When the City plans, do the informal settlements listen? A policy review of the Lilongwe City Resilience Action Framework (RAF) through the lens of locally-managed finance for urban ecosystem restoration
Introduction Urban areas in Malawi comprise the four major cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Zomba, as well as other towns and gazetted planning areas. According to the National Statistics
From Challenge to Action: Strengthening Community-Led Urban Ecosystem Restoration in informal settlements in the City of Lilongwe
Introduction Urbanisation across Southern Africa is accelerating, and with it comes growing pressure on already‑fragile urban and peri‑urban ecosystems. In response to these challenges, the Centre for Community Organisation andMzuzu Meet for Urban Development
“Amakhala ku Blantyre, koma amagona mothinana! Amakhala ku city iii, koma amagona pa masaka!” (They live in Blantyre, but live in congestion They stay in the city, but they
A Collective Action to Transforming Housing for the Urban Poor in Lilongwe, Malawi
On 18th October 2024, I had the privilege of visiting one of SDI. (Slum Dwellers International) affiliates, the Centre for Community Organisation and Development (CCODE) in Lilongwe, Malawi. As urban
21,000 new housing units are needed every year for the next 10 years
In Malawi, approximately 21,000 new housing units are needed every year for the next 10 years to meet the housing demand. This, far much exceeds the current housing supply. Thus,
