Jul 10, 2025 | Action research, News, Research
By Rasheed Shittu and Oluwaseun Muraina Informal settlements across Africa are often framed as problems – places of disorder, crime and dysfunction. Yet these communities are also spaces of resilience, agency and ingenuity, where informal solutions are devised to fill...
Jul 7, 2025 | Action research, News, Research
By Michelle Koyaro, programme assistant at SDI Kenya Like many large informal settlements, Mathare in Nairobi faces many challenges, including the poor management of waste, leading to severe health, environmental and infrastructural consequences. Its waste management...
Jul 3, 2025 | ACRC and change, Action research, Commentary, Research
Urban transformations: Aid, trust and ACRC This is the third in a series of blog posts focusing on how urban reform happens and where ACRC fits into change processes. The first blog post focuses on how ACRC’s approach links to issue-based programming, the second...
Jun 27, 2025 | Action research, News, Research
By Peter Elias, action research project lead Lagos is one of Africa’s fastest-growing cities, and what happens in its coastal informal settlements will shape the area’s climate future. In Lagos, hundreds of low-lying coastal informal settlements are on the frontlines...
Jun 17, 2025 | Action research, News, Research
By the ACRC Maiduguri project team In Borno State, where conflict and displacement have reshaped lives for over a decade, one document is quietly empowering women like never before – a land title. For years, countless women have built homes, supported families and...
Jun 4, 2025 | Action research, News, Research
By Patrick Njoroge and Evans Otibine The Mukuru Special Planning Area in Nairobi is home to a population of about 400,000. Approximately 100,560 households occupy 689 acres of land. The informal settlement is situated between the Nairobi Industrial Area and Mombasa...
