It addresses the need for social justice in climate action by empowering women and community leaders through non-formal adult education. By equipping communities with tools to influence decision-making, FEM.GREEN ensures urban decarbonisation efforts consider gender inequalities rather than reinforce them. The initiative supports collective action aligned with the European climate agenda to create cities that serve everyone equally.
These often overlook how climate change and green transitions impact women and marginalised communities differently. By centering gender in the conversation, FEM.GREEN ensures that decarbonisation strategies do not perpetuate existing inequalities, but instead empower those most affected.
The project addresses a crucial gap by providing non-formal education and practical tools to community leaders, practitioners, planners, designers, and policymakers enabling them to play an active role in shaping greener and more equitable cities. FEM.GREEN goes beyond sustainability; it is rooted in justice, inclusion, and the transformation of urban design to truly reflect the diverse needs and voices of society.
Peer-to-Peer Learning. An international working group of professionals, students, and activists in sustainable and feminist development form the foundation of the project. Through shared spaces for deliberation and debate, participants collaborate on key topics, fostering trust, open knowledge sharing, and network-building. This non-hierarchical approach creates a community invested in collective responsibility and social innovation.
Case Study - Local Testing. Local testing is vital for adapting the project to real-world contexts. Workshops combine training, debate, and hands-on work, allowing communities to test the project's Toolbox. This process not only transfers knowledge but also refines the project's outcomes to ensure they are practical, relevant, and usable in local settings
Crearqció is a cooperative studio specializing in architecture and urban planning. Our practice places the present and future needs of inhabitants at the heart of each project. We aim to foster a rooted and committed practice, by dialoguing and shaping spaces for life.
We believe in an approach grounded in sensitive observation of our immediate environment, today’s society, and the challenges we face. Teamwork, cooperative management, and collective thinking processes are the core tools that define us.
The Gendered City operates at the intersection of community and urban life, championing gender-sensitive design and advancing bold, sustainable ideas. Guided by an intersectional feminist approach, it strives to build cities that are truly gender-equal, developing innovative indexes, tools, methodologies, and frameworks to support this vision.
It launched FEM.DES, the world’s largest global network of feminist design experts, localising actions and tools to deliver context-specific, tailor-made solutions for more inclusive and equitable cities.
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