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Catalysing youth-driven action for safer cities, through capacity building and co-creation.

31/08/2026

🌍 S²Cities is heading to World Safety Conference 2026!

✨ This week, Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB), in partnership with Youth for Road Safety (YOURS), will join the Safety 2026: 16th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion in Cape Town.

The conference will bring together experts, policymakers, practitioners and government officials from around the world to advance innovative solutions for injury prevention and safer environments, with discussions spanning safer mobility, urban safety, climate resilience, mental health and youth-led prevention. 🤝🌱

🦺🚦GIB and YOURS - Youth for Road Safety will showcase youth-led innovations and action in urban safety, highlighting the passion and energy of young people driving meaningful change towards safer neighbourhoods and cities.

👉 Come say hi to Kelly Donovan, Global Programme Manager, S²Cities, and follow along for updates from the conference!

🇿🇦 1–4 September | Cape Town, South Africa

Session Title: Youth-Led Action in Urban Safety: a driver for social impact and equity
Date: 2 September 2026
Time: 18:45–20:15

SaferCities

13/08/2026

✨ This , we are celebrating the young people taking action to address the safety challenges in their cities — creating spaces and communities that are safer, more inclusive, and more liveable! 🌱🤝

Swipe to explore the four key safety themes around which young people are leading initiatives across the S²Cities programme network ➡️💜

👉🔗 Visit the youth-led initiatives page on our website to discover more youth-led initiatives from across the programme - https://www.s2cities.org/initiatives
Safe and Sound Cities - Naga | WeSolve Foundation | Cordilleran Youth Center | Life Relief Foundation | Safe and Sound Cuenca | Street Tactics | Sarigan sa Kalye | Verdant Spires

11/08/2026

🎉 S²Cities will be at the AFS Youth Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland this Thursday and Friday, the 13th and 14th of August! ✨

🌏 The AFS Youth Assembly offers a global platform that brings together an international network of young leaders and changemakers aged 18-35 to facilitate exchange, education, action and impact.

💡 As an exhibitor at the Assembly's opportunities fair, S²Cities will be showcasing exciting opportunities to participate in the programme and join the Global Learning Network. We look forward to having conversations about youth leadership and impact, and forging new connections with young people from around the world.

👉 Come say hi to Kelly Donovan (Global Programme Manager, S²Cities) and Emily Simpson (S²Cities Programme Manager, Southeast Asia and Africa) at the S²Cities booth!

✨ Where and when: Thursday the 13th from 12:00 - 16:00 at the World Health Organisation's bookshop lobby

Stay tuned for updates and highlights from the Assembly! 💜🌱

04/08/2026

✨ Young S²Cities participants took the stage to engage with Colombia’s future leaders during the presidential race!

👉 During the Colombian presidential elections this year, young participants from our programme city Cartagena had the opportunity to engage with the candidates and voice their concerns regarding the urban safety issues in their city. What followed was an insightful conversation about the importance of environmental education, equitable development, and the role of young people in urban governance, highlighting the significance of youth voices when reimagining urban futures.

🌟 It is always inspiring to see how our young programme participants work hard to shape and foster safer, more inclusive cities.

📺 Catch the full conversations here:

🔗 Aimer Alejandro Alvarado and Sergio Fajardo on environmental education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R97RadG3ubc

🔗 Maloris Guerra and Paloma Valencia on peripheral and rural development: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjpKnhn9cvM

31/07/2026

🌟 Join the S²Cities Global Learning Network

👉 Applications are now open for public sector agencies, non-profits, academia, and private organisations to be part of a global network advancing youth-led urban transformation.

🌐 Since 2021, the Safe and Sound Cities Programme (S²Cities) by GIB has been empowering young people to co-create safer, more inclusive, and resilient cities through real, locally grounded solutions. 🌱

🤝 🌏 Launched in 2023, the Global Learning Network (GLN) brings together cities, youth leaders, and institutions to drive urban safety through collaboration, knowledge exchange, and tested implementation models across regions.

💡 As a GLN member you get -

💠 Access to cross-city knowledge exchange and global best practices

💠 Opportunities to collaborate with city governments, youth leaders, and experts

💠 Participation in global convenings, workshops, and learning exchanges

💠 Visibility for your work through a shared knowledge platform

💠 Pathways to build partnerships and co-develop impactful urban safety solutions

💫 📣 Join us in shaping cross-city partnerships, shared learning, and impactful action to create safer urban environments for young people! Be part of the movement—apply now.

Visit https://www.s2cities.org/blog/opportunity-to-join-the-s2cities-global-learning-network to learn more and apply! 💜

27/07/2026

✨ 𝘾𝙞𝙪𝙙𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤 🏙🌆

𝘾𝙞𝙪𝙙𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙨 𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙨 🏘️🔐 revive el programa completo 👉 https://youtu.be/5rz3PP9iq18?si=ErBeJniaDZ_7c28Z

Daniela Vasco Safe and Sound Cities Safe and Sound Cities Ambato | Ciudades Sanas y Seguras 𝗛𝗨𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔

20/07/2026

✈️ 🌍 Last month, a team from the Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB) travelled to Ghana to connect with S²Cities local partners, governments, and young people across the region.

🌟 The visit began in our programme cities—Sekondi-Takoradi and Cape Coast—where the team met with programme partners and reflected on progress on the ground.

✨ The trip then continued in Accra, where GIB hosted the Safe and Sound Cities Global Learning Network Regional Convening, bringing together urban practitioners, youth leaders, civil society, the private sector, and local governments to exchange insights, strengthen partnerships, and advance youth-led urban transformation.

🤝 The visit concluded with GIB’s participation in the African Youth SDGs Summit, where discussions centred on the future of youth-led innovation for sustainable cities.

Together, these engagements strengthened regional collaboration in Africa and reaffirmed a shared commitment to empowering young people as co-creators of safer, more inclusive cities! 🌱

👉 Swipe through for more highlights! 🎉

16/07/2026

📣 Introducing the S²Cities Phase II Research Consortium! 🌐

🌟 Our research partners from South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa will collaborate across programme cities to examine urban insecurities and inequalities through the diverse experiences of young people. Together, they will expand knowledge across the programme network and generate evidence for safer, more inclusive cities.

Swipe to meet the consortium team! 👉💜

16/07/2026

🌎 🚶‍➡️ On , we are celebrating the skills young people are building to shape more inclusive, resilient, and safer cities.

Through the Safe and Sound Cities programme, young people strengthen a wide range of transferable skills—from co-design and urban systems thinking to communication, civic engagement, and leadership. These experiences equip them to collaborate with communities, engage with decision-makers, and lead meaningful change in their cities.

Swipe to discover the five key skills our young participants are building through S²Cities >>

03/07/2026

🌐 ✨ Last week, partners from across the S²Cities network came together for the 2nd Global Quarterly Meeting of 2026—an opportunity to reflect on progress across cities, exchange knowledge, and celebrate the programme’s momentum while also charting the way forward. 🌱

💡 These Global Quarterly Meetings continue to strengthen a shared pathway rooted in collaboration, learning, and a collective commitment to safer, more inclusive cities for young people. 🤝

Swipe to catch up on all that unfolded in the last quarter 💜

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