The Geneva Challenge 2016

The Challenges of Urbanisation

Geneva Challenge 2016 - Awards Ceremony

The 2016 edition of the contest was on the challenges of urbanisation. The three  teams selected publicly defended their projects on 15 November in front of a jury chaired by Ambassador Jenö Staehelin and composed of Maria Luisa Silva, Eran Ben-Joseph, Svetozar Rajak and Renard Teipelke. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General for UN-Habitat, and Ambassador Jenö Staehelin presented the prizes to the teams.

Interview with the team

First prize

 

MINGA – Collective Waste Management

MINGA
MINGA

The project

Interview with the team

Second Prize

 

CityProgress: Web Portal for Active Data Sharing, Dissemination and Analysis for Disaster Risk Reduction

City Progress
City Progress

The project

Interview with the team

Third Prize

 

The Micro Farm Network - Applying a Nexus Approach to Food Security in Kibera

Micro Farm Netwrok
The Micro Farm Network

The project