The YOUNG GAMECHANGERS INITIATIVE aims to enhance health and wellbeing among young people by actively involving them in urban governance, designing inclusive public spaces, and encouraging their participation through digital platforms.
The YOUNG GAMECHANGERS INITIATIVE aims to enhance health and wellbeing among young people by actively involving them in urban governance, designing inclusive public spaces, and encouraging their participation through digital platforms.
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PROCESS AND PROGRESS
Studio I: City-Wide Public Space Assessment
Through fieldwork assessments, young people will identify public spaces in their city that need improvement. These spaces will then be published for public voting, ensuring that planned interventions target areas chosen through a democratic process.
Studio II: Public Space Site-Specific Assessment
The Public Space Site-specific Assessment (PSSA) consists of a series of activities and tools to understand the quality of public spaces and participate in the design of the site. The PSSA provides high quality quantitative and qualitative data gathered by young people using less expensive tools.
Studio III: Minecraft Design Studio
Participatory workshops using Minecraft bring people together to visualize their urban design ideas and needs. The Young Gamechangers collaboratively build their concepts in Minecraft, which are then presented to city authorities and local government officials. This hands-on approach allows people to explore various alternatives and effectively visualize their ideas.
Studio IV: Architecture Design Studio
Architects and public health professionals develop detailed and actionable proposals based on the final Minecraft model. They outline implementation strategies while young people stay involved throughout the entire process, gaining first-hand experience in designing public spaces.
Studio V: Tactical Placemaking
In the Tactical Placemaking Studio, young people lead a collaborative, people-centered process to plan, design, and manage public spaces. The local design team will closely follow the implementation of these tactical placemaking projects to ensure their success.
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Young Gamechangers Initiative seeks to improve the health and well-being of young people in intermediary cities in India, Senegal and Colombia. Funded by Fondation Botnar, the project is led by UN-Habitat in collaboration with Block by Block Foundation and being implemented with a range of private and public partners including the World Health Organization (WHO), local governments in the selected cities and local youth-led organizations.