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Apr 30, 2020
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

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

Judith Mbabazi and Teddy Kisembo (KNOW Kampala

Apr 28, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
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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Anupriya S, Apoorva Dhingra, Mitali Moharir

Mar 19, 2020
3 min

Planning for Activists

By Anupriya S, Apoorva Dhingra, Mitali Moharir, Shrishti Chatterjee On December 15, 2019, practitioners from the Indian Institute of Huma...

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What are we learning about urban equality? The importance of justice and care, building on grounded

By Stephanie Butcher (WP4 Research Fellow)

Feb 14, 2020
4 min

What are we learning about urban equality? The importance of justice and care, building on grounded

In January 2020, KNOW partners from twelve cities and thirteen institutions gathered for the Third Annual Workshop, hosted this year by p...

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Learning together across scales: the KNOW Africa Regional Network takes shape.

By Emmanuel Osuteye (WP1 Research Fellow)

Dec 20, 2019
4 min

Learning together across scales: the KNOW Africa Regional Network takes shape.

During the week of the 10th – 14th of November 2019, KNOW African City Partners from Kampala, Dar es Salaam and Freetown converged for th...

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An international Urban Equality agenda: KNOW participation at UCLG World Congress, Durban 2019

By Stephanie Butcher & Camila Cociña (WP4

Nov 27, 2019
6 min

An international Urban Equality agenda: KNOW participation at UCLG World Congress, Durban 2019

From the 11th-15th of November 2019, KNOW investigators attended the United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) Congress, in Durban, South...

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KNOW Havana: Tracing the university as a key urban actor

By Camila Cociña (WP4 Research Fellow)

Nov 7, 2019
5 min

KNOW Havana: Tracing the university as a key urban actor

The public vocation of Cuban universities is unquestionable. As public institutions, historically they have had a mandate to address soci...

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‘We are Ready’: Grassroots Leaders Call for Inclusive Planning at Asia Pacific Urban Forum 7

By Stephanie Butcher (WP4 Research Fellow) and

Oct 28, 2019
3 min

‘We are Ready’: Grassroots Leaders Call for Inclusive Planning at Asia Pacific Urban Forum 7

Above: Calling for inclusive planning with UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Image by: Stephanie Butcher. From 15-17 Oc...

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“Maisha bora - living a good life” Co-producing pathways to prosperity in Vingunguti-Mji Mpya settle

Tim Ndezi and Festo Makoba

Sep 25, 2019
4 min

“Maisha bora - living a good life” Co-producing pathways to prosperity in Vingunguti-Mji Mpya settle

Above image: CCI, community investigators, and KNOW/IGP researchers; Image by David Heymann 2019 How research methods and ethics produce ...

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Activating Local Platforms for Urban Equality in Freetown

Emmanuel Osuteye

Jul 31, 2019
3 min

Activating Local Platforms for Urban Equality in Freetown

Above image: The Community Learning Platform meeting at Cockle Bay, Image by KNOW Team, 2019 In June 2019, KNOW Research Fellows Emmanuel...

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