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Video: Urban Agriculture in Dar es Salaam
We are pleased to feature a wonderful video written and produced by Tanya Hubbard, one of our recent SCI interns. Filmed, directed and edited by Shaine Jones, this is a visual story that highlights the impact and importance of urban … Continue reading
Posted in Dar es Salaam
Tagged CIDA internships, Urban Agriculture, youth led development
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It’s a wrap! The SCI Network Africa Program comes to an end
Sustainable Cities wishes to express our sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed to the remarkable success of our SCI Network Africa Program! At the end of October 2012, our contract and funding provided by the Canadian International Development Agency … Continue reading
The Growing-pains of Urban Waste and the Sustainable Solutions
By Apryl Shaw ~ ~ Disposal of increasing quantities of urban solid waste is a major challenge for municipal authorities. With over half of the world’s population living in cities, municipalities are challenged to manage the physical growth of their … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, composting, informal settlements, Recycling, Waste management
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Food garden guidelines for schools available online
By Amanda Botes ~ ~ Imagine Durban with support from Sustainable Cities International has developed a short guideline manual to assist schools with establishing food gardens in Durban, South Africa. Success factors for starting and maintaining a school food garden … Continue reading
Urban agriculture: Star attraction at World Habitat Day in Dar es Salaam
By Tanya Hubbard Urban agriculture significantly affects food security, income generation, and employment. Unfortunately many cities often overlook the important role of urban agriculture and some make agricultural activities illegal in urban areas. Dar es Salaam City Council (DCC) signaled … Continue reading
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Tagged dar es salaam, food security, Urban Agriculture, World Habitat Day
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Urban Agriculture and Resilient Food Systems in Dar es Salaam
This week, Afton Halloran (SCI Affiliated Researcher) will be in Göttingen, Germany, presenting the results of her research on urban agriculture in Dar es Salaam. Afton’s work will be featured as part of the annual Conference on Tropical and Subtropical … Continue reading
Posted in Affiliated Researcher Program, Dar es Salaam
Tagged food security, Urban Agriculture
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Building More Sustainable Cities: Urban recyclers – the need for proper storage and sorting space
By Steven Charters Despite working on the margins of many cities around the world, informal recyclers are playing important roles in urban waste disposal: collecting, sorting and returning discarded recyclables from city streets, parks, alleys and beachfronts. There may be … Continue reading
Posted in Dar es Salaam, Durban, Vancouver
Tagged informal economy, Recycling, Waste collection, Waste management
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Update from Investours – Tourism done right!
Jill Merriman just completed her 6-month SCI internship in Dar es Salaam. Thank you for all your work, Jill! ~ ~ As my internship comes to a close I thought it would be good to leave you with an update … Continue reading
The Kisiwani Environmental Group (KEG) -Solid Waste Management in Dar es Salaam
Nicole Fornelli just finished a 6-month stint in Dar es Salaam as part of our SCI internship program. ~ ~ The Kisiwani Environmental Group (KEG) is a community based organization (CBO) that collects waste in unplanned settlements within the Buguruni … Continue reading
A Passionate Voice for Urban Farmers: Fred Njegeja – Secretary of TaFoGa Net
Nicole Fornelli is just wrapping up a 6-month internship through our CIDA Internship Program at SCI. Her work focused on urban agriculture. Thanks, Nicole! ~ ~ Fred Njegeja is the Secretary for the Tanzania Food and Garden Network (TaFoGa Net). … Continue reading
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