Plan International Urban Hub is an initiative co-hosted by PlanBørnefonden and Plan Australia focusing on promoting urban programming and the work to achieve safe, inclusive, and sustainable cities. Started in 2022, Urban Hub’s series of urban research reports is facilitating ongoing analysis and shared learning from past experiences in the extensive in urban programming and influencing activities conducted across Plan International.
Find out more about the Urban Research Series:
Brief: Introduction
“The research will support the expansion and scale-up of urban work, enable innovative partnerships with external stakeholders, and support the realisation of the New Urban Agenda within the Sustainable Development Goals.”
Brief: Cities and Fragility
“Today, approximately 4.6 billion people live in cities and urban spaces. A high proportion of city-dwellers are children and young people. While the quality of life of millions of urban inhabitants has increased, we know that the benefits of urbanisation are not equally distributed. Disadvantaged and marginalised children and youth are particularly at risk of being left behind”
Report: Tackling Urban Fragility
“This document sets the scene and offers necessary background information for three further reports, which will focus on 1) violence prevention and reduction, 2) decent work, and 3) civic participation. These reports will draw on the quantitative evaluation of the [Safe and Inclusive Cities] programme and will seek to establish to what extent the findings presented here are supported.”
Report: Violence in the City
“Urban violence is an increasingly frequent and complex issue which disproportionately affects young people, particularly women and girls. Little comparative evidence exists on how violence manifests in cities from the perspective of young people, and little is known about how safe young people, especially girls and young women, feel in urban spaces. – – This report examines the evidence generated as part of the evaluation of Plan International’s Safe and Inclusive Cities programme.”
Report: Access to Decent Work
“Accelerating urbanisation across sub-Saharan Africa is partly fuelled by hopes for better livelihoods, including decent work and improved economic prospects. However young people living in informal settlements, particularly young women and girls, are less likely to reap these benefits. This report offers insights into how young people perceive the availability and accessibility of decent work in their localities, the skills and capacities used at work, and their influence on decisions relating to economic issues.”
