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Friends and Neighbours - a community nature project
Cape Town, South Africa

Friends and Neighbours - a community nature pro...

The project aims to reconnect people with nature, build social capital and maintain and enhance ecosystem services.

Makoko/Iwaya Primary Healthcare Project
Lagos, Nigeria

Makoko/Iwaya Primary Healthcare Project

A community led initiative identified healthcare as one of the priority development issues.

Separation at Source Programme (S@S) in the City of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa

Separation at Source Programme (S@S) in the Cit...

The S@S programme aims to reduce waste to landfills, establish a recycling economy with citizen support and participation.

Tswelopele Clean-up campaign
Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

Tswelopele Clean-up campaign

In an effort to increase environmental awareness, the city of Tshwane has embarked on a monthly clean-up programme targeted at residents and businesses.

City of Cape Town’s Water Map
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Cape Town, South Africa

City of Cape Town’s Water Map

The Cape Town Water Map is a novel behaviour-change tool that helped reduce water use during the extreme drought experienced in Cape Town from 2015-2018.

Building sustainable income and employment opportunities through micro-enterprises
Dakar, Senegal

Building sustainable income and employment oppo...

The city of Dakar has developed an incubator project to support women and youth.

Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaam City
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaa...

To combat natural disasters the Ramani Huria project uses community mapping to increase resilience throughout the city.

Model Street – making cities together
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Nairobi, Kenya

Model Street – making cities together

A collaborative project supporting community-led design to improve public spaces.

Micro-Gardens in Dakar
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Dakar, Senegal

Micro-Gardens in Dakar

Micro-gardening is a form of soilless horticultural production undertaken in small urban spaces, and contributes to the fight against food insecurity in Dakar.