9 June 2023, Nairobi. – In May 2023, the UN-Habitat India Team embarked on a transformative field mission in the state of Odisha, India. Their goal was to lay the groundwork for the Young Gamechangers Initiative, a three-year project funded by Fondation Botnar, aimed at improving the health and well-being of young people living in
Near-term thinking is making the problems we face today more intractable, divisive & dangerous. My message to politicians and decisionmakers: Don’t focus solely on what may happen to you today – and dither. Look at what will happen to all of us tomorrow – and act. António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations Written by:
Reprinted from Daniels (danielshomes.ca) – original here. 21 April, 2022, Toronto. – The doors opened today to the world’s first hub for in-person and virtual knowledge exchange on matters of accessible housing, green construction, urban equity and sustainable urban growth. Nestled in the heart of Toronto’s Regent Park, the World Urban Pavilion (the Pavilion) is
Promoting a crime free, secure, peaceful and united Kenya where no young Kenyan is left behind
Tackling Crime and Support Security and Peace Building
16 December, 2022, Nairobi. – UN-Habitat, University of the Fraser Valley, Mathare Environmental Conservation Youth Group, Mathare Roots and Queen Elizabeth Scholars came together to host a Green Christmas event in Mlango Kubwa-Mathare, Kenya. The event focused on empowering children and youth to make a positive impact on their community by recycling and upcycling waste
23 November, 2022, Nairobi, Kenya. – The Mathare One Stop Recycling programme is an initiative aimed at promoting sustainability and economic empowerment in the Mathare community. By providing the community with the necessary skills and knowledge in plastic recycling and environmental conservation, the program aims at helping create social enterprises and income generating activities that
UPD: The Mural created by Young Mothers and Graffiti Girls has won a Special Award at the art competition by the Digital Art for Climate (DA4C). To see this and other climate artists’ artworks, please visit the Initiative’s website www.digitalart4climate.space. * * * October 2021, Nairobi, Kenya.
15 July 2021 – World Youth Skills Day, being celebrated today, celebrates the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. UN-Habitat is celebrating World Youth Skills Day and the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development through enhancing the artistic skills of youth by building their entrepreneurship capacities and
Watamu, Malindi became a city where sparks of waste management is becoming one of its essence. A recent development by 3 different but collaborated groups targeted the well-being of beaches within its vicinity. The intention began by cleaning waste products such as plastics, nets, flip-flops, etc… and recycling them to make art pieces, building blocks,
Following the establishment of the Mathare Plastic Recycling programme in September 2020, UN-Habitat in partnership with the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and the International School of Kenya (ISK) organized a Design Thinking workshop on 25th May, 2021 at the Nairobi One Stop Youth Centre that led to the training of 7 Mathare youths. The
