Mayors' Network
WE DRIVE LOCAL ACTION!
We are committed to driving local action to promote peaceful, cohesive and prosperous communities.
The ACT NOW Mayors’ Network
The ACT NOW Mayors’ Network is a community of like-minded local leaders from locations in the Middle East through to Northern Europe. Many municipalities are facing similar challenges, therefore our activities foster hands-on mutual support and best practice exchange to bring about concrete local action.
Our five principles
IT IS ON US – WE DRIVE LOCAL CHANGE
WE ARE CONNECTED ACROSS BORDERS
DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH
WE STRENGTHEN SOCIAL COHESION TO COUNTERACT POLARISATION
WE INVOLVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
MEET THE MEMBERS
HOW TO JOIN THE NETWORK
The ACT NOW Mayors’ Network is always open for local leaders who share our principles and are committed to driving local action. A variety of benefits are waiting for you: Invitations to conferences, field trips and webinars for learning and exchange; access to international best practices and support for realising innovative projects.
We drive local Action
Our carefully selected collection of Best Practices covers a broad range of local solutions. We identify the ones which are most relevant to specific members based on their individual needs and develop best practice prototypes as a tool for adapting and later on implementing best practices to different local contexts. The result is a holistic process which allows municipalities to successfully plan, implement and monitor local action. To support this process, municipalities can also apply to hold an ACT NOW Local Change Lab in their municipality.
Learn more about projects implemented by members of the ACT NOW Mayors’ Network:
Learning Each Other’s Language
To overcome the language barriers in Kosovo, the Municipality of Kamenica holds courses for the Serbian and Albanian citizens who are interested in learning each other’s languages.
Youth Empowerment: the voice of young people represented and executed in local government
Weekly, organised meetings in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, give young people a voice, and let them discuss and bring ideas to the local Municipality.
Municipal Flats for Senior Citizens in the Centre of Ostrów Wielkopolski
Accessible municipal housing in the city centre meets the needs of senior citizens, allowing them to vacate their former family residences, which have become oversized and impractical for them.
Network Insights
Get inspired by the valuable insights and experiences shared by our members in the ACT NOW Mayors’ Network. Explore their thought-provoking blogs and articles on innovative solutions, community development, and more.
Overcoming Borders for a Borderless Future
Explore the gripping narrative of border resilience amid COVID-19 in this compelling blog by Klemen Miklavič, unveiling the complexities and creative solutions within cross-border cities’ realities
Breaking the Spell of a Sleepy Town
Delve into this captivating blog, written by Klemen Miklavič, and explore how innovative ideas turned two sleepy towns into a cross-border European hub.
Field Trips & Workshops
Every year we organise field trips to our network members in Europe, the Balkans or the MENAT region. Participants gain first-hand insights into local challenges and best practice and have the opportunity to strengthen their professional and personal skill sets in on-site workshops and training sessions.
Mayors Webinars
This is a challenging time for communities and their local leaders. The consequences of climate change, digitalisation, financial constraints and the recovery from the pandemic require transformation on the local level.
The webinars of the ACT NOW Mayor’ Network are designed to inspire local leaders to lead the change and create sustainable action in their respective communities. Therefore, we explore visionary ideas, future-proof concepts and context-sensitive practices in order to provide the participants with theoretical knowledge and hands-on learnings.
The webinars are open for everyone who has a stake in the realisation of the local transformation and how innovative practices can support this process.
Previous Webinars:
Livable Cities for the 21st Century
Around 1960 the paradigms for city planning were radically changed. Modernism became dominant and the invasion of motorcars took off. In this process the care for the people using cities – looked after for centuries
How to Drive Change and how not to
Learnings from City and Business Leaders who Drive Sustainability
Creating Resilient Local Communities
Understanding, Reducing and Preparing for Risk from a Multi-Hazard Perspective
Greener and More Liveable Communities
The Key to Cultivate Cooperation and Participation.
Co-creating the Future
Tips, Tricks and Secrets of Participatory Urban Development
Mayors manage COVID‑19
Mayors and local decision-makers are currently under pressure to take swift action. This involves medical and healthcare related measures to protect the public, but also ensuring that there is cohesion within communities and people are pulling together. We are therefore collecting videos and reports from members and friends of the ACT NOW Mayors’ Network. Under the hashtag #mayorsmanageCOVID we intend to share experiences, learnings, knowledge and creative approaches.
What our members say
