU)

Updated July 31, 2022

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De Wakkere Burger

Updated July 31, 2022

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GOV2U

Updated July 31, 2022

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The Institute for Civic Discourse & Democracy

Updated July 31, 2022

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Shape Burlington

Updated July 31, 2022

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Stefano Reyes

Stefano Reyes holds a PhD in urban and regional planning

Updated July 31, 2022

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CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international network of civil society-promoting members, partners and most significantly, organizations aiming to improve citizen participation and the free involvement of civilians around shared causes (civil society).

Updated July 25, 2022

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Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH

Updated July 17, 2022

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Community Action Workshop (TAC) Cordillera

The objectives of the workshop for Community Action (TAC) are to promote community development and to generate new civic practices in the metropolitan Valpariso, such as improving relations between diverse groups within neighborhoods.

Updated July 17, 2022

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Productive Workers' Army (EPO)

The Productive Workers' Army (EPO: Ejército Productivo Obrero) is a volunteer labour organization that aims to re-start production and empower the grassroots workers' movements in Venezuela.

Updated March 28, 2022

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BudgIT

BudgIT is a civic organization promoting accountability and transparency in public spending in Nigeria. The term “BudgIT” is a hybrid of budget and information technology.

Updated January 17, 2022

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Center

The Center for Prospective Studies of Cuyo A.C. It is the result of the trajectory and consolidation of the Center for Prospective Studies of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the National University of Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina).

Updated December 31, 2021

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City of Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital of Finland, with a population of around 650,000 as of 2020. The city's primary decision-making body is the Helsinki City Council, consisting of 85 permanent members and 85 deputy members, with elections every four years.

Updated November 22, 2021

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Sociolab TEST

Sociolab is a multidisciplinary research centre in the fields of participation, consensus building, conflict mediation, social and political research.

Updated October 14, 2021

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City of Toronto

Responsible for local governance in the capital of the Canadian province of Ontario, the City of Toronto is a single-tier municipality governed by a mayor–council system.

Updated October 14, 2021

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Surrey County Council TEST

Surrey County Council is the county council for the UK County of Surrey, responsible for a number of local public services such as transport and highway management, waste disposal (but not collection) and education. TEST

Updated October 14, 2021