Safe and Inclusive Cities Magazine, issue 1, 2019

SAFE AND
INCLUSIVE CITIES
MAGAZINE
ISSUE. 1 | FEBRUARY 2019
YOUTH
CREATING
SAFE CITIES
Urban youth in East and
Southern Africa set out to
make their cities safe | p. 03
COMMUNICATION
FOR
DEVELOPMENT
Harnessing
the potential of urban youth
with C4D | p. 05
POWERFUL
LIFE
NARRATIVES
Documenting
everyday stories of life in
informal settlements | p. 10

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Section 1
Foreword
CONTENTS
Behind The Network
Creating Safe Cities
Dialogue Across Borders
Why C4D?
Developing Strategies
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Section 2
Team Zimbabwe
Team Uganda
Team Ethiopia
Team Kenya
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06 15
WELCOME TO THE FIRST ISSUE
In autumn 2018, they participated in trainings to establish
the four country teams, each based on the key principles of
Communication for Development (C4D).
MAGAZINE
This magazine is developed by and for the urban youth
involved in the youth network of Safe and Inclusive Cities in
East and Southern Africa.
The youth network is built on a simple yet clear vision: equip
urban youth with skills within communication to document
and share real life stories related to safety issues, and
express their ideas and solutions to safety challenges in their
communities, and it will spark a world of opportunities.
This first issue of the annual youth magazine tells the story
of the first steps towards establishing the youth network
through the experiences, visions and stories of four country
teams from major cities in Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and
Uganda.
This issue serves as an overview of each country team and
focusses on the teams’ work towards the common goal of
making their cities safe and more inclusive.
All content and photos in this issue are outcomes from the
trainings and from the amazing youth themselves, created
exclusively for this magazine. The reader is encouraged to
read the first section of this issue to put the strategies and
overviews of each country team in section 2 into the larger
context of C4D, urban governance and youth engagement.
The youth network is an initiative by Plan Denmark.
Numerous dedicated people were involved in the creation of
this magazine. A very warm thank you to Plan staff in Kenya,
Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Uganda for mobilising and
coordinating youth engagement.
To the youth themselves: a special thanks to all who
participated in the trainings. Your discussions, collaborative
efforts and active contribution in forming the teams brings
life to the vision of establishing a network for engaged youth
across urban areas and national borders.
Thank you to all, and best of luck on your journey towards
making your cities safe.
OF SAFE AND INCLUSIVE CITIES
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1

“It is my responsibility to
take part in developing my
community because my
community is my
responsibility. It is my
generation and the next
who will stay here.”
In creating safe and more inclusive cities in East and
Southern Africa, Plan Denmark have, in collaboration with
Plan Kenya, Plan Ethiopia, Plan Zimbabwe and Plan
Uganda, mobilised a group of engaged urban youth in each
country. This is based on the understanding that urban
youth are a tremendous resource and once organised, can
effectively engage in action and dialogue with local
authorities at community and city level.
The youth network is part of the Safe and Inclusive Cities
programme which strives to build safe, accountable, and
inclusive cities with and for urban youth (aged 14-25).
BEHIND THE NETWORK
PATRICK MASHIRI
22 YEARS OLD
TEAM ZIMBABWE
By 2021, the expected outcomes of the programme
include: increased safety and access to public spaces;
increased active and meaningful participation in urban
development and governance; and increased autonomous
mobility in the city for urban youth, with a special focus on
girls.
“I want to see
good changes in my community
such as having street lights
where there are bushes and
turning such places into parks
— into safe places where
children can play and relax
their minds.”
WINNIE SIBANDA
20 YEARS OLD
TEAM ZIMBABWE
WORKSHOP IN NAIROBI, KENYA
STREETS OF HARARE, ZIMBABWE
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 2

“I want to see
a safe, non-violent
community where
people cooperate and
enjoy their rights
without being abused
and exploited.”
WEBSTER MACHORANI
23 YEARS OLD
TEAM ZIMBABWE
WORKSHOP IN NAIROBI, KENYA
CREATING SAFE CITIES
The African continent is experiencing one of the youngest and most
quickly increasing populations in the world, where the urban
population is growing rapidly due to high levels of rural-to-urban
migration.
WITH AND FOR URBAN YOUTH
In Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Uganda, four unique and diverse
countries in East and Southern Africa, this speedy urban population
growth is not matched by corresponding urban planning and increase
in service provision. This is detrimental to the living conditions of the
urban poor.
The result is a proliferation of informal settlements both in and
around the bigger cities. It is inside these informal settlements that
daily life is mostly affected, and limited, by the safety challenges that
come with lack of basic infrastructure and services.
A common feature in the youth network is that youth live in informal
settlements where opportunities for dialogue with governments are
scarce. At the same time, as young people in the African continent,
they are at the forefront of the rapid developments in information
and communication technology.
With young people constituting the largest portion of the urban
population in these four countries, it seems only right that it should
be youth taking part in creating the changes they wish to see for
themselves, and their cities.
The youth network of Safe and Inclusive Cities is just that: a network
based on active and meaningful engagement of urban youth to
increase their decision-making power and advocate for safety
initiatives that are important to them.
“I want to be
the flag bearer of safety and an
example to the fellow youth in my
community.”
STREETS OF ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 3
NAKIMERA PATRICIA
19 YEARS OLD
TEAM UGANDA, BEERASAFE

I A L O G U E
D
C R O S S B O R D E R S
A
WORKSHOP IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE
Combined, the four country teams are comprised of 75
community reporters, primarily between the ages of 14 to 25.
They represent different fragile settlements within their cities
and are young, motivated individuals who seek to solve safety
challenges in their urban areas by utilising their skills within
communications and media to support not only themselves,
but also their cities to become violence-free and youthfriendly.
Local safety challenges are a lived reality for youth globally
which is why the youth network invites the four country
teams to share concerns, experiences, hopes and aspirations
for their urban environments.
This allows urban youth to speak on behalf of themselves
and places them in dialogue about community-specific
issues with like-minded youth facing similar safety
challenges in other cities.
The network brings these urban youths to the forefront. The
aim is to provide them with the space, skills and tools to
discuss, document and disseminate real life stories of safety
challenges in their settlements.
This kind of transnational knowledge-sharing is based on
the concept of youth inspiring youth as a way for youth to
gain new perspectives on how to approach safety
challenges.
“My motivation to be
part of this team is to
create an online and
accessible platform
that brings young
people from across the
globe together to share
ideas and experiences.”
WORKSHOP IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE
SHERIEF HADAD SSEMWANGA
22 YEARS OLD
TEAM UGANDA, BEERASAFE
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 4

WORKSHOP IN NAIROBI, KENYA
Advocating for safe cities involves
understanding and communicating the
current safety situation to the target
audience. As experts on their own lives and
as part of the urban environment, urban
youth are best positioned to identify which
communication means are appropriate to
stimulate greater engagement with local
audiences. This is where Communication for
Development (C4D) comes in.
WHY C4D?
The youth network draws on C4D as a way of
increasing collaboration with urban youth
and benefiting from their local perspectives
within communication planning.
The main objective of the C4D component is
to reach beyond conventional governance,
and empower urban youth to engage in urban
governance and local democracy through
communications and media.
C4D in the hands of the urban youth brings
real life narratives to the forefront of those
directly concerned or affected by safety
challenges in their informal settlements.
It also provides an alternative image of the
urban poor by highlighting powerful and
positive stories which are rarely told.
These narratives can then help create
awareness about issues that hinder those
with low incomes in urban settings from
living and moving freely and safely in their
cities.
“The possibility
that I can
use my skills in media
to educate for the
development
of safe cities in
Mbare, Harare, and
for the whole of
Zimbabwe and
possibly Africa
motivates me.”
EDDINGTON MASEYA
25 YEARS OLD
TEAM ZIMBABWE
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 5

STRATEGIES THAT SPEAK TO THE
At the heart of all communication lies the
ambition to reach an audience. Utilising their
knowledge of context, each country team
has thought of appropriate communication
tools and adapted their communication
planning according to the media habits of
their informal settlements in order to evoke
community interest and trigger discussion.
Developing communication strategies has
not been an easy task, as each country team
works in different urban areas requiring
different approaches. However, it was a
necessary one.
As a result, each communication strategy is
carefully developed by the individual
country team to present their issues in an
appealing way, not only to create awareness
about the most pressing safety issues in their
settlements, but also as an important
prerequisite for engaging with different
stakeholders in a structured and goaloriented
way.
Their outreach activities will all take place in
informal settlements and will be based on
the underlying principles of access to
information, inclusion, participation, equity
and empowerment.
Each country team directed their focus on
safety issues that affect their lives and their
urban settlements, such as lack of street
lights, unsafe public transport, poor
employment opportunities or improving
housing and delivery of services like water,
sanitation and electricity.
In doing this, the country teams work for the
benefit of the entire urban area in which
they live. With a strong focus on dialogue,
community participation and ownership of
their activities, the teams set out to
accomplish a common goal: making their
cities safe.
“If you contribute to
changing your
community you will
also be able to invite
others to the change.
That is why I want to
achieve our
communication
strategy.”
REALITIES ON A LOCAL LEVEL
WORKSHOP IN NAIROBI, KENYA
MICHELLE T. NDLOV
21 YEARS OLD
TEAM ZIMBABWE
Through ongoing competency-based
training, each country team will continue to
be more equipped to plan and implement
communication strategies that advocate and
raise awareness about community-specific
safety issues.
This enables each team member to build on
their already existing talents with essential
skills such as leadership, communication,
public speaking and enhancing social
networks.
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 6

“My motivation
to be a part of this team is to
be part of a changing society,
and to be one of
the youths who participates
in making their societies a
better place to live in.”
KYOTUNGIRE GLORIA
21 YEARS OLD
TEAM UGANDA, BEERASAFE
STREETS OF KAMPALA, UGANDA
STREETS OF KAMPALA, UGANDA
The four country teams plan to put various communication tools
to use to carry out their strategies, targeting local audiences.
Their strategies show that the creativity of the country teams is
endless; From educational street theatre on the streets of
Nairobi, to broadcasting radio programmes in the sub-cities of
Addis Ababa, to hosting cultural activities in Kampala, to
displaying digital storytelling across Harare and Bulawayo.
The following pages offer an overview of each country team and
how they are working towards the common goal of making their
cities safe and more inclusive. All the case stories and photos are
from the amazing youth themselves, created exclusively for this
magazine.
“I want to be
an advocate of change in
my community.
I want a community where
the voices of the youth are
heard.”
NAKIMERA FAVOR
24 YEARS OLD
TEAM UGANDA, BEERASAFE
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 7

TEAM ZIMBABWE
Facing similar safety challenges, 20
urban youth from Harare and
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s two biggest
cities, joined forces to support each
other in activities to bring about
behavioural and social change in their
vulnerable communities.
By addressing the key drivers of urban
fragility, the country team hopes to
contribute to make cities both safe and
more inclusive for urban youth.
"Implementing C4D activities
in our society will help me
achieve my personal goals of
improving my communication
skills and also achieve our
main goal as a team — of
bringing positive change in
our communities."
KELVIN MUSEKIWA
23 YEARS OLD
TEAM ZIMBABWE
WORKSHOP IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 8

FROM
18
FACE-TO-FACE
TO ARTS-BASED
The country team in Zimbabwe is built on a
strong vision: To be the key contributors of
safety and community development growth
through communication, and also to empower
and strengthen other youths.
COMMUNICATION
When it comes to communication planning
and setting goals, the sky is the limit for
this multi-talented group of youth who plan
to combine their skills to implement
activities such as hosting streets events
and producing digital storytelling.
Their outreach activities will be
complemented by songs and short skits,
used in areas where it is difficult to find
other channels to reach their target group.
The common narrative in each activity will
be to articulate messages related to
specific community-based safety
challenges which the audience are directly
affected by.
To accommodate their different
communities, the team will ensure that
different local languages, dialects and local
realities are embraced in their activities to
reinforce their messages.
“I would like to see
street lights in my
community, so we can
feel safe to travel at
night. Through our C4D
activities, I hope we
can initiate change in
my community, so I can
feel safe.”
TATENDA CHURU
26 YEARS OLD
TEAM ZIMBABWE
WORKSHOP IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE
“I believe that the team has young people from diverse
WORKSHOP IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE
communities with diverse experiences which, if we blend them
together, will let us actually be able to achieve our goals.
By being a part of this team, I wish to see young people coming
together and forming solutions and solving their own problems.”
RICHARD FANI
20 YEARS OLD
TEAM ZIMBABWE
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 9

FOR A LIVING
SCRAP
STORY
CASE
Having grown up in a community that has no electricity and
lacks access to running water, Benard Ndama, a 25-year-old
youth, saw an opportunity to create a source of income by
indirectly addressing the problems around him.
Born to a tinsmith, Benard was inspired by his father who
financially supports their family through his trade. For years,
Benard worked for his father acquiring knowledge and
refining his skills in tinsmithing.
Two years ago, Benard started his own business in
tinsmithing, acquiring his scrap from illegal dumpsites. He
caters to a large market, supplying a pool of customers who
use tins for boiling water and fetching water. Although he
uses basic tools, Benard is very energetic and competitive in
an industry that is dominated by older people.
CASE STORY AND PHOTOS BY
WEBSTER MACHORANI
TATENDA CHURU
SPENCER ANDREW CHIFAMBA
NOMUSA NCUBE
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1 0

A VENDOR IN HARARE
BEING
STORY
CASE
My name is Kudakwashe and I am 24 years old. I live in
Epworth and I run a small business — a mobile tuck-shop. It
has been two years now since I started my small business.
Hardships and economic struggle drove me to become a
vendor selling sweets, chewing gum, cigarettes and airtime
among other things.
It is not easy being a vendor since we are constantly up in
arms with the municipal police; they always confiscate our
goods. But I manage to stay resilient while hoping that one
day I will run my own supermarket.
REPORTER EDDINGTON MASEYA
CAMERA LADY ISABEL NCUBE
ORGANIZER MICHELLE NDLOV
CHIEF EDITOR PATRICK MASHIRI
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1 1

OUT OF TOUTING
LIFE
STORY
CASE
Aquiring a decent income has become a very big challenge
in Hatcliffe. Hence, most of the young people are now
venturing into touting. This has also contributed to a
violation of safety in public transport. Hatcliffe turnoff
has become a base for touters.
We caught up with the youths and asked for their own
side of the story; they explained that touting is the only
way of survival for them since there are no decent jobs in
the country.
After being asked how they make money and if it is
enough for their sustainability, one of them said, "we only
get paid after we have fully loaded the kombis and of
course it is never enough because we get nuts at the end
of the day. The kombis are few and we are too many —
therefore we end up sharing the money".
Some of these touters end up taking drugs to gain
confidence and energy to shout and the drugs also
influence them to act in ways that violate the passengers’
safety.
Another touter said, "We are only here because of the
economy, if the economy stabilises, we hope we will also
get decent jobs and leave this illegal line of work. But in
the meantime, it is better the government legalises
touting and recognises us so we can stop this cat and rat
game with the police”.
CASE STORY AND PHOTO BY
PATRICIA MUSHARU
CASPER CHIGAMA
CHOICE MUTERO
NASHLEY MOKO
WINNIE SIBANDA
“I want to see safer
public transportation for
the people and reduced
touts on the streets.
I want employment
opportunities for the
youth that makes use of
their natural talents and
skills."
KELVIN MUSEKIWA
23 YEARS OLD
TEAM ZIMBABWE
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1 2

DRIVER EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER
COMBI
TRANSPORT SERVICES
POOR
CASE STORY
Analogous to a series of challenges faced
by the combi drivers and to the rest of
the community, it is evident and
imperative that improvements to service
quality and timeliness — against a
background of depleted, unstable road
laws and deterioration in service levels —
needs to be taken into consideration.
Chiremba Road is the core of day-to-day
public service for motorists and the
pedestrians as it is the main road that
links different communities. Because of
this, it has attracted a wide range of
challenges in the community. The combi
drivers face difficulty in the road such as
fuel costs, daily financial targets of
money set by their bosses.
These challenges arise every day during
working hours, forcing the combi drivers
to speed up their vehicles, causing road
car accidents, and charging the public
with higher transport fees.
Residents, the public, and transport
operators have expressed deep
concerns about the lack of a traffic
lighting system, lack of respect for, and
cooperation with, the police and other
relevant stakeholders in agitating for
low transport fees, pricing of fuel,
flexible working hours, speed
management, and safety maintenance.
CASE STORY AND PHOTOS BY
SAMUKELISIWE NDORO
ARTWELL NYIRENDA
STANLEY MOYO
NIGEL RUSIKE
MEMORY TINAGO
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1 3

TEAM MEMBERS
INTRODUCING TEAM ZIMBABWE
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1 4

UGANDA
TEAM
BEERASAFE
A team of diverse, skilled and multi-talented
urban youth from multiple urban areas of
Kampala have initiated BeeraSafe.
Their team name is a blend of Luganda and
English dialects and means to be safe.
BeeraSafe is a multi-faceted initiative, and is
based on the active engagement of 18 urban
youth who collectively aim to increase their
decision-making power by advocating for
safety issues important to them, and their
local communities, in Kampala.
“I wish to
change my area,
especially through youth,
by feeding them
information about their
safety and better living
policies.
This information will
include knowledge about
how to be good citizens.”
SWALLEY SSENYANGE
19 YEARS OLD
TEAM UGANDA, BEERASAFE
WORKSHOP IN KAMPALA, UGANDA
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1 5

PROMOTING
18
BEST
PRACTICES
Led by a vision to create “a safe
community free from violence and crime
by 2022”, BeeraSafe sets out to achieve
their vision by firstly creating awareness
around safety challenges affecting urban
youth in Kampala and, secondly, by
promoting best practices regarding
safety challenges using arts, cultural
activities and social media as channels to
interact with their local audience.
By doing so, BeeraSafe wish to inform,
engage and empower urban youth to
understand their rights through dialogue
and access to information.
The primary target group are vulnerable
urban youth aged 14-25; however,
through their outreach activities
N O M A D I C | 2 4
BeeraSafe hopes to influence secondary
target groups such as transit operators,
local authorities, police, the ministry of
works, the ministry of transport,
transport associations and local mediahouses.
“There are
so many areas
with vulnerable youths.
I want to lend them
a helping hand
by empowering them
with information about
the rights to freedom of
equality and
development.”
REBECCA NAGAWA
21 YEARS OLD
TEAM UGANDA, BEERASAFE
WORKSHOP IN KAMPALA, UGANDA
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1 6

“The community
I live in is beautiful
and the people I live with
are very nice.
It’s called Bwalse.”
SEMBATYA SHAKIRA
21 YEARS OLD
TEAM UGANDA, BEERASAFE
ROAD WITNESS
THE
STORY
CASE
Boda bodas, being cheap, fast, the most recent mode
of transport in Uganda, and easy to manoeuvre where
roads are impassable, are used by most people
especially during rush hours in the morning and
evening.
Despite laws that are not regulated, there are some
setbacks that make this mode of transport unsafe for
both boda boda riders and other road users. Road
accidents are common.
This is also due to negligence of road safety. According
to Mr. Carlos Walusimbi, a boda boda driver we
interacted with, many boda boda drivers do not know
the rules and are untrained. He later on said that their
bosses do not care if one has enough training in the
business, all they care about is money.
Pedestrians are careless when crossing roads, some
people cross with headphones on and are not
concentrating. For example, last week there was an
accident along Makerere Hill road where a pedestrian
carelessly crossed the road while a boda boda carrying
a client from Nakulabye had to stop to avoid knocking
her down, ending up injuring four other people nearby.
CASE STORY AND PHOTO BY
DICKSON OJAKOL
NAGAWA REBECCA
NAKIMERA FAVOR
KYOTUNGIRE GLORIA
N O M A D I C | 2 4
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1 7

AS A FASHION
THEFT
STORY
CASE
While safety is still a challenge in the slums of Kampala, there is
a culture developing among the young in these communities
called ‘home village stealing’.
Mr. Kinenyyi Samuel, a resident of the Makerere and
Nankulabye Kiwunya Zone, categorises theft in this zone in two
ways. Acts that are non-violent and acts that are violent,
involving using iron bars, knives, and pangas, among other
things. The nonviolent kind involves pick-pocketing and
snatching phones. The theft often involves youth between the
ages of 14 to 24 years, and is commonly due to unemployment,
the need for quick money and peer pressure.
Theft normally takes place in dark corners, in unfinished
buildings and either during the early morning hours between
4am-6am and or in late hours between 8pm and midnight.
The theft leads to a loss of personal items, depression, and low
self-esteem.
Is your city safe?
Are you safe?
Is the future safe?
CASE STORY AND PHOTOS BY
ISABIRYE SHARIF
SSERUGGA PATRICIA
NAKIMERA PATRICIA
SHERIED H. SEMWANGA
“I want to see
a community where
young girls and boys
are secure
in public spaces.”
SSERUGGA IVAN
20 YEARS OLD
TEAM UGANDA, BEERASAFE
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1 8

COMMUNITIES?
STORY
CASE
IS NEIGHBORHOOD
WATCH ENOUGH TO
PROMOTE SAFE
As the sun sets and night approaches, a hidden side of
Kiwunya Zone 6 comes to life, an opportunity for many
that work night shifts in the neighborhood bars and
other evening hangouts. As these humble men and
women find their way to work, the gangs in the
neighborhood plot their schemes for the unsuspecting
victims that are to be robbed of the little they have
while their lives are put in danger.
“Many youths in this settlement underestimate the jobs
that are available to them and hence become potential
recruits for the numerous gang groups,” says Jesca, a
resident in Zone 6.
Robbery, assault and sometimes rape is the list of
victims’ experiences who are often left lying
unconscious in dark corners of the slum. Perpetrators of
these inhumane acts use sophisticated and flexible
means while preying on their targets: “sometimes they
massacre well-wishers when an alarm is raised by the
victim, chasing after the robber who they later help to
escape,” says a respondent whose identity is not
revealed.
However, hope exists thorough coordinated community
policing and neighborhood watch initiatives
implemented by residents, community leaders and
police. “It is not as bad as it used to be,” says Jesca. But
is this enough to bring about lasting safety and security
in this part of the city?
CASE STORY AND PHOTOS BY
MAWEJJE FRANCIS
ATIM DEBORAH
SSENYANGE SWALLEY
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 1 9

TEAM MEMBERS OF BEERASAFE
INTRODUCING TEAM UGANDA
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 2 0

ETHIOPIA
TEAM
AGAFARI
The country team in Ethiopia consists of 16
urban youth, each team member representing
different urban areas of Addis Ababa.
Together, they form team Agafari, brought
together by a common wish to support not
only themselves, but also the most vulnerable
in their communities.
Their Amharic name means caterer, and the
team is determined to cater to the needs and
interests of the urban poor by addressing
community-specific safety challenges.
WORKSHOP IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
S A F E A N D I N C L U S I V E C I T I E S M A G A Z I N E | 2 1

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CREATING
AWARENESS
THROUGH
RADIO
18
Agafari will make use of broadcast
radio to create dialogue, reflection
and learning on issues related to
safety challenges. Agafari aim to
bring out the stories of those
affected and discuss possible
community solutions to address
specific safety problems. Their
goal is to partner with local radio
stations and community-based
organisations to broadcast their
radio programme.
The format for each radio
programme will firstly address a
community-specific safety
challenge and secondly, respond to
the issue raised. Team members
will shed light on real-life stories
of those affected by the issue,
followed by a discussion either
with call-in listeners, invited
stakeholders, or amongst
themselves.
RADIO SKILLS ARE LIFE SKILLS
Learning how to interview,
research and produce a radio
programme empowers youth,
builds their confidence,
communication skills and critical
thinking.
By broadcasting their radio
programme through local media,
Agafari also hopes to broaden the
scope of their advocacy by
reaching the hard-to-reach,
informing, and raising awareness.
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STREET TRADING
ILLEGAL
STORY
CASE
The number of illegal street traders is expanding quickly.
Meganagna is one of the streets where illegal street trading
takes place. Most of the time, young boys between the ages
of 14 to 25 are the ones doing it. Megenagne is one of the
main roads where cars from different areas pass through.
These areas are Yeka Abado, Wosen, Kality 4 Killo, Piassa,
and Kottebe, to mention a few. The area is also called
diaspora square.
Most of these young boys become victims of car accidents
because they are selling goods illegally. When the police
come, they have to take their goods and run away through
the streets.
The reason they sell goods on the streets is largely because
they don’t have a legal place to sell because it is costly to
rent their goods in shops. To stay alive, they must work in
these types of trades because they have no other option.
CASE STORY AND PHOTOS BY
YAKIN HAILE MARIAM
MULUKEN DERBE
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OF THE FAMILY
BREADWINNER
STORY
CASE
Wiro, a woman in her mid-thirties, lives
and works in Kirkos S. city, Addis
Ababa. Her husband is ill and unable to
work. Together, they have a daughter
who is in 5th grade and a son who goes
to kindergarten.
Being the sole bread winner of their
family, Wiro makes a living by selling
cooked potatoes on the streets.
This job brings many challenges. Some
of her costumers are homeless and
street beggars who sometimes come to
her pretending to buy her potatoes yet
leave without paying and threaten to hit
her if she protests.
Wiro accepts the challenges that come
with this job every day and tries to deal
with them with patience and a smile.
CASE STORY AND PHOTO BY
LOZA BEKELE GARED
FIKADU TASENA BONGUR
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OF
HARASSEMENT
WOMEN
CASE STORY
Many women around our village suffer from verbal,
physical and psychological harassment.
Every day, many women are harassed verbally and
physically. Due to old norms and traditions, women
are afraid to speak out loud. They are even afraid
to pass by a group of guys on the road.
CASE STORY AND PHOTO BY
TESFAMICHAEL DAWIT
TADIOS AKELE
MEKLIT YOSEPH
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CASE STORIES
PERSONAL
TEAM MEMBERS IN AGAFARI
ABOUT
Dagmawit.
While dreaming of
becoming an artist,
Dagmawit did not think
there was an opportunity
for her to achieve this
dream. “There are big
challenges for women”,
Dagmawit says.
She has decided to get a
university degree so, in the
future, she can fend off the
challenges she personally
faces in her life.
She wants to become a
strong woman with the full
confidence to tackle all the
challenges that are faced
by other women who wish
to become artists too.
I N T E R V I E W E D B Y
M I K I Y A S S A M S O N
D A G M A W I T A N D
M I K I Y A S A R E T E A M
M E M B E R S O F
T E A M E T H I O P I A ,
A G A F A R I
Addisu.
"The one unselfish thing
you can do in life is to help
others because the
pleasure of satisfaction
you get from it is
priceless”.
Meet Addisu Geremew.
He is known for helping
people who are weak, have
little income or are old by
any means he can.
He supports them through
education and also works
on empowering women
and children as well.
I N T E R V I E W E D B Y
T A D I O S A K E L E
A D D I S U A N D T A D I O S
A R E T E A M M E M B E R S
O F T E A M E T H I O P I A ,
A G A F A R I
Bari.
Travelling to and from
work every day, Bari
notices girls and young
women being physically
harassed on the train.
He feels motivated to play
his part as a member of
society and wishes to
reduce gender-based
violence on public
transportation.
I N T E R V I E W E D B Y
L O Z A B E K E L E G A R E D
B A R I A N D L O Z A A R E
T E A M M E M B E R S O F
T E A M E T H I O P I A ,
A G A F A R I
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TEAM MEMBERS OF AGAFARI
INTRODUCING TEAM ETHIOPIA
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FOR
SAFETY
DEVELOPMENT
TEAM KENYA
AMBASSADORS
Safety For Development
Ambassadors (S4D) consists of 22
members and is a multidisciplinary
team of dynamic and highly
talented urban youth who wish to
address safety challenges
experienced by the urban poor
living in the fragile urban areas of
Nairobi.
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S4D’s message will be reinforced
through street theatre, dance and
live poetry in areas with high
levels of illiteracy.
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SAFE
CREATING
COMMUNITIES
STREET
TROUGH
THEATRE
Engaging directly with the public is
considered, by S4D, a key vehicle to
raising awareness on safety
initiatives. This explains why the team
focusses its efforts on promoting
safety initiatives through educational
street theatre performances.
While S4D may have young people
aged 14 to 24 as their primary target
audience, their events will be open for
the general public in the hope that
they will influence the broader
community indirectly.
Their performances are not an end in
themselves, but rather a means to
raise awareness about issues related
to safety in an entertaining manner.
S4D boasts an array of talents within
journalism, photography, singing,
entertainment, comedy and poetry. As
a multitalented group of youth, S4D
will utilise their own skills to host
their performances. At the end of
each performance, S4D will invite the
audience to discuss each topic and the
message conveyed.
S4D will additionally document each
performance with digital and written
interviews to keep track of the
audience’s suggestions for solutions
and personal experiences with the
addressed safety matters.
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“I have an
interest in
helping my
fellow youths
to improve
their lives and
talents through
media.”
“As a team, I want to
create a good
impact
in our communities
by identifying
problems and trying
to find a solution for
them.”
“My motivation is
self-driven
since I am from
the slum.
My achievement
will be to see a
safe, comfortable
community.”
JOHN MWOHI
23 YEARS OLD
TEAM KENYA. SDA
DANIEL OTIENO, PRO FAT
23 YEARS OLD
TEAM KENYA, SDA
JULIUS NZOMO MULWA
23 YEARS OLD
TEAM KENYA, SDA
“I would like to see a more peaceful community.
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A peaceful environment will promote business,
development and the general well-being of the people.”
CALVIN SHIKUKU ODHIAMBO
21 YEARS OLD
TEAM KENYA, SDA
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SDA analysed what the key
challenges are in their
community. Several issues were
identified including garbage
and poor latrine facilities.
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TEAM MEMBERS OF S4D
INTRODUCING TEAM KENYA
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