#DignifiedUrbanLife KYC Youth Summit, presented our work on the impact of Covid on the lives of young people in informal settlements Know Your City Slum Dwellers International ARISE

DAY 2: Exciting day at #DignifiedUrbanLife Youth summit! Delegates from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, and Sierra Leone joined Slum Dwellers International in Cape Town to launch their website that will integrate comms for all federations #SDIYouth #KnowYourCityTV 👉sdinet.org

Youth & elders from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Kenya & South Africa are creating a federation song for the #DignifiedUrbanLife campaign. Join us this today, and be part of something great! 🔗: bit.ly/KYCTVCampaignD… ⏰: 14:00 EAT, 13:00 CAT, 12:00 WAT, 11:00 GMT

Know Your City “SDI data platform” Revitalization workshop - Nairobi, Kenya. “If knowledge is power then data is political, it gives voices and choice to a substantial majority living in the shadow of formal city.” Revitalizing our data platform to meet current demands

Plastic waste is found in most coastal communities in Freetown blocking waterways and river channels increasing the risk of flooding. We must strive to #BeatPlasticPollution by reducing our dependency on plastics and establishing recycling businesses for local communities.

UN Habitat Assembly 2023

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Creativity at it best! Sitting on a chair made from plastic bottles [it's so cool]. Not only does this address issues relating to plastic pollution, but it also helps reduce the cutting down of trees to make chairs. #ACS23 #Kenya #PlasticWaste codohsapa Slum Dwellers International

When Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team tech is put to work to support a grassroots slum community mapping initiative AND improve local OpenStreetMap data, I am happy!😃 + this project focuses on ensuring that climate adaptation planning includes community voices and data! cc @AnniBeukes OpenStreetMap Africa

Our team together with the Liberian Federation, Humanitarian Openstreetmap Team, SDI Secretariat and YMCA Liberia paid a curtesy call to the Governor of the Borough New Kru Town

Technology plays a critical role for any ecosystem restoration project. #FreetownTheTreetownCampaign we are able to demonstrate the growth and survival rate of every tree we plant 🥰. youtu.be/OXCZbKYhv44?si…

These kids were happy to see and touch a drone. When we explained the process to them, I saw some level of determination and pride. Got me thinking! How can we make technology more accessible to local communities. Thanks Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team for building the capacities of local communities

Happy birthday to our Programmes and Technical Manager Richard Bockarie May you live to celebrate many more birthdays. Thank you for your service and dedication. Slum Dwellers International Know Your City

🌍 Celebrating #WorldEnvironmentDay ! #Women & #Youth in #InformalSettlements are key to community-led efforts to protect our environment. In #Freetown🇸🇱, codohsapa/Slum Dwellers International is restoring #mangroves for carbon capture, coastal protection & biodiversity 👏🌱#GenerationRestoration

MUST READ I "The bricks are fireproof & environmentally friendly..." explains Heinrich Amushila from Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia Namibia Read the full story to find out more about bricks made from all-natural materials for #housing 👇🏾 🔗theguardian.com/environment/ar… Know Your City

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#WUF12 highlight! Today our able chairperson elaborated on putting people first, making our cities more inclusive drawing lessons from our partnership with the @FreetownCityCouncil and Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE and how it has translated into building resilient neighborhoods. Slum Dwellers International

#WUF12 Highlight! Our Programme and Technical manager today in an event organized by the German government shared an insight on data and how collecting disability specific data will not only informed planning but also serves as a critical element in disaster response. Slum Dwellers International

⏰ Starting Now... The event will showcase locally-led climate adaptation & sustainable construction initiatives from SDI federations in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe. #MakingSlumsVisible Know Your City

The mangrove in Kolleh Town are thriving well, after a scientific study concluded that mangrove cannot survive but communities defied science and now we proudly have a success rate of 94% out of 80,0000 mangroves planted with support from CatholicRelief