Organized by Mercociudades and associated with the Call for South-South Cooperation projects.

The Mercociudades Network, through its South-South Cooperation Program, invites technical and management teams from the network's local governments, as well as representatives of civil society organizations and educational institutions from partner cities, to apply for the 19th Mercociudades training program for the development of regional projects. 

In this call, the training for project formulation will have as its central focus "Local action and innovation for Latin American integration: for a sustainable, inclusive and democratic development" within the thematic areas: vulnerable populations; innovation; gender equity; care systems and adaptation; and combating climate change, with a cross-cutting perspective on SDGs 5, 10, 11, 16 and 17.

The selected proposals (up to 25) will participate in two sessions: an in-person session in Bogotá, Colombia, between August 11 and 15, 2025, with methodological and thematic workshops, with covered food, lodging, and domestic travel expenses (does not include international travel). The session will also take place online, lasting three months, to develop an improved version of their proposal.

Up to three projects will be selected from among the projects submitted during the training and will be fully funded (international airfare, meals, and lodging) to conduct a technical visit to a city with a similar experience to the proposed initiative or to participate in an activity organized by Mercociudades in 2026.

Applications will be accepted until May 30th inclusive via the application form . To complete it, you need a user account on the Sur Sur website (if you don't have one, the option to create one will appear when you access the form).

An institutional commitment letter signed by the highest authority of the institution must be attached to the form. This will be processed through the AUGM Office at UNR (send an email requesting the processing of the commitment letter to augm@unr.edu.ar by Tuesday, May 27, attaching a draft of the proposal).

For more information about this call for proposals, please visit the South-South Cooperation website . For inquiries to the organizers, please email innovacion.comunica@gmail.com.