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A new “Hatari” in town: Mobilising grassroot action in response to COVID-19

Urban-KNOW

Oct 16
4 min

A new “Hatari” in town: Mobilising grassroot action in response to COVID-19

The Dar es Salaam case highlights the inequalities inherent in this major urban centre, accentuated by COVID-19.

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POVERTY, COVID-19, REALITIES AND TRADE-OFFS IN EVERYDAY LIFE: HANNA NASSIF, DAR ES SALAAM

Urban-KNOW

Sep 7
8 min

POVERTY, COVID-19, REALITIES AND TRADE-OFFS IN EVERYDAY LIFE: HANNA NASSIF, DAR ES SALAAM

The need to put food on the table for the majority of the urban poor largely influenced response choices against COVID-19

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Thinking about COVID-19 Relief and Recovery in India

Urban-KNOW

Aug 11
5 min

Thinking about COVID-19 Relief and Recovery in India

In India, the pandemic has exposed inherent inequalities and cracks in urban systems and how those outside of these, are left by themselves

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Working remotely – working collaboratively

Urban-KNOW

Aug 10
10 min

Working remotely – working collaboratively

Reflections from the interns and SLURC facilitators on the challenges and opportunities of collaborative remote learning

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Re-inventing planning education without re-inventing the wheel

Urban-KNOW

Jul 22
6 min

Re-inventing planning education without re-inventing the wheel

How can urban planning education become disruptive to address inequalities in education and practice across African cities?

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Urban-KNOW

Jul 13
5 min

Remote pedagogies for social learning

Creating and curating affectionate and emancipatory learning encounters. New ways to find social proximity remotely.

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Voices from Havana: the Cuban experience of the COVID crisis

Urban-KNOW

Jun 1
2 min

Voices from Havana: the Cuban experience of the COVID crisis

In this conversation, KNOW city partners Jorge Peña Díaz and Joiselén Cazanave Macías from CUJAE, Havana, discuss with Camila Cociña, KNOW R

206 views

The people versus the pandemic: community organisations in the fight against Covid-19 in Freetown

Urban-KNOW

Apr 30
7 min

The people versus the pandemic: community organisations in the fight against Covid-19 in Freetown

The scale of infrastructural improvements since Ebola, gaps in technical capacity, as well as ongoing challenges of affordability and access

1,108 views

COVID-19 lock down in Kampala, difficulties and implications past the pandemic

Judith Mbabazi and Teddy Kisembo (KNOW Kampala

Apr 28
3 min

COVID-19 lock down in Kampala, difficulties and implications past the pandemic

The effects of the measures put in place to combat the pandemic, making this a Loss-Loss battle for the poor in Kampala.

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Multi-stakeholder engagement and learning experiences of energy briquettes through a business model

Urban-KNOW

Apr 28
3 min

Multi-stakeholder engagement and learning experiences of energy briquettes through a business model

Capacity building activities involving community groups training other groups have been carried out to aid the scaling up and scaling out of

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KNOW Small Grants Fund Awardees – Second Round

By Christopher Yap

Mar 24
3 min

KNOW Small Grants Fund Awardees – Second Round

Congratulations to Andrea Jimenez Cisneros from the University of Sheffield, Cristian Fernando Olmos Herrera from the University of Brighton

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