Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Tomorrow: Co-Creating the Future at the UN General Assembly
Gerrison “Wunderkid” Lumumba singing at the World Creativity Day concert on the roof of the Mathare One Stop 14 September
UN-Habitat’s Sister Neighborhoods program is an initiative aimed at fostering youth empowerment and capacity building in impoverished communities worldwide. The program seeks to achieve these objectives through knowledge exchange programs which promote job training and arts and culture. By doing so, it advances the programme goals but also supports the overarching objectives of the World Urban Pavilion. The latter initiative seeks to improve urban environments globally by promoting capacity building in governance and decision-making processes in communities.
About Sister Neighbourhoods
Meet Sister Neighbourhoods!
Established during the Year of Creative Economy, two neighborhoods became sisters – the Mathare informal settlements and the Regent Park community. Mathare slums, located in the outskirts of the Nairobi city, is home to more than 200,000 people in which children and youth aged 25 years and below constitute 41% of the total population. With the high population density of the area, inadequate basic amenities, unemployment and lack of access to quality education are some of the challenges faced by the Mathare community with youth being the most vulnerable.
Stories and News
Meet the Sister Neighbourhoods Programme!
27 February 2023, Nairobi. – UN-Habitat’s Sister Neighborhoods program is an initiative aimed at fostering youth empowerment and capacity building
World Urban Pavilion Launch: Showcasing the Regent Park
Reprinted from Daniels (danielshomes.ca) – original here. 21 April, 2022, Toronto. – The doors opened today to the world’s first
Green Christmas Party Empowers Youth to Promote Environmental Conservation in Mathare, Kenya
16 December, 2022, Nairobi. – UN-Habitat, University of the Fraser Valley, Mathare Environmental Conservation Youth Group, Mathare Roots and Queen
Youth of Nairobi Informal Settlement Trains at Plastic Recycling
23 November, 2022, Nairobi, Kenya. – The Mathare One Stop Recycling programme is an initiative aimed at promoting sustainability and
Fondation Botnar Visits Mathare: Showcasing Youth-Led Projects and Empowerment Efforts in an Informal Settlement
18 October, 2022, Nairobi, Kenya. – This sunny afternoon in the very heart of Nairobi, Fondation Botnar representatives visit Mathare,