Government Innovation
Announcing the Global Mayors Challenge Winners
In these unprecedented times, cities are tackling major challenges, including those posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, through innovative solutions. Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing the 15 winning cities of the Global Mayors Challenge that will each receive $1 million dollars and other key supports to elevate and spread their promising ideas. Winning cities include Amman, Jordan; Bogotá, Colombia; Butuan, Philippines; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Hermosillo, Mexico; Istanbul, Turkey; Kigali, Rwanda; Kumasi, Ghana; Paterson, New Jersey, USA; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Rourkela, India; Vilnius, Lithuania; and Wellington, New Zealand.