

The winning ideas address one or more of four current issue areas in cities including economic recovery and inclusive growth health and wellbeing climate and environment and gender and equality. These 15 winners are being recognized for designing the boldest and most ambitious urban innovations to emerge from the global COVID-19 pandemic. New York, NY – Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the 15 winning cities of the 2021-2022 Global Mayors Challenge, the fifth edition of the worldwide innovation competition that supports and spreads cities’ most promising ideas. The Winning Cities Receiving $1 Million and Multi-Year Technical Support are Amman, Jordan Bogotá, Colombia Butuan, Philippines Freetown, Sierra Leone Hermosillo, Mexico Istanbul, Turkey Kigali, Rwanda Kumasi, Ghana Paterson, New Jersey, USA Phoenix, Arizona, USA Rochester, Minnesota, USA Rotterdam, the Netherlands Rourkela, India Vilnius, Lithuania and Wellington, New Zealand

Yearlong Competition Launched in 2021 Elevates the Most Promising Urban Innovations to Emerge from the Pandemic Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library.Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center.Increasing Access to Reproductive Health Care.Strengthening City Data to Improve Lives.Stopping Coal and Air Pollution Globally.Supporting Career and Technical Education.

