Published: 28 Dec 2023 550 views
The Local Pathways Fellowship (LPF) program was launched by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth Initiative ( SDSN Youth) with the mission to empower and equip young urban leaders from cities across the world with the knowledge, resources, and platform they need to advance progress on Sustainable Development Goal 11.
The LPF trains, supports, and connects young urban thought leaders, activists, and innovators that are transforming cities and urban areas.
Candidates representing any city and country in the world are encouraged to apply, however, SDSN Youth will make efforts to ensure diversity of regional representation among the fellows.
The LPF is a 10-month program that takes fellows on a journey of charting pathways for ‘localizing’ SDG 11. The program of activities has monthly deliverables that revolve around:
- Learning about the major challenges currently faced by urban areas around the world and the extraordinary potential of these areas to enable change in the future. From infrastructure to culture to economic opportunity, learn how harnessing the power of urban development for global progress is imperative.
- Channeling the ideas and knowledge they acquire into the development of a project that addresses challenges pertinent to their city and area of interest; this will be the main outcome and deliverable of the fellowship.
- Connecting with the peer-to-peer network of 550+ fellows from 180 different cities across 80 countries. This grants fellows the opportunity to exchange knowledge, share resources, and build solutions with urban leaders from across the world
- Gaining insight and mentorship from experts from the industry through the LPF webinar series.