Building Resilient Futures
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Student-driven Innovation for Climate Resilience in Urban Communities
Resilient Futures Global connects engineering students, universities and local communities to develop real-world solutions to climate challenges in one of the world’s most densely populated informal settlements – Kibera, Kenya. Through hands-on innovation, global partnerships and local insight, we turn technical knowledge into meaningful action.
What We Do
Turning education into action
We engage university students in addressing concrete climate and development challenges in Kibera, Nairobi. Students collaborate with local communities, organisations and fellow students from University of Nairobi to co-create solutions related to sanitation, water and climate resilience.
How We Work
We integrate real climate resilience challenges from Kibera, Nairobi into selected DTU courses, and the hackathon OpenInnovation, enabling students to co-create solutions across disciplines.
Together with local actors and students in Nairobi, teams develop and refine ideas that are tested during a student field trip to Nairobi and finally presented at a final pitch event.
Why It Matters
Climate change is already here
In rapidly growing cities across Africa, climate change is intensifying everyday challenges: flooding, unsafe drinking water, lack of sanitation and unequal access to basic services. Urban informal settlements are often hit first – and hardest.
Join the Field Trip to Kenya
Are you a DTU student interested in climate resilience, innovation and real-world impact?
We are looking for motivated students to join a field trip to Nairobi, Kenya in August 2026, where selected teams will test and develop solutions together with local communities in Kibera. Interested?
(Limited spots available)
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