The 4th Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award was presented to the Asamblea Comunitaria de Miravalle (Miravalle Community Council), a community-based project that runs a comprehensive set of cultural, health, environmental, educational and employment programs within a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city
Asamblea Comunitaria de Miravalle. Located in Iztapalapa borough and founded by indigenous people from different ethnic backgrounds who migrated to the city, Miravalle brings together a wide range of individuals as well as local and metropolitan organizations.
Asamblea Comunitaria de Miravalle. They offer a wide variety of sporting and cultural activities, such as art workshops, dance classes, a skateboarding court, and an educational program aimed at overcoming the technological gap.
Asamblea Comunitaria de Miravalle. They run a broad-based project that includes the collection and recycling of two tonnes of PET plastic per week (generating employment for 30 young people).
Asamblea Comunitaria de Miravalle. In a vegetable garden they grow some of the food on offer at their low-budget cantine, which provides a balanced diet for 300 members of the community.
Centro Cultural Consejo Agrarista - CODECO (Cultural Centre Consejo Agrarista - CODECO) received a „Special Mention‟ for their promotion of social cohesion and economic mobility with projects that started out as relatively small initiatives, but have since grown thanks to the initiators‟ considerable efforts.
CODECO is a cultural centre that was founded by 30 gangs after they agreed on a truce to provide legalized graffiti and art as an alternative to drugs and crime. The initiative has made a major contribution towards the recovery of an entire neighbourhood in the former "no-go" area in Iztapalapa borough.
Centro Cultural Consejo Agrarista
Recuperando Espacios para la Vida (Recovering Spaces for Life), received a "Special Mention" for their promotion of social cohesion and economic mobility with projects that started out as relatively small initiatives, but have since grown thanks to the initiators' considerable efforts.
Recovering Spaces for Life is a project in Santa Fe, an area of extreme socioeconomic contrasts. It is supported by the Iberoamericana University and focuses on the recovery of public spaces through different activities which create a sense of belonging, encourage the creation of productive projects and promote the leadership of community members.
Recuperando Espacios para la Vida
Shortlisted Project, Recuperación de patrimonios
Shortlisted Project, Rescate de Barranca Río San Borja
