Bloomberg Philanthropies, Global Mayors Challenge

Context

The Global Mayors Challenge is a global initiative led by Bloomberg Philanthropies that identifies and supports innovative solutions developed by cities to address urgent urban challenges. In recent editions, UNIT has been selected as a delivery partner, assisting municipalities in Latin America in the design, development, and implementation of their proposals.

Challenge

The main challenge was to support municipalities in defining innovative projects that would effectively address their local contexts, strengthening their capacities to develop high-impact proposals with potential for scalability.

Role of UNIT

As a Network Partner, UNIT played a strategic role focused on two key action areas:

1. Outreach Strategy

• Objective: To expand the reach of the Global Mayors Challenge and ensure the participation of a diverse range of municipalities in Latin America.
• Actions: Disseminating the call for applications across local government networks, engaging with municipal associations and regional organizations, and facilitating informational spaces for technical teams from municipalities.

2. Support for Municipalities

• Objective: To strengthen the capacities of municipal teams in defining, structuring, and presenting their innovation projects.
• Actions: Organizing co-creation sessions, problem definition workshops, solution design workshops, and personalized mentoring for proposal development.

Impact

• Active participation of various municipalities from the region in the Global Mayors Challenge.
• Strengthening of capacities in the design of innovative projects for local governments.