Grassroots Assembly

Grassroots organisations are primarily made up of civilians advocating change at local, national or international levels. They are associated with bottom-up decision making, encouraging community members to contribute by taking responsibility and action for their community.

By definition, grassroots organisations are almost invariably on the frontline of the response and recovery efforts to any kind of crisis – public health, climate- or conflict-related. Multiple crises have highlighted and exacerbated many of the chronic stresses poor urban communities have to cope with. The Grassroots Assembly will focus on how organised grassroots groups are addressing current urban challanges. It will discuss how effective solutions to 'build back better' must accelerate progress towards a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future.

Scaling community-level interventions to localize the SDGs and build back better from Covid-19

· What are entry-points for grassroot organisations to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) transforming the standard of living locally?
· How can we build new partnerships with the learning from covid-19 towards post-covid community resilience?
· What do grassroot organisations need to co-create with partners? What are areas that need to be complemented? What is needed most urgently and next? How can those be connected to local and national policy making?