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Overview

The DPU MSc ESD/OVERDUE Learning Alliance was established in 2021/22 to support pathways towards gender equality and just sanitation across urban Africa. This translocal learning alliance brings together the DPU’s MSc Environment and Sustainable Development with partners from seven African cities: Abidjan, Ivory Coast (GEPALEF); Antananarivo, Madagascar (SiMIRALENTA/GeA); Beira, Mozambique (Austral Consultoria and FACE); Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (CFCEM/GA); Freetown, Sierra Leone (SLURC and FEDURP); Mwanza, Tanzania (Ardhi University and CCI); Saint-Louis, Senegal (OGDS).

The Learning Alliance builds upon the action-research project ‘OVERDUE: Tackling the sanitation taboo across urban Africa’, which seeks to:

reframe sanitation across urban Africa by unpacking the historical and colonial narratives that underpin the sanitation taboo;
produce actionable knowledge based on a re-evaluation of sanitation experiences, practices and investments;
take stock of ongoing experimentation towards gender equitable sanitation and foster regional dialogue and advocacy.

Outputs

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Themes

Land and Tenure Security

Sanitation Workers

Public and Communal Toilets

Closing The Loop

Social Norms and Bylaws

Grassroots financing mechanisms

Simplified Sewerage Systems

Language

English

Swahili

Cities

Abidjan (Ivory Coast)

Antananarivo (Madagascar)

Beira (Mozambique)

Bukavu (DRC)

Freetown (Sierra Leone)

Mwanza (Tanzania)

Saint-Louis (Senegal)

Type of output

Videos

Blog Post

Policy Briefs

Year

2022

2023

Videos

Human Waste: Fertile Ground for Change

No Tenant Left Behind

Shifting Sanitation Realities

Work, Not Duty

Blogs

It’s time we unveil the hidden everyday experiences - Amanda Hoang

The invisible burden of care work: women as producers of sanitation infrastructures - Namita Kyathsandra Narasimha

Unlocking collective trauma - Kafi Khaibar Lubis

The temporality and plurality of sustainability - Sophie Avent

We know your problem, and we’re going to fix it - Tywen Thomas

Beyond the mango tree: An exploration and reflection on women, care and sanitation in Kigoto - Annabel Collinson

Policy Briefs

Closing the loop (English)

Keep the pot cooking (English)

Simplified Sewerage Systems (English)

Chungu kiendelee kupika (Swahili)

Kufunga mzunguko mnyororo wa thamani (Swahili)

Mikakati ya usawa ya upatikanaji wa vyoo na usafi wa mazingira mijini (Swahili)

Team

The DPU MSc ESD/OVERDUE Learning Alliance was established by Adriana Allen and Rita Lambert from The Bartlett Development Planning Unit-UCL in collaboration with Julia Wesely and Mariajosé Nieto as well as OVERDUE partners and team members engaging from Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Beira (Mozambique); Bukavu (Democratic Republic of Congo), Freetown (Sierra Leone), Mwanza (Tanzania) and Saint-Louis (Senegal).

Partners

The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU)

The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) conducts world-leading research and postgraduate teaching that helps to build the capacity of national governments, local authorities, NGOs, aid agencies and businesses working towards socially just and sustainable development in the global south.

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The Institute of Human Settlements Studies at Ardhi University

The Institute of Human Settlements Studies at Ardhi University aims to contribute to the improvement of human settlements living conditions and quality of life of all people in urban and rural areas in Tanzania by carrying out Research, Consultancy services, Training, and Dissemination of research results through documentation and organizing conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposia on human settlements development issues.

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Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI)

Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI) is the national support NGO formed by Tanzanians with a desire of providing technical and financial assistance to the community living in informal settlements and the Tanzania Urban Poor Federation.

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Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (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.

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Federation of Rural and Urban Poor (FEDURP)

Federation of Rural and Urban Poor (FEDURP) comprises vulnerable women, men, youth and children who are mobilized around dynamic saving schemes, networked at settlement, city and national levels to drive a collective, bottom-up initiatives influencing change towards inclusive and resilient cities and localities, and contribute to national development agenda.

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AUSTRAL

AUSTRAL is a consulting organisation and engineering firm with over 50 national and international consultants offering a combination of in-country expertise and specialized international knowledge in the fields of economics, management, planning and the environment.

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Associação Face de Água e Saneamento (FACE)

Associação Face de Água e Saneamento (FACE) is a Mozambican NGO based in Beira, supporting development and the improvement of living conditions through advocacy, consultancy, capacity building, and the implementation of programmes in the field of water, sanitation, and hygiene.

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L’être égale

L’être égale is a French NGO working on gender equality in France and internationally in a variety of countries, particularly in West Africa, specialising in gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting.

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GEPALEF

Gender, Parity and Women Leadership (GEPALEF) is a feminist NGO based in Abidjan, which advocates for women’s and girl’s rights, promotes women’s leadership, addresses violence against women and girls, and promotes gender equality.

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OGDS

Observatory for Gender and Development of Saint Louis (OGDS), Senegal, is an autonomous public observatory which aims to facilitate the exchange of experiences and practices around equality between women and men, implement a gender sensitive approach in local projects and institutions, and advocate for the integration of gender in development policies.

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SiMIRALENTA/GeA

SiMIRALENTA/GeA is a centre and observatory for the promotion of gender equality in Madagascar, which works in cooperation with the Urban Municipality of Antananarivo, private businesses, local NGOs, and international partners to support women’s rights and work conditions.

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CFCEM/GeA

CFCEM/GeA is an NGO based in Bukavu, which has been active for over a decade in promoting women’s rights, gender equality in policies and projects, as well as advocating against violence and discrimination.

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