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Dense urban environments need appealing and safe outdoor spaces so that people can gather, exercise, play and enjoy the outdoors. Public spaces are important for fostering civic engagement in decision-making. Ensuring that they are safe and accessible to women, children and those with disabilities makes urban environments more inclusive.

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South Africa
Education: Early childhood development
Buildings: Social housing
Public Space: Playgrounds
Public Space: Sports facilities
Empower Shack Khayelitsha

Raising densities in informal housing to make space for shared amenities

Niger
Buildings: Construction method
Buildings: Public building
Buildings: Material
Culture: Library
Culture: Religion & faith
Hikma Community Complex

Providing a community space for religion and education to co-exist

Ethiopia
Public Space: Sports facilities
Public Space: Gathering Spaces
Public Space: Streetscapes
Public Space: Outdoor lighting
Public Space: Playgrounds
Bole Ayat Green Village

Greening open spaces and providing shared amenities to build community

Ethiopia
Mobility: Accessibility
Mobility: Cycling
Mobility: Walking
Public Space: Streetscapes
Public Space: Gathering Spaces
Menged Le Sew car-free days

Opening streets as public spaces on a regular basis

Malawi
Disaster Preparedness: Erosion
Disaster Preparedness: Flooding
Ecosystems: Conservation areas
Public Space: Parks
Sadzi Hill reforestation project

Rehabilitating urban forests to prevent erosion

Tunisia
Buildings: Eco-village
Disaster Preparedness: Erosion
Sanitation: Wastewater
Public Space: Parks
Ecosystems: Visitors centres
GDA Sidi Amor peri-urban park

Rehabilitating a degraded landscape for socio-economic and cultural development

Rwanda
Ecosystems: Outdoor education
Public Space: Parks
Water: Catchment management
Nyandungu Eco-Park

Rehabilitating urban wetlands to clean water and expand leisure amenities

South Africa
Communications: Television
Energy: Solar power
Public Space: Outdoor lighting
Communications: Radio
iShack rooftop solar systems

Providing affordable renewable energy to homes in unserviced informal settlements

Rwanda
Energy: Solar power
Public Space: Outdoor lighting
Rubavu solar street lighting

Retrofitting and installing more sustainable public lighting

Kenya
Food: Production
Culture: Gathering space
Public Space: Parks
Public Space: Playgrounds
Sanitation: Clothes washing
The Kibera Public Space Project

Providing productive public spaces in informal settlements

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