Community-led research with Eva Muchiri and Nicera Wanjiru
"A project comes, a project leaves. The community will always remain. But now, what do you leave in that community?" In this episode, Miriam Maina talks to Eva Muchiri and Nicera Wanjiru from Muungan...
18 Nov 202247min
Navigating Freetown's housing challenges
What is ACRC’s research in Freetown all about? How does housing connect with land, youth employment and the rising costs of imported materials? How do political systems both help and hinder meaningful...
10 Nov 202257min
Energy and infrastructure with Amani Abou-Zeid
In this episode, Amani Abou-Zeid – African Union Commissioner in charge of infrastructure, energy and ICT – talks to ACRC's city of systems lead Seth Schindler about energy security and infrastructura...
28 Okt 202240min
Decolonising knowledge with Ola Uduku and Martin Atela
Since the start of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), we’ve been interested in trying to create more equitable partnerships and processes through the process. The rupture of the Covid-19 p...
29 Sep 202221min
Gender equity with Rachel Tolhurst
Despite gender equality policies at the national level in many African countries, there are persistent gender-based disparities, inequalities and exclusions faced by many women, particularly among low...
10 Aug 202241min
Knowledge co-production with George Masimba and Teurai Nyamangara
Collaborations between academia and grassroots organisations are not without tensions and power imbalances. For low-income urban communities, engaging with academics may mean enduring disqualification...
6 Jun 202242min
Urban planning with Shuaib Lwasa
In this episode, Urban Action Lab founder Shuaib Lwasa talks to ACRC’s co-research director Seth Schindler about "unlearning" mainstream urban planning, ways to scale up micro-level innovations to dri...
14 Apr 202226min
Informal settlements with Joseph Muturi
In most African cities, more than half of the population live in informal settlements. Residents often lack basic services and infrastructure, also facing unsafe housing and insecure tenure. Yet upgr...
24 Mar 202244min
