Leaders in Hermosillo, the capital of neighboring Sonora, Mexico, are celebrating a $1 million grant that will go toward an innovative recycling program called “biciclando”: a bike-based recycling program meant to address two major issues — high levels of unemployment among women, and low rates of recycling in the city.
It’s one of 15 projects chosen as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Mayors Challenge — a competition to support promising innovations around the world.
Mayor Antonio Astiazarán announced the win in a video posted to social media. He says biciclando is a citizen-led innovation. It offers home recycling collection by a team of women on e-cargo bikes.
The grant provides $1 million as well as technical support and training to implement the project.
Phoenix is also among the 15 selected cities. It’s project aims to connect job seekers with employers through a project using "Career Mobility Units" that provide training, translation services and other resources to people looking for jobs.
No cabe duda que las mejores ideas vienen de los Ciudadanos.
— Antonio Astiazarán (@tonoastiazaran) January 18, 2022
¡Ganamos el premio mundial Global Mayors Challenge de @BloombergDotOrg! Con Biciclando crearemos nuevos empleos para mujeres, reduciremos la huella de carbono y le daremos valor a los residuos.#ConstruyendoComunidad pic.twitter.com/14U84GXSqr
