African cities in the wake of COVID-19

Tracing multiple inequalities, official responses and grassroots strategies in Harare, Kampala, Lilongwe and Nairobi.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
15 April 2025
Country:
Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Health
First published:
4 January 2024
Authors:
Sverdlik, A., Dzimadzi, S., Ernstson, H. and Kimani, J.

Abstract

This paper discusses the pandemic’s impacts and grassroots responses in Harare, Kampala, Lilongwe and Nairobi. In these 4 cities, affiliates of Slum/Shack Dwellers International (SDI) led the action research examining household and community-level impacts of COVID-19 (from 2021 to 2023).

This paper is part of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) programme.

Citation

Sverdlik A and others. ‘African cities in the wake of COVID-19: tracing multiple inequalities, official responses and grassroots strategies in Harare, Kampala, Lilongwe and Nairobi’ ACRC Working Paper 2024-10, African Cities Research Consortium, The University of Manchester 2024

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