NextGen Urban Link Hub

🌍 NextGen Urban Link Hub invites our fellows, partners, and network to join the @AIIDEVAfrica SDGs Roundtable Series – July Edition. Our Founder & Director, @Julien_Nsanzi will serve as a Guest Speaker Register: forms.gle/tZEARFF1BWLxnKLp9

📢 Official MoU Signing Today! 🤝 @NGULinkHub × @CityVisionnaire We’re formalizing a new collaboration to drive innovative and sustainable urban development. 🗓 Today | ⏰ 3:00–4:00 PM 🔗 Link: meet.google.com/nmj-nsoy-hpo… 🌍 Together, we’re shaping resilient and inclusive cities.

💥 Vote @BraveInkindi! 💥 Proud of Brave Inkindi, Year 3 Urban Planning student & NextGen Urban Link Hub Fellow, whose project “Restoring the Lifeline: Connecting Nyungwe & Gishwati Forest” is up for the RCMRD People’s Choice Award! 🇷🇼🔥 👉 Vote here: arcg.is/00508i1

🌍 Vote for “Rwanda’s Green Revolution: Forest & Biodiversity Conservation”! 🌿 Created by #GisaYasir, a proud NextGen Urban Link Hub member, and nominated for the RCMRD People’s Choice Award 2025! 🎉 👉 Vote here: arcg.is/00508i1 🕒 Closes Oct 28, 2025

🌍 Excited that NextGen Urban Link Hub attended the UR workshop on Real-Time Noise Mapping! 📊 Kigali’s noise landscape mapped (0–109 dB) 📱 Mobile app demo for real-time monitoring 🙏 Thanks @UnivRwanda for the invite & collaboration! #SmartCities #NoisePollution #UrbanPlanning

🌍♻️ Webinar Recap – Turning Trash to Treasure: Circular Economy Solutions for African Cities Our webinar brought together powerful voices who reminded us that "waste is not the end—it’s the beginning of new opportunities for circular and resilient cities beauty .”

🌍♻️ Happening TODAY! Join our webinar: “Turning Trash to Treasure: Circular Economy Solutions for African Cities” 🗓️ 15 Aug 2025 | ⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM (CAT) 🔗 meet.google.com/wfx-ppju-vie Let’s explore how waste becomes a resource for resilient, climate-smart cities!

🌍♻️ Turning Trash to Treasure 🗓️ 15 Aug 2025 | 3–4:30 PM CAT Meet our panel: 👨‍💼 Moderator: #Onesphore 🎯 Facilitator: @Julien_Nsanzi 💡 Speakers: Sonia ,Bruce, Dr. Mahkameh , Dr. Gamichirai 🔗 Register: forms.gle/Bs36Bx8r4CVEvK169

Meet Sonia Umulinga 🌱♻️ — social entrepreneur 🤝 & climate activist 🌍. Founder of Plasticraft Ltd 🛠️✨ turning plastic waste 🗑️➡️🏡 into home accessories + creator of Kwanda Green 🌿👩‍🎓💪. 🗓️ Aug 15 | 3–4:30PM CAT | 💻 Online 🔗forms.gle/Bs36Bx8r4CVEvK169

Meet Bruce Irambona, Founder of B-Crop 🇷🇼 turning organic waste into compost while serving 155 households & schools in Kigali. Agri-Economist | Champion of waste-to-resource innovation 🌱♻️ 🗓️ Aug 15 | 3–4:30PM CAT 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: forms.gle/Bs36Bx8r4CVEvK169

🌟 Speaker Spotlight 🌟 Meet Dr. Mahkameh Fattahi – Exec. Director @IJUMES, PhD in Urban Planning & Design, author, & member of @EmiratesGBC. Join her at our #CircularEconomy webinar Turning Trash to Treasure 🗓️ Aug 15, 3–4:30PM CAT. 🔗 Register: forms.gle/Bs36Bx8r4CVEvK169

🌍♻️ Meet our moderator for “Turning Trash into Treasure: Circular Economy Solutions for African Cities” #Onesiphore_Byiringiro, certified Urban Planner & Land Use Specialist at Rwanda’s @EnvironmentRw ! 🗓️ Aug 15 | ⏰ 3–4:30PM CAT 🔗 Register: forms.gle/Bs36Bx8r4CVEvK169

🌍♻️ Turning Trash to Treasure Join us on Aug 15, 2025 (3–4:30PM CAT) for a powerful webinar on Circular Economy Solutions for African Cities! ✅ Local innovations ✅ Waste mgmt & policy ✅ Real case studies 🔗 Register free: forms.gle/Bs36Bx8r4CVEvK169 #CircularEconomy

Young planners are a powerful army shaping sustainable cities! 🌍🚀 At today’s Next-Gen Urbanism webinar, we explored how youth leadership, tech, and inclusive planning are driving #SDG11. Grateful to Thierry, Julien, Stephen, Esther, Cosmas, and Dr. Pamela! 🌟