KDI Kenya is looking for a unique individual to co-lead its dynamic + growing Nairobi office for the position of Community Director. #ikokazike Learn more: bit.ly/2JAgtJT

2.1 billion #jobs go under the radar: the #unpaidLabor of #women. #tech4SDGs #UN #STIforum

Happy to have the opportunity to both attend the #STIforum at the #UN and to serve as an expert research fellow with ⸘𝕖𝟜𝕔‽ for 2019!

We shouldn't simply seek to protect #IndigenousKnowledge... rather we should seek to protect the source. The #land and the #people. #STI4SDGs #UN #MinnieDegawan

Congratulations to the 2019 #ishowUSA finalists with Engineering for Change! Looking forward to serving as a judge for the exciting event this month in DC! thisishardware.org/competition/20…

#FellowFriday Charles or “Charlie” Newman (Charles Newman) joined the E4C Fellowship in 2016, and today he serves the team as an Expert Fellow. He is an international development and architectural design consultant with over 10 years of experience. engineeringforchange.org/e4c-fellowship/

Congratulations to our #ISHOW USA winners Caminos de Agua, Kukua Labs, #WETech, and Fan Favorite #NobleThermo! And thanks to judges, facilitators, sponsors and partners who made this ISHOW possible! See you next year!

First panel at the 2019 #DesignforHumanitySummit "From Camp to Communities" including Raul Pantaleo from @tamassociati currently speaking of #architecture and #PublicSpace in refugee communities

IOM Brian Kelly. Camps are easy to open but hard to close. Ela Serdaroglu @IFRC_NYC Global Shelter Cluster

Johan Karlsson from bettershelter speaking about the #design process towards developing rapid deployable #shelters in #refugee camps. #DesignForHumanity #Fordham

"Less that 1% of of aid funding world wide is invested in innovation" - Lorin Kavanaugh-Ulku, senior advisor for #OpenInnovationCompetitions with USAID #DesignforHumanity Fordham University

KDI is hiring! From Nairobi to Los Angeles to the Eastern Coachella Valley. Learn more about the positions + how to apply here: kounkuey.org/jobs

During the #Design4Humanity Summit II, Charles Newman, Designer, Builder, and Researcher at Unfrastructure Design, LLC presented "Rapid Play Planning: Playground Design with Refugee Communities." View more about the Design for Humanity initiative here: thehumanitarianhub.org/event/design-f…

E4CFellows are essential to the Engineering for Change team. At #ImpactEngineered, a few Fellows are sharing their Fellowship experience. Charles Newman shares his work with UN-Habitat of scaling technologies for affordable housing in Kenya. #SDG11

KDI's Nairobi office is seeking a planning intern with an interest in risk + resilience issues. This is a paid, 6-month term opportunity. To learn more about the position and how to apply, visit kounkuey.org/jobs/planning_…!

📢💥Dont miss 2day #HumanitarianArchitecture webinars 23/24 March organised by #INHAF+ RMIT MODDD- How is it relevant in a post-covid world? How can woman centred design contribute to #change?🙌🏼Humbled to speak and anchor both events!Register here👇🏼 inhaf.org/tag/webinar/

So proud to have been able to contribute to KDI's design for impact with residents in #Kibera. Congratulations to the #KDI team for recognition from WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities!

Senegalese architects at Worofila are reverting to traditional earth in making building blocks as bioclimatic designs compared to concrete. The use of concrete in the hot climate of Senegal can make buildings uninhabitable w/o A/C. #architecture reuters.com/world/africa/s…