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Researching innovative, integrated approaches to promote data-driven policy and youth inclusion in urban governance and development.

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In case you missed it, here's a #recap of our #OneCityExplorer Launch. Access the recording of the stream here: youtube.com/live/Xdy_2Msx41c… #ICYMI
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Monday, Sept. 28 at the #RightToKnowWeek2026 Conference, OneCity exhibited the interactive Explorer dashboard and our Study 1 & Study 2 reports, showing how open, usable municipal data puts Jamaica's Access to Information Act into practice 📑🫱🏾‍🫲🏿 #IDUAI2026 #AccessToInformation
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1/ Today is the #Internationaldayofdemocracy. This year's theme is to bring human rights into focus🧵
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4/ Most channels sat at the lowest rungs of influence — inform and consult. And the weakest area across nearly all of them was that there exists no record showing citizens how their input was used.
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5/ Which reframes "apathy." Disengagement is a rational response to repeated consultation without visible outcome. 📑Read the full report: capricaribbean.org
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1/ Since 2017, ZOSO has been Jamaica's most visible response to entrenched community violence. The framework is Clear, Hold, Build. The Build component determines whether change outlasts development. 🧵
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2/ We focused on seven ZOSO communities: Norwood, Mt. Salem, Denham Town, August Town, Savanna-la-mar, Greenwich Town, Parade Gardens Mixed-methods research on participation, service delivery and security — and whether residents, especially young people, have had any real say🗣️
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Study 3 coming soon📌 📑 Reports are available at capricaribbean.org
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Happy International Youth Day 🎉 OneCity research points to barriers to inclusion young people face in urban spaces. They also reaffirm that where young people have a voice, communities build resilience. 📄Read both reports at capricaribbean.org #InternationalYouthDay
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Happy Independence Day 🇯🇲 True independence requires equitable access, civic participation and inclusive development. OneCity research reveals where Jamaica can improve and how. 📄Read both reports : capricaribbean.org #Jamaica64 #IndependenceDay #OneCity
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📅 Here's what we've accomplished! Swipe for the full timeline ➡️ Access both reports at capricaribbean.org #OneCity #UrbanPlanning #Evidence #Jamaica #CaribbeanPolicy
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Unequal access. Limited impact. Two gaps that define the experience of young people across Jamaica's urban communities. This #WorldSkillsDay2026, CAPRI's OneCity research maps both #WhoGetsWhat and #WhoGetsHeard 💡 Read both reports: capricaribbean.org
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Jamaica has 30+ formal channels for citizen engagement📋 Most of them operate at the lowest levels of participation. Very few are designed to give citizens real influence. The latest OneCity report maps and scores each channel📍 📄Full report: capricaribbean.org
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“Who Gets Heard?” 🗣️ The full report is available at capricaribbean.org #WhoGetsHeard #CitizenEngagement #Jamaica #CaribbeanPolicy
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In Jamaica, citizens are invited to participate. But participation without a pathway to influence isn't democracy, it's a formality☑️ #WhoGetsHeard maps 20 engagement channels and asks: do they actually work for citizens? 📄Full report: capricaribbean.org #YouthVoices
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The Citizen User-Needs Framework 1️⃣→ FIND 2️⃣→ UNDERSTAND 3️⃣→ PARTICIPATE 4️⃣→ SYSTEM OF RECORD Jamaica's channels were measured against all four. Here's what was found 👇🏽 📄Full report: capricaribbean.org
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On May 17-22, OneCity team members Aleem Mahabir and Dominique Augustine took OneCity to Baku, Azerbaijan, co-presenting at the @FondationBotnar TYPCities closing workshop and connecting with changemakers at the @WUF_UNHabitat WUF13 🏙️♻️ #urbangovernance #youthparticipation
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“Our young people have a place to contribute, it is our responsibility to ensure the system is ready to listen” 🧏🏽‍♀️🎙️ Highlight featuring the Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon at the launch of #WhoGetsHeard 📄Report: capricaribbean.org ▶️ YouTube: onecityja
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📹 The full presentation delivered by CAPRI Fellow, Aleem Mahabir at #WhoGetsHeard is available on YouTube at onecityja 🔗Click the link to watch: bit.ly/whogetsheard #publicparticipation #youthvoice #citizenengagement
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