Making cities resilient helps youth thrive professionally: A tale of resilience from Congo
Image . And we were privileged to witness this passion and change firsthand in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. City data was scarce, often obsolete, and hardly accessible. This made it a pricey commodity, hampering efforts to plan cities effectively and sustainably. So, when Open Cities made efforts to tap into local resources and fill the data gap—introducing opportunities for free, accessible, and collaborative data—Congolese students jumped on the chance. Now able to collect data that was otherwise unavailable, share it freely, and analyze it to improve their community, university studen...
Source: worldbank.org