Reminder: Apply by 5th April for 'New Frontiers of Urban Informality' in Sheffield (12th-13th Sept 2024). Development Studies Association Urban Studies and Planning at Sheffield University Global Development Institute

We are excited to announce a call for our APSA short course "Building sustainable cities" on September 4 in Philadelphia. If you are interested, please fill out this form by May 15: forms.gle/4jN5VZR7z4LCiC…. APSA Urban Politics African Cities Research Consortium Veronica Herrera Tanu Kumar GLD

NEW SPECIAL ISSUE: 'Connecting decarbonization and social justice in cities' explores how climate change mitigation policies and practices can align with the imperative to secure social justice in cities and to support urban social movement agendas --> journals.sagepub.com/toc/eaua/36/1

See our new paper with amazing Slum Dwellers International partners in Harare, Kampala, Lilongwe and Nairobi, exploring Covid impacts and bottom-up responses from 2021-23. Muungano wa Wanavijiji Dialogue on Shelter Trust CCODE ACTOGETHER UGANDA Institute of Development Studies David Satterthwaite

Glad to share our new #covidcollective paper with lessons from #Covid19 vaccine programmes in informal settlements, looking this time at the post-pandemic context. With Slum Dwellers International partners Muungano wa Wanavijiji Dialogue on Shelter Trust CCODE ACTOGETHER UGANDA. Institute of Development Studies

As a non profit organization and the largest National social movement of slum dwellers in Kenya dedicated to advocating for inclusive cities where urban poor and slum dwellers have access to land, housing, and essential services. We are deeply saddened by the devastating floods

Please consider supporting our incredible partners Muungano wa Wanavijiji wa Wanavijiji who are supporting the tens of thousands of households living in informal settlements that have been badly affected by severe flooding across the city. justgiving.com/crowdfunding/M…

Update: we received >150 abstracts for 'New Frontiers in Urban Informality' workshop in September. We're still reviewing these submissions and will email all applicants in the next week(ish) with decisions. Apologies for the delay and big thanks for your interest!

Some positive news: Alice Sverdlik's crowd funder for Muungano wa Wanavijiji's flood response in Nairobi has reached the £1000 target 🙌 Thanks to everyone who has donated - and if you haven't yet, please chip in whatever you can: justgiving.com/crowdfunding/M…

Kenya’s flood evictions may violate the law - scholar theconversation.com/kenyas-flood-e… via The Conversation Africa

It is a sad moment for slum dwellers, community-led data by Muungano wa Wanavijiji shows that 243 households have been evicted from Mathare Mashimoni following recent corridor evictions. This population already consists of the most vulnerable communities, whose situation has been

Excited to announce a new collaboration on urban health equity & climate resilience in Kampala, Freetown, & Bulawayo. Very grateful to learn from all our amazing partners including Urban Action Lab SLURC University of Waterloo Institute of Development Studies Arabella Fraser. Supported by NFRF & ESRC

This is a really powerful Muungano wa Wanavijiji video documenting the evictions in Mathare, Nairobi after the recent floods. It's shocking to see people's shacks being crushed by diggers - especially as they haven't been given alternative options. youtube.com/watch?v=LW44Zh…

Really happy to see our Development Studies Association Urbanisation and Development study group coming together so well. Sign up to our mailing list if you would like to join our growing network and stay updated on our activities. Join the DSA if you can too! devstud.org.uk/studygroup/urb…

"Urban Informality: An Introduction" by Melanie Lombard and myself is now out with Bristol Uni Press. Teaching, researching, studying, or working on informality? You can buy the book (or ask your library to do so) here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/urban-informal… We hope it's useful and of interest.

I spoke to New York Times World about the clawing back of democracy in Kenya after the recent killings by the Kenyan police which reminds us of the authoritarian Moi regime 1979-2002. This time we have a constitution that guarantees freedoms and Pres Ruto shd respect the constitution

Learn more about the innovative, community-led funding model of One World Together and join if you can! A fantastic opportunity to support grassroots partners directly Muungano wa Wanavijiji Community Savers Play it Forward Raising Futures Kenya

Join us in Sheffield for an urban informality workshop on 12th Sept -sign up below! A recording will be available afterwards, plus a set of related webinars Development Studies Association EADI Global Sustainable Development Sheffield