Communal water points being transformed into safe spaces through youth-led solar-powered public lights initiatives under the Safe and Inclusive Cities Project in Epworth and Hatcliffe Extension in Harare. #OrangeTheWorld

Sewing in slums: how localized production of masks is changing the fight against Covid19 amongst Zimbabwe’s urban poor.

Successful urban governance lies in the ability of formal governance processes to absorb decentralised, often informal, community-led developments. Learn more➡️bit.ly/2W1FiDp Urbanet Sida AdaptOurWorld Global Center on Adaptation Adaptation Fund EU Climate Action WRI Climate

"Without thinking about a country’s political settlement, it’s hard to understand how growth will start and be maintained."

The issues of decent housing & sanitation are very much intertwined. #COVID19 exposed the worst that these communities face. Decent housing remains a pipe dream for the majority 👉 on the situation of #slum dwellers in #Mathare, #Nairobi. africasacountry.com/2021/02/homele… #RighttotheCity

“The book demonstrates how expressions of #citizenship, as well as citizens’ ideas about what to expect from the state, are enmeshed in the materiality and politics of #infrastructure provision.” ow.ly/wIc550DBEgn

Young people playing a key role in championing safety at both neighborhood and city level through strategic partnerships with stakeholders in Harare and Bulawayo. #SafeandInclusiveCities

🆕Dialogue series "The #RightToTheCity in the face of today's challenges" ✅Public spaces (8/09) ✅Urban-rural linkages (15/09) ✅Freedom of discrimination: Intersectional perspective (16/09) ✅Inclusive Citizenship: Youth & Culture (22/09) Register now👉right2city.org/events/dialogu…

8 exciting postdoc positions for outstanding scholars working on urban change in African Cities - come and join an amazing and interdisciplinary team with the appetite and opportunity for creating positive change ⭐️

We are excited by the launch of a Youth Incubation hub in Mbare under the #safeandinclusivecities (SAIC) project by our partner J A Zimbabwe. Dialogue on Shelter Trust

LISTEN NOW: IIED is one of the very few organisations that genuinely “champions the voices of the poorest and the most vulnerable”, while also playing a central role in linking global, national & local levels, comments Achala C. Abeysinghe in today's new episode. --> iied.org/iied-50-reflec…