About Shared City
Shared City is an independent and non-profit foundation that builds long-term capacity for inclusive urban development at all levels.
We provide practical tools and create platforms for collaboration and knowledge exchange. In line with global frameworks, the foundation works to strengthen the position, conditions and participation of vulnerable groups in urban development all over the world. Our projects mainly focus on proximity and participatory practices for intersectional urban development - creating inclusive and resilient cities.
Shared City is home to projects and partnerships focused on local implementation of Agenda 2030 and the new urban agenda. Shared City facilitates the Her City Toolbox in partnership with UN-Habitat and host the Sweden Local 2030 Hub. The foundation also has an ongoing partnership with the Global Observatory of Sustainable Proximities at Sorbonne University.
Shared City Foundation is headquartered in Stockholm and was established in 2023.
Our Vision
Shared City Foundation mission is to strengthen the position, opportunity and participation of groups at risk of marginalisation in urban development all over the world.
The foundation's purpose is to, in accordance with global frameworks for human rights and sustainable urban development, strengthen the position, opportunity and participation of groups at risk of marginalisation in urban development all over the world. Our aim is to create socially, economically and environmentally sustainable societies by implementing the 2030 Agenda and the New Urban Agenda locally.