Conversation with Illan and Manuel
In this blog, you’ll meet Fondation Botnar’s Young Professionals, Manuel and Illan. They started with us last year and we ask them about their work and learnings so far.
February 2022 – The Catalyst – Our Year: 2021 in Review
Another year of the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, and we are all increasingly getting used to the new normal. Despite significant challenges, our grantees and partners continued to deliver impact for young people in cities across the world and explore how technology can improve their health and wellbeing.
Our Year: 2021 in Review
We are looking back at the achievements and learnings from an unprecedented year of innovation, community, and collaboration in Our Year: 2021 in Review.
December 2021 – The Catalyst – Thank you for joining our journey in 2021!
As another year goes by, we’d like to stop for a moment, look back, and reflect on where we’ve come. It’s always been our mission to transform the cities young people live in so that they have everything they need to grow and thrive, and the events of the last two years have only cemented the importance of that mission.
Human Rights Day in the Age of Digital Health: Revisiting the World Health Summit
Robust health data governance principles, inclusive dialogue, and bridging the digital divide will be critical for the digital health transformation to respect and protect human rights. In light of Human Rights Day, we are sharing takeaways from our session at the World Health Summit earlier this year.
Conversation with Namrata and Daniela
In this blog, you’ll meet Fondation Botnar’s first cohort of Young Professionals, Namrata and Daniela. We ask them about their work and their passions before they take off to spend one year in the field.
November 2021 – Urban October & Partnerships for change
We are excited to share another edition of The Catalyst with you all. In this edition, we are celebrating announcements and updates from Urban October, World Cities Day, and highlights of the incredible work of some of our partners.
World Cities Day 2021: committing to safe and healthy cities for young people
More than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and by 2050, that number will have grown to two thirds. As more people move to cities for a better life, millions of young people grow up in environments that don’t meet their needs.
Celebrating youth perspectives in urban planning – Checking in with the #FutureCitiesChallenge winners
In the face of the pandemic, young people from all over the world have demonstrated a willingness and desire to help rebuild their cities in a way that would ensure all citizens, especially young people, can thrive. In the coming decades, they will be leading the future of our cities, but unfortunately their voices and perspectives on urban issues are often left out of key discussions.
Interview with the CEO
Since becoming the first CEO of Fondation Botnar in 2017, Stefan Germann has led us through a period of rapid growth and change. Here he reflects on how challenges in 2020 further shaped our work and our organisation.