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Portrait Series #6: Judith Simbaruhije - From Teacher to Advocate for Migrant Women

Judith Simbaruhije’s life is a profound testament to the power of perseverance and unwavering hope. Born and raised in Burundi, she had built a stable life for herself as a primary school teacher and a small business owner. Now living in Belgium, Judith continues to strive for a better future, holding on to her dreams while defending the rights and opportunities of migrant women.

Municipality of Vratsa organized the third ULG meeting under the "BiodiverCity" project

On 11.11.2024, the third meeting of the URBACT local group was held in the Municipality of Vratsa within "BiodiverCity: Communitybased approaches to foster urban biodiversity" project. The purpose of the meeting was the joint planning of the upcoming activities that should be implemented on local level within the project. Some of these activities include the organization of URBACT festival, as well as small-scale pilot actions, such as afforestation in the neighborhoods of the city of Vratsa and the planting of a forest using the Miyawaki method.

Šibenik’s Green Agenda: Driving Climate Literacy Through URBACT Collaboration

How green is your IAP? These days, when the development of the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) is in full swing, most of the URBACT IV networks face the same challenge. We all know that, to be sustainable, our IAP must be “green”. But what that means in real life? Why is that important? How can we convince our ULG partners to give up some simpler and cheaper project ideas and follow the harder path? All thes questions were tackled on URBACT Croatian national campus, held in Zagreb, 24th and 25th of October. Climate literacy workshops have become a kind of standard today. But just few years ago, it wasn't a case. Here is the story from Šibenik. 

Quarto d'Altino: A Sustainable Future through Culture and Cohesion

In recent years, the Municipality of Quarto d'Altino, through the actions of its local government, has embarked on an ambitious path to address the environmental and social challenges of its territory. A key part of this effort is the URBACT GreenPlace initiative, a European program promoting sustainable urban development through collaboration and the exchange of best practices among cities.