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Maipú, Chile: Running Without Borders
Maipú will launch Running Without Borders, a track and field program for migrant and Chilean children and adolescents across public schools. The program will also connect newcomer families with nutritionists, psychologists, and social workers, helping them access essential services, build…
Sports City Project
São Paulo, Brazil: Novo Solo
Through the New Ground project, São Paulo will train migrants and refugees for jobs in sustainable construction, energy efficiency, and other green sectors.
Climate Migration City Project
Lviv, Ukraine: Unbroken Games
In Lviv, Unbroken Games will expand access to adaptive sport for internally displaced people, people affected by conflict, and residents with disabilities. Through regular training and psychological support, the program will help participants recover physically and emotionally, rebuild social connections,…
Sports City Project
Curitiba Brazil: Employability in Sustainable Tourism
Curitiba will build a digital platform to connect migrants and refugees with formal jobs in the city's sustainable tourism sector. The city will study its tourism job market and map migrants’ skills to identify training needs, then connect migrants and…
Economic Inclusion City Project
Montego Bay, Jamaica: Flood Early Warning and Risk Reduction for Migrant Communities
In Montego Bay, many people displaced by drought and extreme weather now live in some of the city’s most flood-prone areas. The city will install wireless sensors to detect rising floodwaters and warn residents earlier, giving families more time to…
Climate Migration City Project
Toronto, Canada: Play Mobile for Newcomers
Toronto will launch Play Mobile for Newcomers, a free program that brings pop-up sports activities directly into neighborhoods using mobile vans to reach migrant and refugee children, young people, and families. Through partnerships with settlement agencies and shelters, the program…
Sports City ProjectNouakchott, Mauritania: Sebkha’s Inclusive Sports Hub
Nouakchott will build a new sports center and community hub in Sebkha, one of the region's most diverse communities and home to a large migrant population. With multi-use courts, fitness facilities, and space for vocational training, the center will bring…
Sports City Project
London, United Kingdom: Go! London x MMC
London will expand its largest grassroots sports fund through Go! London x MMC, a new program reaching migrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking children and young people. Participants will receive free sport activities, mentoring, and mental health support, while local sports organizations…
Sports City Project
Montevideo, Uruguay: Montevideo Without Borders
Montevideo will launch Montevideo Without Borders: Safe Human Mobility Routes, connecting migrants from Colombia and potentially other countries in the region with in-demand jobs in the city. The initiative builds on Montevideo’s participation in the Mayors of the Americas Task…
Economic Inclusion City Project
Dadaab, Kenya: Dadaab Incubation Center for Entrepreneurship
In Dadaab, one of the world’s oldest and largest refugee settlements and now on its path to becoming a municipality, the new Dadaab Incubation Centre for Entrepreneurship (DICE) will help young refugees and local residents start green businesses in renewable…
Economic Inclusion City Project
