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How can refugees be better integrated with Nairobi’s communities?

How can refugees be better integrated with Nairobi’s communities?

Nairobi City County is taking a significant step forward in fostering inclusive development with its newly launched Refugee Integration and Community Building Strategy (NCRIS). The launch immediately provides refugees and other migrants living in the city with access to public healthcare and city-run schools, and the ability to obtain a business license.

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Understanding Nairobi through its waste collection communities

Understanding Nairobi through its waste collection communities

The incorporation of community knowledge into action research projects is central to ACRC’s approach in the implementation phase. In this blog post, we look at how the insights, experiences and perspectives of waste workers are helping to generate a more holistic understanding across the whole value chain, as well as benefiting the community researchers themselves.

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Urban transformation and the trust triad

Urban transformation and the trust triad

This is the second in a series of blog posts focusing on how urban reform happens, and where ACRC fits into change processes. This post explores urban transformation and the centrality of trust in politically engaged development programmes.

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Amplifying local voices to influence climate policy in Harare

Amplifying local voices to influence climate policy in Harare

The impacts of climate change are already exacerbating the challenges posed by urbanisation in Africa. For informal settlements, the capacity for resilience remains critically low, leaving them highly vulnerable to both natural and human-made hazards. In response, communities of low-income urban residents are coming up with innovative climate-resilient solutions through locally driven climate adaptation initiatives.

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