2022 Award "Best Practice in Citizen Participation"

One of the most important challenges of urban management is to achieve sustainable urban development, social justice, equitable distribution of resources and infrastructure. Given the growth of urbanization, increasing migration to cities and the creation of a marginal texture in metropolitan areas, this has led to a significant increase in demand for goods and services. The existence of sufficient and continuous financial resources in order to meet the needs of the people of the city to provide urban services is one of the important points. In an urban economy, sustainable incomes must have two characteristics: sustainability and maintaining the quality of the urban environment. The city of Mashhad, as a religious metropolis of Iran, has played a significant role in attracting public participation in the development of cities. In general, the participation of donors in the establishment and continuity of cultural, economic, social and service institutions and centers in different periods of history has caused and originated effective movements in shaping the space of public places and subsequent urban development.

Municipalities and charitable financing

In general, the role of municipalities as a service institution in providing public services to all citizens is more prominent than other institutions.

Secretariat of Shahryar Donors in line with the approval of the City Council, with the aim of clarifying, facilitating, accelerating, and increasing trust, creating coherent and integrated management was established.

The results of the implementation of the Shahryar Charitable Plan include the following:

1-      Creating a participatory and consultative structure of donors in the municipality

2-      Creating literature on benevolent(charity) participation in planning the city of Mashhad

3-      Increasing the participation of citizens and creating a consortium of participation with the participation of 10 governmental organizations

4-      Running two executive projects as follows:

A: Establishment of a center for controlling and reducing social harm to mothers and children with the aim of keeping addicted mothers and children at birth in a space with a capacity of 500 people per year

B: Establishment of social and economic empowerment center for women, by Mashhad brand companies (Mashhad leather, Mashhad carpet, ...) with the aim of creating employment and empowerment of women in low-income neighborhoods and completing the sales cycle in low-income neighborhoods with a capacity of 1200 People per year

More information:

https://eco.mashhad.ir/khayerin (External link)