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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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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
Cycle Caravan in Dar es Salaam
Jill Merriman is one of SCI’s current interns based in Dar es Salaam. Just finishing up her 6-month internship, Jill’s work has focused on Local Economic Development. ~ ~ Last weekend, Nicole and I woke up bright and early to … Continue reading
Supporting Non-motorized Transportation in Dar es Salaam
Jill Merriman is one of our CIDA -IYIP interns based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Her work over the next 6 months will focus on Local Economic Development. ~ ~ Foleni is Kiswahili for traffic, and it is a word that you … Continue reading
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Tagged dar es salaam, tanzania, CIDA internships, transportation, Cycling, Green economy, local economic development
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Pushing for Pedestrianization in Dar es Salaam -The First Dar es Salaam Pedestrian Street Festival
Karimah Gheddai is one of our current CIDA IYIP interns based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Her work over 6 months will focus on tourism development. The Sustainable Cities International Network Africa Program (SCINAP) works closely with Tourism related organizations in Dar es Salaam such as … Continue reading
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Tagged dar es salaam, Investours, pedestrian, Tourism, transportation
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Growing the City: Institutionalizing and Legitimizing Urban Agriculture in Copenhagen, Denmark and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
This is the first posting of SCI’s newly launched Affiliated Researcher Program. Led by Alex Aylett, SCI’s Research Director, the ARP is a collaborative initiative that brings together top-level international graduate students with the projects and expertise of SCI network … Continue reading
The Legitimization of Urban Agriculture in Dar es Salaam
Brock Bersaglio is one of our interns currently based in Dar es Salaam. For 6 months he’ll be working on urban agriculture (and being a newlywed! ) ~ ~ It was a few short days before my wife and I … Continue reading
Next round of SCI International Internship Opportunities Posted!
Six-month internship opportunities are available in Dakar, Durban, Dar es Salaam and Colima. Criteria is outlined below – click here for full posting information and the application form. Sustainable Cities has received a Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Youth Internship … Continue reading
Vegetable vendors quadruple their profits after Investour loans
Investours, a non-profit organization founded by a group of Harvard students in 2008, offers visitors to Dar a unique cultural experience – one which serves to make a difference in the lives of the local people. The Dar es Salaam … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, dar es salaam, microfinance, tanzania, Urban Agriculture
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