The “Informal Settlements as Spaces of Transformative Agency” project focuses on the Okerube community in Lagos to challenge dominant narratives and demonstrate how bottom-up, community-led governance models can deliver sustainable and inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) solutions in informal urban settlements.| ACRC
Mogadishu Mogadishu is Somalia’s capital city and largest port, with population estimates ranging from 1.7 million to 2.9 million. Download the city report Download the city research brief A fragile city, Mogadishu is dealing with the legacy of decades of civil war within a political context characterised by unstable elite bargains and an incomplete constitutional| ACRC
Maiduguri Maiduguri is the largest city in northeast Nigeria and the capital of Borno State. Download the city report Download the city research brief Nigeria's Borno State has been severely affected by the Boko Haram insurgency and the resulting insecurity has led to economic stagnation in Maiduguri, with the city bearing the largest burden of| ACRC
Kampala Kampala is the capital city of Uganda and one of the largest and economically most important cities in East Africa. Download the city report Download the city research brief Kampala is Uganda's financial and economic centre, the official seat of government power and close neighbour to Entebbe where the president sits – therefore forming| ACRC
Freetown Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone and a city of more than 1 million inhabitants, whose population is expected to double in size over the next 20 years. Download the city report Download the city research brief Responsible for 30% of the nation’s GDP, Freetown’s urban development trajectory has been marked by colonial| ACRC
SDI Kenya, through ACRC, is aiming to co-develop solutions with Mathare community members, by devising a holistic waste management system in the area.| ACRC
Addis Ababa Addis Ababa is Ethiopia’s capital, located in the geographic epicentre of the country and surrounded by the regional state of Oromia. Download the city scoping study With a population of more than 3.6 million people, Addis Ababa is Ethiopia’s largest city, playing a central political, economic and symbolic role, with national political elites| ACRC
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts focusing on how urban reform happens, and where ACRC fits into change processes. This post takes a closer look at how ACRC is helping build community capabilities to address urban challenges. The post How does action research build community and state capabilities? first appeared on ACRC.| ACRC
