Community Consultation for 100,000 Households - ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’ #13

For the Centre’s 2020 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’, we’re speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world to hear the stories of their advocacy and programming work to make cities more inclusive.

In this interview, Joe Muturi, national leader of Muungano wa Wanavijiji, the national federation of slum dwellers in Kenya, and Chair of Slum Dwellers International, tells us about the special challenges and opportunities with the Mukuru Special Planning Area (SPA), one of the largest ever in situ settlement upgrade processes.

Muturi tells us about Muungano’s role in mobilising a community consultation process representing more than 100,000 households, with more than 5,000 people participating in community planning forums, and how this experience has been a game changer in deepening how cities consult with communities and engage with slum dwellers on urban planning.

Explore the Centre’s ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’ report: http://icscentre.org/innovationreport from November 2020.

Find out more about Muungano wa Wanavijiji and the Mukuru SPA process at their website: https://www.muungano.net/mukuru-spa.

This podcast is kindly supported by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and its Strong Cities 2030 initiative. Promoting global collaboration and knowledge sharing for sustainable urban development. Find out more about Stronger Cities 2030 at: https://www.kas.de/en/strong-cities-2030.