Kota Kita Foundation

Join us at the 2024 High Level Political Forum side event organized by Global Platform for the Right to the City: Using the Right to the City to accelerate prevention of impacts on climate change in urban peripheries. Ahmad Rifai and Vanesha Manuturi from Kota Kita will share stories from Indonesia on how a Right to the City perspective can contribute to more inclusive climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. Join the webinar: https://lnkd.in/gbE3zuBP Learn more about the event: https://lnkd.in/gjZVhcS9 #HLPF2024

What happens when children become urban designers? Children in the Kampung Baru neighborhood of Solo had the opportunity to redesign their school streets and came up with brilliant ideas such as painting streets, a more comfortable school waiting area, and colorful murals. Take a look at the results from the Sukaria Street for Kids project, one of Kota Kita Foundation's public space projects that has been nominated as a finalist on the Best Practice in Citizen Participation at the 2024 #IOPDAward. Show your support by casting your vote here: bit.ly/SoloInclusiveCity #codesign #inclusivepublicspaces #publicspace #urbanplay

When citizens are involved in shaping their cities, they can transform a vacant lot next door into a vibrant community space. 🌳👦🏽👧🏽🛝⚽🌞 Hear from citizens in Solo who participated in one of Kota Kita Foundation's public space projects, which has been nominated as a Best Practice in Citizen Participation at the 2024 #IOPDAward. Support us by casting your vote here: bit.ly/SoloInclusiveCity #codesign #inclusivepublicspaces #publicspace #urbanplay

🌟We are excited to announce that Kota Kita Foundation's Surakarta Inclusive City Movement has been selected as a finalist for the #IOPDAward 2024 in "Best Practice in Citizen Participation"! 🗳️ Show your support and cast your vote at bit.ly/SoloInclusiveCity 🌳🛝 This movement promotes #inclusive #publicspaces like parks and streets in the city of Surakarta (Solo) through participatory design involving vulnerable groups, ensuring the city is created by and for everyone. 🙌🏽

📢 Climate Democracy Webinar by Open Government Partnership, Trust, Accountability and Inclusion Collaborative & People Powered 🌱 The climate crisis demands immediate, equitable, and effective responses. While participatory and deliberative democracy provides a powerful framework for involving communities directly in climate-related decisions, the journey is fraught with challenges. Register now: https://lnkd.in/g4NZRaDZ How can we ensure inclusive approaches that respect local knowledge and expertise? How do we navigate the complexities of local and global climate policies? What innovations are making a real impact on the ground? Join our discussion with governments, CSOs, and philanthropies leading and supporting climate democracy initiatives around the world. 📆 Date: Tuesday, June 18 ⏰ Time: 10–11:30 AM CEST / 4–5:30 PM ET Meet our speakers — you will be able to directly interact with at the 1-hour mark 1️⃣ Adna Karamehic-Oates, Lead of Policy & Partnerships at Open Government Partnership (OGP), United States 2️⃣ Aly Rahim, Program Manager at Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA), The World Bank, United States 3️⃣ Jose Maria Marin Aguirre, Lead of OGP Local, OGP, Germany 4️⃣ María José Tejero, Project Coordinator at Ciudadan@s por la Transparencia (CxT), Mexico 5️⃣ Rizqa Hidayani, Program Manager at Kota Kita Foundation, Indonesia 6️⃣ Zoë Wilkins, Climate Democracy Associate at People Powered, United Kingdom (Moderator) Register now! https://lnkd.in/g4NZRaDZ

It was an honor to welcome the British Ambassador to Indonesia UK in Indonesia - British Embassy Jakarta Dominic Jermey to Kota Kita's office in Solo on Friday, 10 May 2024. We shared about Kota Kita's work in promoting more inclusive and climate-resilient urban development in Indonesia, which has been supported by the UK government and institutions. One of them is through the Future Cities - UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) program, in which Kota Kita, together with Arup Indonesia Arup, have been working to promote inclusive low-carbon transport by improving services for vulnerable groups in Semarang and Makassar. Over the years, Kota Kita has also worked closely with various institutions from the UK such as University College London The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, Global Disability Innovation Hub, and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). Thank you for the interesting discussion and the support for Kota Kita thus far. We hope this meeting will open up new opportunities for productive collaborative efforts! #UKIndonesia #KotaKita

#Minecraft is transforming public spaces in Solo, Indonesia through a collaboration between Kota Kita Foundation and UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme). By harnessing the power of #Minecraft, the community co-created an inclusive and resilient riverbank public space. 🌿💧 Gancar, a project participant, shared their experience: "...I was happy to be involved in the design process (of the space) using Minecraft..." This innovative approach showcases the potential of #Minecraft as a tool for community engagement and participatory design. The project not only resulted in an upgraded public space but also empowered the local community to take an active role in shaping their environment. 💙✨⛏ Photos credit: Kota Kita Foundation Learn more: https://bit.ly/44NkcLy #Minecraft15 #day2 #publicspace #communityengagement #blockbyblock

📣 We are excited to introduce our next speaker for the upcoming event "Building Feminist Cities"! Meet Vanesha Manuturi.   🚌 Attend the panel on May 17 in Manila when Vanesha shares her thought-provoking insights on urban mobility and accessibility from a youth and children perspective.   🙋♀️ Vanesha Manuturi is the Communications and Advocacy Manager at Kota Kita Foundation, a non-profit organization in Surakarta (Solo), Indonesia working to promote participatory approaches towards more inclusive, equitable, and resilient cities for all. At Kota Kita, she leads and coordinates various advocacy, communications, and outreach initiatives to amplify insights, knowledge, and practices about inclusive and meaningful citizen participation in urban development.   💡 With a decade of experience in media and communications, she is passionate about the transformative power of storytelling in driving social movements and creating a more equitable and socially just society. Her perspectives on inclusive development have been featured in outlets, including the Jakarta Globe, the Jakarta Post, the Next Billion, and UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab, and she actively engages with networks such as the Global Platform for Right to the City and the World Human Right Cities Forum.   🌏 Join us for the second edition of #BuildingFeministCities, this time in collaboration with Women on the Move Transforming Transport in Asia. See you at the Asia and the Pacific Transport Forum 2024.   ⌚ Friday, 17 May, 9 am 📌 Asia and the Pacific Transport Forum, Manila, Asian Development Bank (ADB) ▶ Learn more about the event here:  https://lnkd.in/eBsuS9ZG #WomenMobilize

Earlier this week, Eco Mantra was invited to Popo Danes Architect to discuss more about regenerative design and architecture in Indonesia. This workshop was organized as a joint initiative between Bamboo Village Trust, Bauhaus Earth, and Kota Kita Foundation in light of their collaborative research project called 'Transformation Pathways toward a Regenerative Built Environment'.   After the workshop, the Bamboo Village Trust team also paid a visit to our office where we shared more about our projects, sustainability initiatives, and urban planning in Bali.   Curious about the research project? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eQFvk_BZ 

Ahmad Rifai has been championing citizen participation and inclusive urban development in Indonesia since 2010. Next week, he will be at the Sustainable Cities in Action Forum 2024 to connect with peers and experts on driving collective action to shape the cities of tomorrow. Get your tickets to the Forum here: https://lnkd.in/e5r__HRR 📅 5 – 6 March 📍 The Nexus, Expo City Dubai Kota Kita Foundation #ExpoCityDubai #SustainableCitiesForum يقود أحمد الرفاعي مسيرة تعزيز مشاركة المواطنين وتطوير المدن الشامل في إندونيسيا منذ عام 2010. سيشاركنا في الأسبوع المقبل ضمن فعاليات منتدى المدن المُستدامة النشطة 2024 ليتبادل الخبرات والأفكار مع القادة والخبراء حول كيفية تحفيز العمل الجماعي لتشكيل مدن المستقبل. انضمّوا إلى المنتدى بالحصول على التذاكر عبر: https://lnkd.in/e5r__HRR 📅 5 – 6 مارس 📍الملتقى، مدينة إكسبو دبي #مدينة_إكسبو_دبي #منتدى_المدن_المستدامة