Back with a Bang: Urban95 Brings Festival Fun to Kids in Udaipur
Fun and frolic marked the brilliant two-day Urban95 festival held at the Nehru Children’s Park in Udaipur on September 16 and 17, 2023. More than 3500 children, 250 teachers and Anganwadi workers, and more than 1,500 parents participated enthusiastically in the event, held jointly by the Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC) and the Bernard van Leer […]
Urban95: Capacity Building Workshop Puts Focus on Scalability, Sustainability of Projects
The fifth and final capacity-building workshop under the second phase of the Urban95 programme, supported by the Bernard van Leer Foundation, was held on August 17, 2023 in Udaipur, focusing on the issues of scalability and sustainability in projects. Ninety representatives and officials from the government, the private sector, NGOs and academia, among others, participated […]
Urban95 Workshop Calls Attention to Importance of Project Implementation, Evaluation
The fourth capacity-building workshop, under the Bernard van Leer Foundation-funded Urban95 programme phase 2 in Udaipur, put focus on the importance of on-ground implementation and post-implementation impact assessment in a project cycle. The workshop, held in Udaipur on 14 July 2023, is part of a series of five workshops that aims to help the city […]
Urban95: Capacity-Building Workshop Spotlights Project Reports, Tendering Process
The third capacity building workshop (CBW), under the Urban95 programme Phase-2, was held on the 2nd of May 2023 in Udaipur. The workshop was part of a series of five workshops that aim to impart understanding of the entire project cycle from inception and on-ground implementation to its long- term sustainability and replicability from an […]
Urban95: BvLF Team Reviews Project Interventions, Impact in Udaipur
Ms. Rushda Majeed, Global Head, Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF), and the new BvLF India team visited Udaipur on the 31st of March and the 1st of April, 2023, along with city partners – the Project Management Units (PMU) of the Urban95 and Parents+ programmes – to discuss and monitor the progress of the Urban95 […]
Urban95: Second Capacity Building Workshop Focuses on Child-Friendly Components in Project Design
The second capacity building workshop under the Urban95 programme Phase 2 was held on the 15th of February 2023 in Udaipur. Organised by the Urban95 Project Management Unit (a joint venture between ICLEI South Asia and Ecorys India Pvt. Ltd.) with support from Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC) in collaboration Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF), the […]
Udaipur Anganwadi Gets a Colourful Makeover with Child-Friendly Facilities
A series of Infant, Toddler and Caregiver-friendly Neighbourhood (ITCN) interventions have transformed an Anganwadi Centre (AWC) at Manoharpura in Udaipur into a model Urban95 programme Anganwadi. The said interventions aim to make the centre an engaging, safe, hygienic and interactive space of small children and was implemented by the Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC) in collaboration […]
Urban95 Stakeholders Engagement Workshop: Government Stakeholders, City Planners, and Domain Experts Deliberate on Child Safety Guidelines Framework
ICLEI South Asia and Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC) in collaboration with Bernard van Leer Foundation and support from Urban95 and Parents+ PMU organised a workshop to seek suggestions from government and non-government organisation (including but not limited to NGOs, CBOs, Individual Domain/ Subject Experts) on the Child Safety Guidelines. Setting the agenda, the Urban95 team […]
Urban95: Webinar Highlights Significance of Safe Public Spaces for Children
ICLEI South Asia is conducting two independent studies on the Impact of Climate Change on Young Children (0-5 years) and Usage of Public Spaces by Young Children, Their Caregivers, and Pregnant Women in Indian Cities, in partnership with technical institutions and research organisations, and with support from the Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF). The studies […]
Urban95: Country’s First Child Priority Zone Opens in Udaipur
In an important milestone for efforts that aim to develop safe urban spaces for children, India’s first Child Priority Zone (CPZ) was inaugurated at Hanuman Park, Ashok Nagar Udaipur, by Hon’ble Mayor Govind Singh Tank in September and present members Deputy Mayor, UMC Mr. Paras Singhvi, Ms. Rushda Majeed, India Representative, BvLF and UMC officials. […]