Health-proofing the future of cities. Our mission is to create health in urban(ising) places. Aspire, inspire and conspire with us. 🏃🏽♀️#Cityzens4cleanair ⬇️
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Clean air action depends not only on monitoring technologies, policies and financing, but also on people with the knowledge to interpret evidence & turn it into practical decisions.
As the world marks #CleanAirDay, we're opening registration for the Fundamentals of Air Quality in African Cities: An Introduction to Air Quality Management course.
This free, self-paced online course builds the foundational knowledge needed to understand #AirPollution, interpret #AirQuality information and identify practical responses for African cities
Hear more 📽️ @okellogab256
Register here 🔗tinyurl.com/yc4473f3
What changes when communities generate the evidence and cities have pathways to act on it?
Our Annual Impact Report is coming: bringing together a year of evidence, learning and outcomes from across the Cityzens network. Watch out for it, do not miss out.
What if we treated cities like patients?
Earlier this year, UrbanBetter was recognised as a Top 10 finalist in the Edge of Government awards at the @WorldGovSummit, recognising the Cityzens model as a first-of-its-kind innovation with the potential to deliver real public impact.
In a new @apoliticalco interview, Professor @DrTolullah explores this idea and the thinking behind UrbanBetter, why health is shaped long before we reach a clinic, and how community-generated data, lived experience and local knowledge can help cities act earlier on air pollution,
heat, mobility and health.
Read Treating Cities Like Patients. apolitical.co/en/articles/tr…
#ClimateWeekNYC #UrbanHealth #HealthyCities #ClimateResilience #UrbanInnovation #ClimateWeekNYC
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Measuring Air Quality at Orange Phikwe Marathon activation
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Registration is closing soon! Join a growing community of experts working to advance clean air action across Africa and be part of the conversations driving evidence, collaboration, and investment.
📅 13–16 July 2026
📍 Pretoria, South Africa
🔗 bit.ly/46TiSck
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On 9th May 2026, UrbanBetter Nairobi Cityzens Hub organized a community run through Kibera, bringing together young people and community stakeholders around the themes of health, inclusion, and sustainable urban development 💙🤝
#UrbanBetter #NairobiCityzensHub #Kibera – at Nairobi, Kenya
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The run also provided an opportunity to visit three KDI project sites, offering participants firsthand insight into ongoing community-led initiatives that are improving livelihoods, public spaces, and opportunities within Kibera 🌱🏘️✨
#CommunityImpact #UrbanDevelopment #KDI – at Nairobi, Kenya
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Beyond the run, the experience highlighted the power of collaboration, local CBOs, and active citizenship in creating stronger, more resilient communities 🌱🏘️✨
Every step taken was a reminder that meaningful change begins on the ground.
#Kibera #SustainableCities – at Nairobi, Kenya
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🏘️💭 One thing became clear: the people who live in Kibera understand their challenges better than anyone else.
Residents know where flooding starts, which pathways become inaccessible, where waste accumulates, and what opportunities young people need most. – at Nairobi, Kenya
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🌍🤝 Sustainable change begins with listening.
Lasting impact is achieved when local knowledge and community voices are placed at the center of decision-making.
The future of our cities should be shaped with communities, not just for them 🤝🌍
#HewaSafiMtaaBo #Kibera – at Nairobi, Kenya
Lagos is getting hotter, and the millions who walk, cycle, commute, and work outdoors every day are bearing the health cost of it.
Hotsteppers is a new 3-year climate-health initiative bringing together researchers, policymakers, and communities to generate evidence and drive action on heat-health risks in Lagos.
Here's what we're working to achieve, in 60 seconds.
Funded by @wellcometrust. Implemented in collaboration with @ludi_org, @Lamataonline, @rubanoffice, @chsd_unilag and @imsepidemiology.
#Hotsteppers #HeatHealth #ClimateResilience #Lagos
What does extreme heat mean for the millions of people who walk, cycle, commute, and work outdoors in Lagos?
We're proud to be an implementing partner on Hotsteppers: Active Lives in Hot Spots alongside @ludi_org, @Lamataonline, @rubanoffice, @chsd_unilag and @imsepidemiology
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What makes @UrbanBetter different? It's our simple tools!
If you see something wrong (trash, bad roads, etc.) while out walking, you just take a photo, video, or audio clip using our tools.
It instantly shows up on our map. If it flashes RED, we know it's a priority. So Simple
UrbanBetter joined discussions with other leaders and innovators at #SUMConferenceLagos2025 linking health, mobility, and climate resilience reinforcing the importance of putting people and wellbeing at the centre of transport systems. @Lamataonline
