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SLURC Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre
SLURC aims to build the capacity of urban stakeholders in Sierra Leone; make urban knowledge available and accessible to those who need it; deliver world leading research.
15 December 2016
Overview
Capacities and knowledge for improving the well-being in informal settlements
The Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) based in Freetown is a globally connected urban research centre. It was created through a partnership between the听听and the听, and is initially funded by a grant from听.
Aims
- building the research and analysis capacity of urban stakeholders in Sierra Leone听
- making urban knowledge available and accessible to those who need it, prioritising the residents of informal settlements and their organisations
- delivering world leading research in order to influence the country鈥檚 urban policy and practice.
View our听or our听information sheet (pdf)听to find out more.
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- Project Team
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Dr Alexandre Apsan Frediani听(DPU, 果冻影院)
Co-Investigator听
Dr Andrea Rigon听(DPU, 果冻影院)
Co-Investigator
Julian Walker听(DPU, 果冻影院)听
Caren Levy听(DPU, 果冻影院)听
Advisory Board:
Michael Walls听(DPU, 果冻影院)听
For ideas, proposals, partnerships or more information, please get in touch:
Dr Joseph Macarthy, email:听jm72macarthy@yahoo.com, phone: +232 7968 4818
Dr Andrea Rigon, email:听andrea.rigon@ucl.ac.uk, phone: +44 20 3108 5412
Dr Giovanna Astolfo听email:听giovanna.astolfo.13@ucl.ac.uk
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- Research Priorities
Research areas include:
- Urban health听
- Urban livelihoods and city economy听
- Land and housing听
- Urban vulnerability and resilience activities听
- Development and provision of training and capacity building for key urban stakeholders (local researchers, civil servants, NGO staff and residents of informal settlements)
- Implementation of research projects
- International exchanges to expose urban stakeholders in Sierra Leone to other urban contexts and research centres
- Collection, management and dissemination of urban knowledge to communities, NGOs, government, and other relevant stakeholders
- Host national and international urban researchers
- Develop new partnerships and collaborations.
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- Network
Funders:
Comic Relief - a UK-based international charity organisation - funds the Four Cities Initiative to address the growing challenges of slum growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2012, after a scoping survey of cities across Africa, four cities were selected including Freetown (Sierra Leone).Five organisations were selected as direct implementing partners and grantees after successfully submitting proposals. These five successful grantees came together to form the 鈥淔reetown Urban Slum Initiative鈥� or 鈥淧ull Slum Pan Pipul鈥� Programme as a means of strengthening collaboration and maximising use of resources and creating impactful results.
Grantees:
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- News
Urban Learning Alliances: Civic engagement through city and university partnerships | Networking Event.听SLURC Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre, Institute of Geography and Development Studies, Njala University听14:00 - 16:00 Room R2 , Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana 鈥淏enjamin Carrion鈥�, Quito, Ecuador
. 10:00-11:00, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana 鈥淏enjamin Carrion鈥�, Quito, Ecuador
On Thursday 20th October, SLURC was launched internationally through a press conference to explain how it operates as an urban learning alliance introducing a new mode of urban knowledge production through partnerships with central and local government, universities, civil society organizations, and local communities. The following people explained the importance of an organization such as SLURC: Mr. Sam Gibson, Mayor of Freetown, Mr. Francis Reffell, YMCA Sierra Leone, Dr. Joseph Macarthy, SLURC co-director of SLURC,听, Director of Bartlett Development Planning Unit, 果冻影院, Dr. Irene Vance, Comic Relief.
The press conference can be viewed on听.
Freetown delegation at Habitat III, Quito. 17-20th October 2016
A delegation from Freetown including Sam Gibson, Mayor of Freetown, Sulaiman Parker, the Environment and Social Officer of Freetown City Council and the two co-directors of the听, Dr Joseph Macarthy and Braima Koroma, attended听听conference. The Mayor of Freetown had the opportunity to informally meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and put the needs of cities in least developed countries on the political agenda. The delegation was also approached by the UN programme Capital Development Fund, which helps cities getting access to capital markets and bridging relationships with donors, in order to discuss municipal financ.
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The SLURC newsletter is out!
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The SLURC team will be in London to present the activities to set up the centre
Join us at the DPU on听09 March 2016听17:30 - 19:30
Location:听Room G6 LT, Archeology 31-34 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY
Formal Launching event of the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC)
The full press release can be read here (PDF)
Podcast interview with Njala University Radio
,听, and听Joseph Macarthy (Njala University)听discuss the purpose and priorities of the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) with Samuella Senesie of Njala University Radio.
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Registrar Speech
Aly Turay, the University Registrar of Njala University welcomed us in our visit to Njala University as part of our startup workshop.听The speech is available here (Pdf):听
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