Dreamtown Annual Report 2022

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

FRONT COVER “I used to buy all the food for my rabbits on the market. Since I started using the small plots of land I have for farming, I can provide that food myself and that allows me to make more money, when I sell my rabbits”, Irene explains. Every corner around Irene Robing Kantons’ house is transformed into small green spaces. “It makes me happy, every morning, when I look at them.

When I have stress, I just come here and look at them and I get relaxed”. She is part of the community of young agripreneurs in Kampala that Dreamtown and Network for Active Citizens is supporting in our Ghetto Go Green programme.

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CHAIRPERSON'S STATEMENT Looking back on the past year, I am once again amazed and thankful for all that Dreamtown has achieved. All throughout 2022, Dreamtown has continued to stay focused on keeping the dream alive: to increase youth wellbeing in cities worldwide by transforming spaces, communities, and cities where young people are able to live out their dreams.

Our goals for 2022 were ambitious as we strived to build a strong economic and organisational foundation through ongoing dedication, motivation, and inspiring activities. This has enabled Dreamtown to maintain a strong presence in the cities where we work. However, it has not been a year without challenges.

At the beginning for 2022, we still felt the aftershock of COVID-19, especially in the urge to re-establish our close relations to our partners after a long time with no physical meetups. Even though we found new ways to cooperate during the pandemic, no digital platform replaces the time we share when we meet in the physical world. As a result, the first part of the year was dedicated to visiting our partners and follow up on action delayed due to the pandemic. Our partners have been doing tremendous work ensuring that we continued to support our networks of young people through the pandemic, and they have been keeping the dream alive during an uncertain and turbulent time.

In 2022, we welcomed two new partners to the family: Holistic Action for Development and Empowerment and Mathare Social Justice Centre. Both partners represent a local community and are built by passionate young people, respectively in Uganda and Kenya. We are happy to embark on an exciting journey with them, which emphasises our wish to maintain and preserve our focus on localising our work.

One of our achievements for 2022 is a big dream come true for our organisation. I am proud and excited to share that Dreamtown and FANT - For a new

tomorrow are launching the Christmas Calendar 2023 (“Børnenes U-landskalender”). For the first time, the tender for the Christmas Calendar was won by two civil society organisations in a collaboration. We cannot wait to engage Danish children and young people in the global agenda and especially in children’s life in the beautiful country of Sierra Leone - who says dreams cannot come true?

Our goals for the years to come have not become less ambitious as we strive towards becoming a programme organisation with Civil Society in Development (CISU).

We dream of growing into a strong, and sustainable organisation and confidently we can say that we are well on our way. During the past year, we have welcomed two new members to our team at the Dreamtown office, and several new projects to our portfolio, and as a part of our organisational transformation, new and improved policies and guidelines have been applied.

Among these projects, in 2023, we will increase focus on climate adaptation and strengthen our experience on supporting young people’s agency in a green agenda for their cities and communities.

On behalf of the Board and Dreamtown, I would like to say a huge thank you to all our members, collaborators, and donors. We are so thankful for your ongoing support. Your commitment is key to our motivation, and without your support, Dreamtown would not be where we are today. Thank you for enabling us to keep dreaming!

Katrine Kirkegaard, Chairperson, Dreamtown

OUR YEAR IN NUMBERS ACROSS AFRICAN CITIES WE HAVE Who we are: Dreamtown is a Danish NGO that works to improve the well-being of young people in cities. We do this together with our network of partner organisations and youth communities across Sierra Leone, Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe. We support young people who are at the forefront of transforming the urban space around them and making an active difference to create safer, greener, and more creative communities. At the same time, we support young people in getting their voices heard and build platforms for their participation in decision-making processes. We support and collaborate with a large

network of civil society organisations, youth groups, and youth networks, and mobilize funding to directly support young people’s ideas, dreams, and initiatives.

At the same time, we try to share and strengthen capacity together with our partners to deliver quality programmes for and with young people. Finally, we work in Denmark through various educational and engagement activities to create increased awareness and enthusiasm among Danish youth about sustainable urban development and facilitate meetings between young people in Denmark and young people from the places where we collaborate.

Across Africa, we have

Worked in

Created a direct impact in

9

34

Cities across Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Kenya

communities

Deepened our partnership with

Collaborated with more than

powerful organisations

youth-led organisations

8

In Denmark, we have

Reached more than

Facilitated

1000

2

danish youth through different global education activities

learning visits for 18 Danish youth to Sierra Leone and Uganda

Globally, we have

created a strong voice on young people’s rights to the city at the World Urban Forum

200

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House of Arts festival in Mbare

SIERRA LEONE Dreamtown´s work in Sierra Leone takes place across the capital Freetown and two other cities, Makeni and Koidu. Across these cities, we work in 10 different communities to support young people´s initiatives to transform community spaces, have young people involved in decision making, and improve the safety of young women. Our work in Sierra Leone builds on strong collaborations with the two organisations Youth Dream Centre Sierra Leone and YMCA Sierra Leone.

Below are some examples of our activities in Sierra Leone.

Spaces for learning through non-formal education: In 2022, Dreamtown together with Youth Dream Centre Sierra Leone supported a total of 408 children and youth through non-formal education; learning how to read and write and calculate, and through skills training; learning how to cook, sow, do beadwork, develop a business, use and fix a computer.

All skills that support young people on their journey towards a better education, life and more sustainable income opportunities. In 2022, we were lucky to have our education programme supported by Erik Thunes Legat to invest in the education of some of the kids and youth who need it the most. We look forward to scaling up our collaboration around conducive learning spaces in 2023!

As part of this work, we try to bring the opportunities for learning as close to people as possible – for example by mobilising classes in community centres and community schools. To break down as many barriers as possible for children and young people to access quality education.

Claim your city – exploring methods: In the beginning of 2022, Dreamtown was in Sierra Leone with Youth Dream Centre to visit the community Bonga Town. The mission was to guide young people through a collaborative design process for urban space interventions, and to them a voice in shaping their own community - something they rarely get. Together with 20 young, visionary, and hopeful men and women from Bonga Town, we walked, talked, mapped, observed, drawn, designed, and tried to get a grasp of the vibrant, buzzing community. In the end, the youth decided together on community initiatives to act on, including repairing a dysfunctional water tap, connect it to the community’s water system, and set up community cleaning activities.

When Isata moved to Freetown, she did so with high hopes for a better life and a good education. But soon, her dreams appeared to be further away than before. One of her friends told her about Youth Dream Centre – a non-formal education centre that Dreamtown has been working with for more than 10 years.

Here, Isata joined the cooking class – and now dreams of making her own little business.

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You can learn more and see our new journal on Bonga Town right here:

SPOTLIGHT THE COOLEST SCHOOL IN TOWN A SPACE FOR YOUNG DREAMS Youth Dream Centre Sierra Leone (YDC-SL) is one of Dreamtown´s first ever partners. Dreamtown and YDC-SL basically grew up together, we have now been collaborating on supporting education and safe learning spaces in Sierra Leone for more than 10 years. YDC-SL runs a different school - a non-formal school. Here, they make their own rules - so no one is left out.

YDC-SL has an education centre in the three cities Freetown, Makeni, and Kono. In their non-formal education classes, YDC-SL follows an official curriculum – but with the flexibility of adapting it to the individual students. Some have never been to school, some have dropped out of school - and some might attend formal school but don’t have the needed support and help around them to make it through. Everyone is welcome at YDC-SL. With their focus on education, YDC-SL is trying to help solve the challenge that not everyone is able to attend school in Sierra Leone - or has the support system around them to keep them in school, help them with homework, and pay for fees and materials. At YDCSL’s schools, everything is free. On paper, so is going to formal school. But in practise, students are still having to pay different fees, and cover costs of materials, transportation, extra classes to pass their exams, etc.

And this situation still leaves many children and youth with little opportunity to continue their education.

Want to know more?

Check out our film “The Seed of Possibility” and discover the inspiring journey of Isata and the power of non-formal-education - overcoming obstacles to move closer to her dreams.

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UGANDA Our agenda in Uganda in 2022 has cut across two main themes: climate adaptation and civic space for the young civil society. The climate crisis is severely affecting life and livelihood across Uganda, and urban residents battle increasing flooding and heat. At the same time, civil society organisations are under pressure trying to navigate compliance systems and access to resources to make a difference. In 2022, we have shared these agendas with our partners in Network for Active Citizens and Civil Society Strengthening Network across the cities Kampala and Arua. Here follows an overview of some of our results in Uganda for 2022.

Kamwanyi, Katwe, Kyebando, Kitintale, Kinawataka, Kunya, and Kirombe are all communities in Kampala, challenged by impacts of the climate crisis – but full of innovative young people who drive green change that take on the challenges.

In Kampala, our efforts towards climate adaptation and young people’s continued in 2022 together with Network for Active Citizens. Over 20 commercial gardens were established and sustained by young agripreneurs and continued to produce vegetables across 7 communities, with an average increase of income of 20%. 6 green public spaces continued as points of inspiration for urban farming, with 1 more on the way. Their users were inspired into urban farming and established more than 30 vegetables gardens for home consumption.

Advocacy for green urban change has continued as a key focus in our GhettoGoGreen programme.

Linking to our efforts on climate adaptation, young people in our network participated in evidence-based advocacy and co-developed a position paper on Young People’s Asks on Climate Change, which was shared

broadly with city and community authorities. One of the things that was achieved in 2022 due to communityand youth-driven advocacy was to secure improved waste collection by Kampala’s city authority in the two communities Kamwanyi & Kyebando – communities that are challenged by poor infrastructure for handling waste.

A hub for young civic space became central to our efforts in Uganda in support of youth-led organisations. COVID-19 hit hard on civic space in Uganda. Dreamtown, Network for Active Citizens, and Civil Society Strengthening Network work together to support young civil society organisations become stronger as organisations and collaborate to support other youth in Arua. In 2022, we set up the first ever CSO hub in Arua – a growing and new city in Northern Uganda. This hub is a meeting and working space for youth organisations, where they can host activities and work and collaborate. Through the hub, we supported 37 youth-led organisations to operate more effectively – by giving support to them to build on their organisational systems, engage in new partnerships, and build their network in Arua.

Deborah Kamuganga lives in Katwe in Kampala.

She has been part of our programme in Uganda to empower young people through climatesmart urban farming. With the training, she has created her own little garden at home – and at the same time, she is passionate as a community journalist to tell stories about other young people around her who take action against the impact of the climate crisis in the city.

SPOTLIGHT GLOBAL RECOGNITION FOR LOCAL CHANGE: THE GREEN PLAY SPACE The Green Play Space is located close to Lake Victoria in the community Kamwanyi. It is a secluded and safe space. It allows you to escape from the hustle and bustle of the busy roads and nearby harbor. And it is not just a place to hang out and relax. Our partner HADE Holistic Action for Development and Empowerment - has created a power space, where young mothers can learn skills such as tailoring, artwork, and urban farming.

They learn how to re- and upcycle waste materials to make products they can sell. And that’s not all. The space also has a playground where children can safely play and have fun while their mothers go to trainings – which is much needed in Kampala to allow women the time and space to invest in themselves. In 2022, the space benefitted more than 230 people.

In 2022, HADE and The Green Play Space won The Real Play City Challenge by Real Play Coalition - a global non-profit coalition with the ambition to create a movement that narrows the play gap for 100 million children by 2030, by making play accessible and inclusive, because it is an essential right for children to thrive now and in the future. And that is exactly what The Green Play Space is doing. And not just that – but by linking with the community around the space, they connect people around different activities to protect and transform the environment. HADE arranges community waste collections and raise awareness on the impacts of the climate crisis in the flood-prone and vulnerable settlements around their space.

Next step for HADE and Dreamtown will be an interesting journey with feminist urban planning – when we in 2023 will embark on a project that puts girls and young women at the forefront of designing and making public spaces, testing out UN-Habitat´s Her City toolkit.

Want to know more?

Check out our film about Denise who is part of HADE and learn about a young mother’s quest to create a future for herself and her daughter, despite all odds, from living in the streets to becoming a leader at a local grassroots organisation

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KENYA The name Nairobi is derived from Maasai and means ‘a place of cool waters’. This refers to the Nairobi River that flows through the city. Many of the interventions Dreamtown has supported in Kenya in 2022 have been located along this river. Our key focus has been to transform the riverbanks into green and recreational public spaces. To support this vision, we have deepened the collaboration with our long-term partner Public Space Network across the three communities of Korogocho, Dandora and Kamukunji. We have also embarked on a brand-new partnership with Mathare Social Justice Centre, which is a youth driven organisation working in Mathare. Below is an overview of our biggest achievements in Nairobi for 2022.

In Kamukunji we have supported the rehabilitation of Kamukunji Park. Despite the park is considered a national heritage site, and one of the few largescale parks in Nairobi, the park had fallen into disuse and become a hotspot for crime. In 2022 we have supported a large network of youth groups to join forces and transform the park into a green and safe haven in the buzzing downtown. A space where children from the surrounding communities can have fun, and the vendors from the nearby market can take a break and relax in the cool shade of a tree.

In Korogocho an amazing youth group called Komb Green is on a mission to clean up the Nairobi River, remove the mountains of garbage on the riverbanks, and create a river front park that connects all the riverine communities of Nairobi. In 2022 we have supported Komb Green to further their dream.

This includes extending their park up the river, and mobilising youth groups from neighbouring communities downstream to also embark on transforming the riverbanks.

In Dandora children and young people have very few spaces to play. One of the few open spaces that exists is the power leave-way. This land was gradually being grabbed by private interest. In 2022 we have supported the community to access and develop this land. The space is now being transformed into a massive recreational park with sports facilities.

While our work in Mathare has just started, our dreams are big. In 2022 we have established a new partnership with Mathare Social Justice Centre, mobilised youth groups from across the community, and identified 4 spaces along the river, that will be transformed into green parks. We can wait to see these green dreams come alive in 2023.

Wanjira Mzalendo is one of the leading members of Mathare Social Justice Centre (MSJC) - a youth driven initiative promoting a Mathare free of human rights violations.

Mathare is one of the oldest informal settlements in Nairobi. Dreamtown and MSJC started a new partnership in 2022, focused on ecological justice in Mathare. In the year to come the dream is to develop 4 green parks spread across the community.

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Mathare River

Dandora Korogocho

Mathare

Central Business District Nairobi River

Kayole

Kamukunji

Nairobi National Park

Water Minor roads Major roads Military area Industrial area Green area Dreamtown project communities 1:50.000 N

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SPOTLIGHT THE URBAN SPACE MAKERS OF DANDORA

The work Dreamtown supports in Kenya is done directly by powerful young people who live in the communities where we work. In 2022 we have produced several small films which shows the amazing work they do. We would like to put the spotlight on two of these change makers from Dandora. Meet Mercy Wanjiru and Evans Otien.

Like many other youths from Dandora, Evans has lived a life in crime. One day he decided he was going to change things. For Evans the environment is a medicine to the community. If you meet Evans he will show you the amazing courtyard he has transformed into a green oasis with rabbits, beautiful art work and an small library.

Mercy has devoted her life to the children of Dandora.

Through her organisation called Sister Brother Love she has transformed a small courtyard into a safe space, where children can play, learn, feel love, be nurtured, and meet positive role models to look up to.

Mercy has devoted her life to the children of Dandora.

Through her organisation called Sister Brother Love she has transformed a small courtyard into a safe space, where children can play, learn, feel love, be nurtured, Check out the film and meet positive role models to look up to.about Mercy here

Check out the film about Evans here

ZIMBABWE Artivism as a tool to tackle mental health issues. The mental health crisis among young people in Zimbabwe is massive. In the Key to the City II project together with our partners House of Arts Association in Harare and Yellow World in Bulaweyo, we facilitate sports and art events, conversation cafés and open mic sessions. These function as platforms for young people to freely express themselves in an open and inclusive environment. We are seeing changes manifesting themselves at the grassroot and community level. First, the activities pave the way for young people to get to talk about mental health and break down taboos. Second, we are engaging with key city-level and governmental stakeholders identifying gaps that exist in the system to tackle mental health issues. Third, young people are now more concerned with their mental health and are calling for referrals, so they can get counselling or join more activities.

Hatcliffe is an informal settlement and high-density suburb of Harare. The regime considers Hatcliffe to be an opposition hotspot, and the majority of young people living here are marginalised and unemployed.

Here we have developed a creative space where our partner House of Arts Association has moved in and opened their office. Our vision behind the art space is to be the youth epicentre of Hatcliffe for music, dance, and art. It is open for everyone who wants to meet with peers, exchange creative ideas or just hang out. In the years to come, we plan to host larger exhibitions and concerts showcasing Zimbabwe’s vibrant youth culture.

The Tropical Storm Ana hit the Manicaland Province in eastern Zimbabwe late January 2022. At least 3.000 people were affected by heavy rains and flooding. Many lost their livelihood, people’s homes were damaged, and we saw an acute need of access to safe drinking water and basic health services.

One of Dreamtown’s strategic goals is to respond to humanitarian crises in the places where we work.

Together with our partners in Zimbabwe Justice for Children, Chiedza Community Welfare Trust and Nyanga Community Development Trust, we responded to this acute humanitarian crisis with the support from the Danish Emergency Relief Fund (DERF). We met people’s essential needs by handing out funds, livestock and agricultural inputs, while we also renovated and constructed houses, water wells, toilets and provided access to health services and legal aid.

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Mutare is the capital of the Manicaland Province and the third most populous city in Zimbabwe. In the shrinking civic space context following COVID-19, there was a heightened need to strengthen young people’s societal engagement and knowledge of their constitutional rights. The project was carried out together with our partner Justice for Children. One of the key mechanisms for change in the project was to develop the capacity of 30 youth organisations through a micro grants scheme. Combined with ongoing support, trainings and mentorship, micro grants proved to be an effective catalyst for engaging with a broader audience of young people in the marginalised communities of Mutare.

Casper is an artivist and one of Harare’s leading forces in empowering the city’s youth through art, music, and creativity. He’s a member of the House of Arts Association – an organisation based on the idea that art holds a transformative power. In Harare, urban spaces are arenas of conflict controlled by the city’s dominant political and economic actors. By co-hosting festivals, art performances and concerts together with young people in some of Harare’s informal settlements such as Mbare, Hatcliffe and Epworth, House of Arts Association brings new young voices into these spaces disrupting the elitist power game.

SPOTLIGHT CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND KEY ADVOCACY RESULTS IN MUTARE

With the Rights and Participation project in Mutare, we engaged youth actively in learning about their rights. Throughout the project, 30 youth organisations were engaged in training sessions on their basic rights, participated in a tour of constitutional institutions in Harare and in virtual public lectures on key aspects of participation. We learned that creating this knowledge base combined with ongoing mentorship and accessibility of micro grants strengthened the outreach of youth-led organisations and their capacity to foster civic participation. Through the project the youth achieved some remarkable advocacy results.

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Freestone Mining stopping their planned operations at the Dangamvura Mountain: Following a call by the youth-led organisation MAYA, the planned operations of Freestone Mining at Dangamvura Mountain in Mutare was halted. Mining equipment was already on site and some preliminary works were already being carried out, since the mining company had an environmental impact assessment approved by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA). However, MAYA pointed out that there was no technical report concluding that mining was feasible at the proposed site.

Failure to deliver this information meant that the mining company could not proceed with their operations.

Securing a seat at the Budget Committee of Mutare City: Through participating in a series of public consultations MAYA was invited to be part of the Budget Committee of Mutare City. This was a turning point for the organisation. It now has a mandate to represent the voice of young people in the budget negotiations at city level. The appointment sets a good example for youth participation, since the Mutare City Council has not previously been accommodative to young people in its committees.

Improving supply of water in the Dangamvura community: The leader of the youth organisation Bilha Nyabawa was nominated and elected to become the Vice Chairman of the United Mutare Residents Ratepayers Trust (UMRAT). This trust represents residents on issues of service delivery in Mutare and was behind the lobbying for Dangamvura residents to have a constant supply of water. For years the Dangamvura community has had sporadic water supplies with water being available in a few sections and sometimes only at night. Through constant advocacy water supply in Dangamvura has significantly improved. Now water is supplied during the day and areas that were previously without tapped water are now receiving water.

DENMARK In Dreamtown we want to hatch the next generation of urban change makers in Denmark. We want young people in Denmark to feel the world around them, and be inspired to take action. One of the ways we do this is by connecting young people across the globe through joint action and interests. In 2022 we have connected Danish youth with young people in Sierra Leone and Uganda, through a range of inspiring activities.

Check out the film by Surf Bunkers here

Surf trip to Sierra Leone

Study trip to Uganda

In September 2022, Dreamtown ventured to Sierra Leone together with Surf Bunkers – a community of young Danish surfer with a love for sustainability and cutting-edge communication. The goal of the trip was to experiment with new ways of engaging Danish youth in global development by connecting Danish surfers with the surf community in Sierra Leone, through their shared love for the big wata (the big sea in the Krio language).

In April, 2022, 16 students and 2 teachers from Copenhagen Adult Education Centre (KVUC) joined Dreamtown on a study trip to Kampala. The goal for the trip was to connect youth from Denmark and Kampala around the shared goal of exploring innovative solutions towards sustainable urban development. An intense week packed with lots of inspiring activities took place.

The Danish and Ugandan youth visited communities in Kampala, learned about urban agriculture and planted vegetables, painted a mural, produced a film, visited a local skate park, produced jewellery of upcycled material, went zip-lining in the jungle and practiced a lot dancing skills.

Our key destination for the trip was Bureh - a small fishing community located a few hours’ drive from Freetown. A true jewel located in lush rainforest, along the beautiful cost line a point where the break of the waves is perfect for surfing. At Bureh Beach, a group of young passionate surfers have come together to create a surf community in Sierra Leone and to spread the love for the sea. Cool and fearless children down to six years are riding the waves while young people and adults are easing their minds, having fun, and practicing tricks at the sea on the boards.

Back in Copenhagen, Surf Bunkers have released a film about their trip which was premiered at their local surf Shop at Nørrebro in Copenhagen.

From this trip it is our hope that the Danish students returned with a new outlook on life and maybe even a newfound interest to engage in sustainable development in the future.

Or as one of the KVUC students said: “All my new acquaintances, our absolutely amazing experiences, my outlook on life has changed after this experience, to be happy with the smallest things and to keep in mind that not everyone feels as good as oneself. That money has nothing to do with happiness and for the first time in my life I have seen what true happiness is” (KVUC student).

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THE WORLD URBAN FORUM MAKING THE VOICE OF YOUNG PEOPLE HEARD ON THE GLOBAL STAGE

In June 2022, the 11th World Urban Forum took place in Katowice, Poland. WUF was established by the United Nations as the key global event focused on sustainable urban development. WUF aims to provide greater insights and clarity on the future of cities based on existing trends, challenges and opportunities, as well as disruptive conditions. In 2022, more than 17000 people participated from 155 countries, including ministers, the private sector, NGOs, foundations, urban activists, and many more.

We went with one key agenda: To make sure the voices of young people were heard loud and clearly. And of course, we didn’t go alone. Our amazing partners Public Space Network from Kenya and House of Arts Association from Zimbabwe joined us. And they took the conference by storm.

Together with friends from Slum Dwellers International, we facilitated a full house event with more than 100 participants, joining us for a celebration of the work of the young urban activists in our network. The event showcased inspiring examples of how young people are

using creativity to transform their urban communities.

We set the stiff conference format in motion with an amazing hip hop performance, followed by inspiring presentations on how young people are transforming their communities. By using music, drama and art to engage city authorities – by creating safe and vibrant public spaces for children and youth – and by combining urban agriculture and playgrounds as ways to develop empowering public spaces.

We participated in panels with World Vision and Plan International focusing on the resilience of children and youth in vulnerable urban settings. And finally, we joined our place making and urban colleagues from all over the world in the launch of the brand-new Centre on African Public Spaces (CAPS).

The World Urban Forum is a great scene for linking up with other actors, activists, and networks that are passionate about the urban agenda. Next up, the World Urban Forum is hosted by the city of Cairo in 2024 – and we´re already excited…

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ORGANISATION In 2022, we have continued to develop Dreamtown as an organisation that has a strong focus on the wellbeing of all staff.

We have likewise strengthened Dreamtown’s organisational DNA of collaboration and equality in our organisational structures. In practices, this means we have: • Kept having an equal pay policy. No matter who you are - when you work in Dreamtown, you make the same as everyone else.

• We have minimized hierarchies and flattened the organisation.

• We have ditched the titles. Instead, establishing clear roles and responsibilities.

• We have established three core teams – organisation and finance; programme and research; and communication and engagement, and strengthened the mandate for each team to make independent decisions.

• We have split Dreamtown’s leadership role amongst two persons.

In 2023, we look forward to further evolve as an organisation that puts the collective and the wellbeing of all staff at the heart of everything we do.

Projects and finance: In 2022, we have mobilised several new projects which have a positive impact on our financial situation and our opportunities. During 2022, we have, among other things, welcomed two new team members at the office. We started the process towards becoming a programme organisation with CISU - Civil Society in Development - which will hopefully bring increased economic stability through a longerterm grant which will support a big part of our project collaborations.

In 2022, we have started 10 new projects across Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Kenya and Denmark, and increased our project income from 9,069,399 in 2021 to 12,437,400 in 2022. The new projects enable us to strengthen our efforts and the sustainability of our partnerships and reach more young people in cities across the countries where we collaborate. As a major milestone among the new projects is “Børnenes U-landskalender” (Christmas Calendar), which Dreamtown will run together with FANT in 2023, and where the profits will contribute to our work in Sierra Leone to support conductive education and learning spaces for girls and young women, starting 2024.

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