- 10. Flying Circus
- Located in an abandoned cinema that was renewed, this project helps youngsters to identify their skills to express themselves and get a job. [more]
- 9. Centre for the People
- Independent cultural centre within a conflicting area in the Historic Centre that avoids gentrification and works on the recovery of the neighborhood. [more]
- 8. Bicitekas
- Network that gathers people from different backgrounds under the common goal of working for a bike friendly city with proper urban infraestructure. [more]
- 7. Wings to Fly
- Education community project that promotes the appropiation of public space, human rights and citizenship, specially among children. [more]
- 6. Sociocultural engineering
- Interdisciplinary group that uses artistic activities to promote the social integration of marginalized communities, specially of indigenous immigrants. [more]
- 5. Sta. Fe Village's Heritage
- Through the recovery of their natural and cultural heritage the community of Santa Fe village is on the process of recovering public space and the social fabric. [more]
- 4. San Borja River's Ravine
- 200 tonns of garbage were removed from a ravine that was turned into a community vegetable garden. The neighbourhoods sorrounding it will be connected by an aerial walk. [more]
- 3. Recov. Spaces for Life
- The Iberoamericana University and members of the local community work on the dignification of a marginalized area through the recovery of public space. [more]
- 2. CODECO
- Founded by 30 gangs that agreed on truce, this centre provides legal graffiti and art as an alternative to drugs and violence. [more]
- 1. Miravalle
- Community organisation with a comprehensive offer of cultural, health, environmental, education and employment projects. [more]
Urban Age Award Mexico City
Restoration of Santa Fe Village's Heritage
Through the recovery of their natural and cultural heritage the community of Santa Fe village is on the process of recovering public space and the social fabric.
The organisation Networks, Mobile Spaces for Art and Culture works on abandoned areas of cultural and natural heritage to use the process of restoration as a way to reinforce the social fabric and promote community engagement among city dwellers. In Santa Fe Village and in alliance with the neighbours, the Bellavista Alley was restored and an open theatre was created. Both have become a safe public space for social interaction in an area hitherto dominated by fear and violence. The reopening of Don Vasco Hermitage has created awareness among neighbours about their collective memory and the workshops carried out have helped to identify the spaces that are important to them and which they wish to recover as public spaces.
The organisation Networks, Mobile Spaces for Art and Culture works on abandoned areas of cultural and natural heritage to use the process of restoration as a way to reinforce the social fabric and promote community engagement among city dwellers. In Santa Fe Village and in alliance with the neighbours, the Bellavista Alley was restored and an open theatre was created. Both have become a safe public space for social interaction in an area hitherto dominated by fear and violence. The reopening of Don Vasco Hermitage has created awareness among neighbours about their collective memory and the workshops carried out have helped to identify the spaces that are important to them and which they wish to recover as public spaces.
