presentation 1 | citizens for the city, neighbourhood improvement partnership competition

Citizens for the CityNeighbourhood Improvement Partnership Challenge

Initiative of: United Technologies Corporation

PART 1About the Competition

Why C4C – NIP Challenge?

• Support and help local communities to solve their common, everyday problems • Bring attention to the neighbourhood scale that directly impacts quality of life of

residents• Create a framework to involve citizens in problem solving alongside public officials• Foster a sense of ownership and responsibility among citizens towards their

neighbourhood• Bring to the fore good practices (workable solutions to civic problems) in the city that

others can learn from• Showcasing the potential of Corporate Social Responsibility to tackle and overcome

development challenges in the city

‘What is the city but the people?’

- William ShakespeareFor more information please visit www.citizensforthecity.in or call us at +91 90660 21530

What is the Timeline?

LaunchMay 7, 2015

June 25, 2015

August, 2015

May 7 – June 25, 2015

Sept. 2015 – June 2016

June 2016

Proposal creation and consultations

Submissions close

Announcement of winners (Date to be announced)

Approval and execution of projects(Monitoring by UTC)

Submission of documentation of the ‘before and after’ of the targeted issue

For more information please visit www.citizensforthecity.in or call us at +91 90660 21530

Who can Apply?

Challenge is open to the following groups: • Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs)

Must be Registered with Karnataka Societies Registration Act (KSR Act) and• Apartment Associations (AA)• Gated Community Societies• Community Based Organizations (CBO – Rotary/Lions)• NGOs working with underprivileged groups

Must have worked for >2 years

- Economically challenged neighbourhoods (not registered under KSR Act) can participate in collaboration with a neighbouring RWA


Awardees and dispersal of Grant Money?

Financial awards for winning entries• Total award INR 1 CRORE• Upto INR 15 Lakhs per project towards implementation

The Grant money can be given to an awardee who is:• An RWA registered under KSA and have an active Bank Account• NGO with FCRA / 80G• Businesses who must have a tie-up with an RWA for the solution that is to be embedded in

that neighborhood• CBO and other associations who have been working with underprivileged communities for

atleast 2 years


What support will NIP Team provide?

NIP team: Centre for Public Problem Solving (CPPS) and Embarq

The process of Consultations for competition applicants involve:•Connect project teams (Solution Seekers – SS) with relevant experts (Solution Providers – SP)

– For domain specific knowledge

•Mentorship for developing proposals– Feasibility of the project

– Financial assessment and costing

– Impact analysis

– Replicability

– Phasing

•Sharing case studies of comparable projects


What projects can you apply with?

6 Indicative Sectors

1. Improving Mobility

2. Spot light on Public Safety

3. Revitalization of Public Spaces

4. Off the Grid Initiatives

5. Waste Management

6. Environment and Lakes

- All proposals must aim for improvements to the quality of life of those localities

- Projects to be proposed only in public spaces not private areas

- Projects must not be religious, political or sectarian


Inspirational Projects Improving Mobility

Last mile connectivity from public modes of transport | Redesigning Bus Stops | Traffic Calming measures within neighbourhoods | Pot hole fixing and speed breaker markings | Pedestrianisation in localities


Inspirational Projects Improving Mobility

Last mile connectivity from public modes of transport | Redesigning Bus Stops | Traffic Calming measures within neighbourhoods

Pot hole fixing and speed breaker markings | Pedestrianisation in localities


Inspirational Projects Spot light on Public Safety

Improving Street Lighting | Making neighbourhoods more legible: Signage


Inspirational Projects Revitalization of Public Spaces

Reclaiming Urban Commons as ‘City Living rooms’ | Art and Culture programming for vacant/public spaces


Inspirational Projects Off the Grid Initiatives

Local energy production in low income areas | Energy production from waste: Bio gas


Inspirational Projects Waste management

Leaf litter composting | Re-imagining Lorry Points


Inspirational Projects Environment and Lakes

Monitoring and Sensing urban environment | Community Involvement in Lakes | Increasing green cover: Vertical gardens


Thank you!

We would be delighted to hear from you- Whether you face a particular problem in your locality and your community wants help to solve it- You have a great idea and you want to submit it for the competition-You have a solution but are looking for a place to apply it

To set up an appointment or for any assistance contact:Kalpana Kar; Ashwin Mahesh; V. Ravichandar

Write to us at [email protected], Call us at +91 90660 21530

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presentation 1 | citizens for the city, neighbourhood improvement partnership competition

Education

public problem

public officials

public safety

nip team

c4c nip challenge

project financial assessment

neighbourhood scale

underprivileged groups