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Nairobi Is Starting to Fight Floods, Heat and Pollution Using Nature. Here’s How.
For a long time, cities tried to solve urban problems by overpowering nature. More concrete, more drainage, more hard infrastructure.nBut…
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What Would Actually Happen If Nairobi Had No Public Spaces?
It’s easy to think of public spaces as optional. Places for leisure, relaxation or passing time. But if they disappeared,…
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What Does It Take to Turn Global Learning Into Real Impact on the Ground?
When organisations talk about international exposure, the focus is often on where people went. But the more important question is…
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Are Youth-Led Systems Actually Unstructured… Or Just Misunderstood?
In Nairobi, most economic activity does not happen in formal offices, it happens in places people often overlook. On streets,…
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What If Public Spaces Are Nairobi’s Most Overlooked Money-Making Opportunity?
When people think about making money in Nairobi, they rarely think about public space. They think about jobs.Businesses.Investments. But not…
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What If Public Spaces Are Nairobi’s Most Overlooked Mental Health Asset?
In Nairobi, public spaces are often designed around activity. Places to move.To gather.To pass through. But there is another role…
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How Uhuru Park Almost Disappeared in 1989
In 1989, Uhuru Park was almost replaced by a major development. Not reduced.Not slightly altered. Replaced. A large commercial complex…
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Why Beauty Matters More Than People Think in Public Spaces
When people hear the word beautification, it is often dismissed. As decoration.As something optional.As something that comes after the “real…
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How Dandora Reduced Crime Through Structured Community Mobilisation
“There was a time in Dandora when you could lose your shoes while wearing them.” For many residents, that sentence…
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The Five Factors That Determine Whether Public Space Investments Last
Over more than a decade of rehabilitating over 500 public spaces across Nairobi, one pattern has become clear: not all…