Location: Cali, Colombia
Organization: Col·lectiu Punt 6
Categories & Goals
- Safety
- Goal 3: Improve road safety and integrate it into sustainable mobility and transport infrastructure planning and design, with special attention to the needs of all women and girls (NUA 113).
- Housing & Land Rights
- Goal 1: Promote the development of integrated and age-and gender-responsive housing policies (NUA 32).
About the Wise Practice
Urban safety audits reveal the violence that women experience and perceive. They reclaim the importance of amplifying women’s voices about their experiences in the city. The audit integrates safety, gender, and intersectionality criteria to ensure the right to the city without discrimination. The objective of the audit is to allow public administrations to determine the necessary actions for improving safety in urban spaces, focusing on housing projects and their environment.
Monitoring
Participatory workshops, exploratory visits to different neighborhoods and areas of the city, visits to different public housing developments, discussion groups, and community mapping.
Measurement
The results of the audit are still under implementation.
Lessons Learned
Some proposed actions in Cali include:
- Signage/wayfinding: Maps and information within housing complexes with entrance, exit, and alternative routes, and at public transportation stops.
- Continuous pedestrian lighting; elimination or adaptation of spaces with corners, hidden areas, without visibility, or abandoned
- Women’s shelters with counseling and support in cases of violence
- Community appropriation of meeting spaces
Resources and More Information
Updated: January 11, 2021