Inclusive sanitation: Working with informal settlement residents in Freetown, Sierra Leone to address sanitation challenges
Read about the inclusive community based approach to addressing sanitation issues in Freetown informal settlements in this blog by Sullaiman Fullah, Ishmail Conteh, Dora Vangahun and Abu Conteh. In the informal settlements of Freetown sanitation remains a huge challenge, particularly access to decent toilets. This can be due to constraints on digging land (in hilly areas) or limited space available for construction. Limited access to toilet facilities in informal settlements often leads to the unsafe disposal of human waste. As a result, it is difficult to maintain proper sanitation in these areas. Some residents share the limited toilets available while […]
ARISE at ICUH 2024 in Marrakesh, Morocco
Some of our ARISE colleagues will be attending the 20th Annual Conference on Urban Health (ICUH 2024) in Marrakesh, Morocco. Find out more below… ARISE session: Application of community-based participatory research approach with urban marginalised people to develop community-led initiatives for promoting climate resilience and equitable health and well-being: sharing experiences, strategies, resources and tools Tuesday, 19 November at 3.30 pm GMT Contributors: Dr Rachel Tolhurst, Ibrahim Gandi, Dr Jiban Karki, Wafa Alam and Smruti Jukur Community-based participatory research (CBPR) aims to co-produce knowledge with marginalised people in order to challenge and transform material, relational and epistemic inequities. People living in […]
Visual Essay: Scaling the physical address system to Mathare 4B settlement
This visual essay by Jacob Omondi and Sarah Ouma explores the impact of introducing a physical addressing system in Mathare 4B settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, highlighting the contributions of young people and women, and how this initiative enhances healthcare delivery. Through participatory settlement profiling and visual storytelling, we illustrate how community-led efforts and the integration of physical addresses can help tackle urban challenges and improve access to essential services. The 4B physical addressing system Imagine living in a community where finding your way to someone’s home feels like solving a puzzle, especially during emergencies? For many residents of informal settlements the […]