Jul 16, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Nairobi, Research
“When we talk about exchanges, we are not saying one city go to another city to learn. It is one city going to another city to participate in something that is happening there. So there’s no workshop style learning. It is just come and experience with us and it...
May 29, 2026 | Action research, Kampala, News, Research
By Joy Birungi and Rosebella Apollo ACRC held a cross-project learning workshop in Kampala during the last week of April 2026, bringing together the Kampala city team, representatives from the action research (AR) projects, and members of the senior management and...
May 20, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Nairobi, Research
By Oluwaseun Muraina and Rasheed Shittu, ACRC Lagos action research project co-leads When a key character in Game of Thrones tells Queen Cersei that “knowledge is power”, her immediate response is to order his death, with the retort that “power is power”. We can draw...
May 20, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Nairobi, Research
By Patrick Njoroge , Rex Otieno and Maureen Musya In early February, the Akiba Mashinani Trust (AMT) led a nine-person delegation from Nairobi for a weeklong learning exchange visit to Okerube informal settlement in Lagos. The visit built on a previous exchange, when...
May 8, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Research
“Sustainability for us would mean leaving behind capability and capacities, not dependency.” In the informal settlement of Okerube in Lagos, the community faces significant challenges in accessing clean water and sanitation, which disproportionately impacts women and...
