Spurring Sustainable Urban DevelopmentEffecting Lasting Change in the Millennium Cities

Millennium Cities Initiative Progress Report

March 2012

Director’s Message: A Letter from Dr. Susan M. Blaustein.......................................................................3

Spurring Sustainable Urban Development: MCI’s First Six Years.........................................................4

Key Accomplishments

MCI Partners..................................................................................................................................................................16

Thank You!......................................................................................................................................................................18

Table of Contents

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Director’s MessageG -

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Dr. Susan M. Blaustein

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Spurring Sustainable Urban Development: MCI’s First Six YearsT

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Key Accomplishments

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Millennium Cities.

MCI routinely evaluates the

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MCI’s Research at a Glance

in 8 Millen-

in 2012

Partnership

specific investment opportunities in the Millennium Cities

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those communities

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MCI’s re-

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communities.

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staff to assist more families like Yaa Pokuaa’s.

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Technologies:

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the MDGs?

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sanitation capable of significantly improving the city’s public health.

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the urban poor of essential utilities.

Involving the Community in Solving its own Development Challenges

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economic opportunity.

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girls in school.

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bamboo bikes.

MCI ensures that its research reaches

prospective investors.

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promote local investment opportunities.

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investment.

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in launching a bamboo bike training program to begin

to hire several more over the next year.

Bamboo bikes have proven themselves through this

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Millennium Cities.

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in the Millennium Cities

MCI’-

Afrikaverein

AmeriCares

DLA Piper

Physicians for Peace

The Municipal Governments of the Millennium Cities:

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CyberSmart AfricaMr. Douglas Durst

F. Bruce Cohen

Ms. Ann Kaplan

Stevens Institute of Technology

Kenya

Mali

Senegal

Multilateral Institutions:

Cities Alliance

Center for Sustainable Urban Development

Teachers CollegeUrban Design Programme

Investment

The American College of Surgeons

Kenya)

Community LabConnectToLearn

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Achieve an urban transformation

Millennium Cities Initiative