Nov 20, 2024 | Commentary
By Diana Mitlin, CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium Demands for equitable development partnerships are not new, but the Black Lives Matter movement has undoubtedly amplified calls for systemic change in the sector, which are making some progress....
Apr 28, 2023 | Commentary
By Evans Itayi Banana, ACRC Harare research uptake lead (Dialogue on Shelter for the Homeless Trust) Democratising research processes has long been a contested subject. While co-production of knowledge presents vast opportunities for positive development outcomes,...
Dec 14, 2022 | Commentary, Research
“It’s not our data as SDI, it’s not ACRC data, it’s not their data. It’s the community’s data. So you have to have that understanding that, at the end of the day, it has to benefit the community.” In this episode, Miriam Maina...
Nov 18, 2022 | Commentary, Research
“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 Muungano wa Wanavijiji – the Kenyan federation of slum dwellers...