I am thrilled to announce that the Urban Limitrophe podcast has been featured in the Glowreel newsletter! Glowreel is a fantastic platform that celebrates the stories, achievements, and experiences of women of colour. Their community spotlight shines a light on individuals making a difference in their fields, and I am honoured to be included in this week's feature.

In this week's community feature, I had the opportunity to share my journey and passion for diversifying urban planning. Here’s a brief summary of what I discussed in the feature:

1. Why I started the Urban Limitrophe podcast
2. What I hope to achieve through the podcast
3. My favourite podcast episode

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I am excited to share this feature with you all and invite you to check out the GlowReel newsletter to explore the diverse and innovative approaches to urban planning from across Africa and the diaspora. Thank you to Glowreel for this incredible opportunity to share my story and passion with their amazing community!

In this episode, I discuss urban play spaces and child-friendly cities with Amowi Phillips from the Mmofra Foundation. The Mmofra Foundation is a non-profit based out of Accra, Ghana that transforms urban spaces and urban green spaces into creative labs where children and youth can play and learn while being exposed to art, culture, and nature. 

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• how the organization uses creative placemaking and urban design to transform their Mmofra Place Park into an outdoor play and learning lab,
• the highlights and challenges of implementing play spaces in Accra's marketplaces,
• what a child-friendly/youth-friendly space looks, 
• how the Mmofra Foundation is collaborating with other play experts across the continent to develop an Africa Play Network, 
• and much more!

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I am thrilled to announce that the Urban Limitrophe podcast is now sponsored by the University of Toronto's School of Cities!

The School of Cities vision is to become a "world-leading centre for innovative interdisciplinary urban research, education and engagement. It is where diverse communities will come together to spark new insights and design creative ways for cities and their citizens to thrive."

In this episode, I discuss recycling and the importance of creating sustainable energy alternatives with Naomi Fagla Medegan, the founder of Gbobètô. Gbobètô is a non-profit based out of Porto-Novo, Benin that sees waste as a tool for social and sustainable development and through their various recycling programs works to make cities cleaner and communities empowered.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• how biomass briquettes can be a source of sustainable and affordable energy in areas with poor electricity access
• waste reclaimers and the work they do to keep cities clean
• the trials, tribulations and triumphs of getting recycling infrastructure up and running in a city
• and much more!

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