Beth Tatenda Chitekwe

Managing Director at @sdinet. Founder and Former Executive Director @ShelterDialogue Insurgent urban planner. My views are my own (mostly😄)

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

@sdinet @SASDIAlliance @CitiesAlliance @UCLGAfrica @uclg_women @UNHABITAT @UNHumanRights @ShelterDialogue @Dsatterthwaite @DianaMitlin

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

Congratulations Anaclaudia @sdi_net looking forward to working with you

[UN-Habitat @UNHABITAT]

Anacláudia Marinheiro Centeno Rossbach from Brazil has been appointed as the new Executive Director of UN-Habitat!

With a strong background in housing, urban development and inclusion, she is set to lead us towards a brighter urban future.

https://t.co/5aYGqVZnMF

[George Masimba, PhD @gnyamamasimba]

This week @AfricanCities_ cities that include Harare, Accra & Nairobi convened in Harare to reflect on and refine the Community Knowledge approach - a grassroots-oriented process aimed at reimagining and revolutionising research in ways that meaningfully amplify community voices.

[Muungano wa Wanavijiji @Wanavijiji_sdi]

⚠️Special Announcement⚠️

We Won🏆 AGJK Community Journalism Awards 2023, special recognition for (Community Voices Excellence Award): Amplifying climate champions by documenting how individuals and groups in the community respond to climate shocks and stressors.

#AGJKCommunityJournalismAwards
#InclusiveCities #makingslumsvisible

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

@sdi_net Annual Council of Federation underway hosted by @Wanavijiji_sdi. Welcoming Senegal and Botswana Federations to their first council as mature

[Muungano wa Wanavijiji @Wanavijiji_sdi]

The distinguished delegates, including our very own President of @sdi_net, @MuturiKarimi, will delve into the methods by which local communities can effectively harness their potential to not only withstand crises but also cultivate the growth of sustainable cities and inclusive communities that benefit all.

This significant discussion at #HLPF2023 will shed light on the imperative of #InclusiveCities and the need to .

[Cities Alliance @CitiesAlliance]

🎯#TODAY 3pm ET at #HLPF: Don't miss our session on Building #SustainableCities: Harnessing the Potential of #LocalCommunities to Withstand Crises.

@UN NY Conf. Room 5
Webcast https://t.co/4iuoAN0Ibw

https://t.co/RGwY7gwVGW

@SwissDevCoop @sdi_net @WIEGOGLOBAL @montevideoIM

[Slum Dwellers International @sdi_net]

HAPPENING TODAY⬇️

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

@HillaryMusarurw @drDendere The African scholars should write. I worry that the assumption that deconiality is just about race has gained too much currency. For me it is about power and those that exercise this in anothers including the so-called southern academics on their own coz the rule book is the same

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

Thank you. It was a good session. Shame we were so rushed.

[Muungano wa Wanavijiji @Wanavijiji_sdi]

#EidMubarak to everyone celebrating around the world today!!🎈

May your celebrations be filled with laughter, love, and togetherness.♥️
#InclusiveCities #MakingSlumsVisible

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

@Just_OVERDUE @allenDPUadriana @RefelaCam @dpu_ucl @habitat_intl @UCLGAfrica @susana_org @HuairouConnect @sdi_net

[OVERDUE @Just_OVERDUE]

Come and join us to spearhead just sanitation across urban Africa through collective mobilisation and advocacy! https://t.co/QZDjtiKmev @allenDPUadriana @dpu_ucl @RefelaCam @habitat_intl @UCLGAfrica @susana_org @HuairouConnect @BethChit https://t.co/DC51myunwb

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

@sdi_net Umeme @MuturiKarimi this is indeed the future

[joe muturi karimi @MuturiKarimi]

Today, Christine Laun, Head of Division: Urban Development, Mobility & Circular Economy at The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and I were hosted by Kombgreen Solutions at the Korogocho Riverfront Park. #CircularEconomy

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

@sdi_net Francistown Senior Town Planner speaks to the value of the @KnowYourCity data collection in ensuring proper participatory slum upgrading giving examples working currently 2 settlements in @Go_Francistown Umeme Botswana Fed and City of Francistown

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

Launch of #GlobalActionPlan on upgrading of slums and informal settlements @sdi_net Chair @MuturiKarimi stresses the non-negotiable principle of communities at the centre in order not to ‘leave no-one behind’. #UNHA2

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

@Wanavijiji_sdi @sdi_net President Ruto pledges making land available and upgrading of slums taking affordability into account. #UNHA2 will we deliver SDG 11. Is multiralism a potential solution?

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

Privileged to be associated with all you have done. Umeme Community Savers

[Community Savers @CommSaversCLASS]

@Wanavijiji_sdi @SASDIAlliance @sdi_net @BethChit where would we be without your mentoring and sisterhood? Looking forward to staying connected through 2023 and beyond!
#globalsisters #communityaction

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

A warm welcome from @DianaMitlin before a morning spent recapping city research so far, with @DLwasa asking groups to reflect on the insights ACRC has generated into #urbandevelopment challenges + obstacles to advancing urban reform. Great to see so much interaction across teams!

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

@sophiedking @CofEMPlatting @EllieRev @Manctheologian @DianaMitlin Was a privilege to share this experience and witness how the @sdi_net ways of adressing exclusion and building agency in underserved communities has resonated with a growing community of savers in Manchester and beyond @Wanavijiji_sdi

[Beth Tatenda Chitekwe @BethChit]

A highlight for me at this #skollforum ⁦@SkollFoundation⁩ is listening to ⁦@kuminaidoo⁩ and ⁦@DixonChibanda⁩ (whohappened to have been my psychiatrist at one point) on Nurturing Resilience: Health and Wellbeing for Changemakers. So resonates #mentalhealth