Urban culture and change agents

Socioculturally, economically and demographically, a variety of active and potential agents for change exist in Eastern African cities. Faith-based organizations, social, political and creative youth movements, civil society, the private sector and government agencies all occupy social and economic spaces where they provide services, run projects, develop community capacity and skills. A range of possibilities converge in different urban spaces, where networks of people come together around common socioeconomic and political causes, economic and community activities, community regulation functions (e.g. informal policing) and creative pursuits. All are important in generating a diverse social base that can respond to the wide range of changes that urban Eastern African society is undergoing.

Related Subject(s): Human Settlements and Urban Issues