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The  was formally launched on Wednesday 27th January 2016 at the Office in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The Centre is intended to produce useful knowledge on urban informal settlements and to build the capacity of urban actors working in communities to improve the well being of informal settlement dwellers. is a globally connected urban research centre created through a partnership between the Institute of Geography and Development Studies (Njala University) and the Bartlett Development Planning Unit (University College London). It is initially funded by Comic Relief for a period of three years.

This new initiative involves working with different urban stakeholders and community groups in implementing research, producing knowledge and providing training to contribute towards Sierra Leone’s urban development policies and practices.

The launch brought together Global Urban Experts, professionals, academics, government authorities, media, and the private sector to exchange and share experiences on socially just and sustainable urban development pathway for Sierra Leone, emphasising the value of partnership and collaboration with people already working in the sector. The DPU was represented by  and as co-investigators of the centre, as well as as a member of the international advisory board of the representing UCL.

The event also highlighted the importance of advocacy and people centred knowledge production and the strong desire for to become a platform to facilitate collaboration between NGOs, private sector, city authorities, government, and universities. Community groups also saw the as an opportunity to coordinate activities. It is hoped that through , a culture of collaboration and knowledge co-production will be achieved.

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