Natite
Location: Pemba, Mozambique
Area: 20,000 m2
Budget: 40.000$
To be completed in: 2025
Client: City of Pemba
With:
Universidade Lúrio - Pemba
bio-Agro - Maputo
azul - Pemba
Natite
Location: Pemba, Mozambique
Area: 20,000 m2
Budget: 40.000$
To be completed in: 2025
Client: City of Pemba
With:
Universidade Lúrio - Pemba
bio-Agro - Maputo
azul - Pemba
The project involves a series of pilot initiatives in the Natite Bairro of Pemba, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, aimed at enhancing the quality of open spaces. Proposed interventions include the creation of parks and playgrounds, improvements in micromobility within the slum, and support for poultry production. Site visits were conducted in collaboration with activists from Movimento Supa, a well-known and active organization in the area.
The project involves a series of pilot initiatives in the Natite Bairro of Pemba, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, aimed at enhancing the quality of open spaces. Proposed interventions include the creation of parks and playgrounds, improvements in micromobility within the slum, and support for poultry production. Site visits were conducted in collaboration with activists from Movimento Supa, a well-known and active organization in the area.
The context:
The context:
The project is centered on Bairro Natite in the northern part of Pemba. Compared to similar neighborhoods in Maputo, Natite has a lower population density, unpaved streets, limited water access due to its proximity to the sea, and limited access to electricity.
The project is centered on Bairro Natite in the northern part of Pemba. Compared to similar neighborhoods in Maputo, Natite has a lower population density, unpaved streets, limited water access due to its proximity to the sea, and limited access to electricity.
The challenge:
The challenge:
Among the many challenges faced by the population are the lack of shade and services in open spaces, the limited variety of food available in local stores leading to poor diets, and the basic transportation options, with goods often carried on the head throughout the neighborhood.
Among the many challenges faced by the population are the lack of shade and services in open spaces, the limited variety of food available in local stores leading to poor diets, and the basic transportation options, with goods often carried on the head throughout the neighborhood.
We asked the community leaders which kind of support is more urgent in Natite:
We asked the community leaders which kind of support is more urgent in Natite:
We visited neighborhood authorities, primary schools, and local food producers' homes, conducting interviews to identify the most needed services. Among the recurring requests were improving access to water, supporting local food production, and addressing the lack of employment opportunities.
We visited neighborhood authorities, primary schools, and local food producers' homes, conducting interviews to identify the most needed services. Among the recurring requests were improving access to water, supporting local food production, and addressing the lack of employment opportunities.
What can we learn from previous cooperation experiences in Natite?
What can we learn from previous cooperation experiences in Natite?
In Natite, water is primarily supplied by private providers at a high cost. While several international organizations have installed public wells with solar panels and water pumps, many of these ceased functioning within 2 months to 2 years due to insufficient maintenance or difficulties in carrying out basic repairs. As of May 2024, none of the wells in the pictures were operational. This highlights the importance of implementing technological solutions that are compatible with local practices and capabilities.
In Natite, water is primarily supplied by private providers at a high cost. While several international organizations have installed public wells with solar panels and water pumps, many of these ceased functioning within 2 months to 2 years due to insufficient maintenance or difficulties in carrying out basic repairs. As of May 2024, none of the wells in the pictures were operational. This highlights the importance of implementing technological solutions that are compatible with local practices and capabilities.
Making rainwater harvesting accessible to everybody
Making rainwater harvesting accessible to everybody
Rainwater harvesting tanks are expensive and difficult to find for the public. Learning to build them starting from recycled bottles can help many families to address water scarcity, limiting expenses.
Rainwater harvesting tanks are expensive and difficult to find for the public. Learning to build them starting from recycled bottles can help many families to address water scarcity, limiting expenses.
Creating jobs with new micromobility solutions
Creating jobs with new micromobility solutions
In collaboration with Mozambikes, the approach targets the untapped potential of last-mile transportation, currently reliant on carrying goods by hand or sharing the rental cost of hand-pulled trolleys or motorized trucks. By enabling the transport of goods in smaller quantities, more quickly, and more frequently, this approach reduces logistical costs, such as the need for storage, which is often required to justify rental expenses.
In collaboration with Mozambikes, the approach targets the untapped potential of last-mile transportation, currently reliant on carrying goods by hand or sharing the rental cost of hand-pulled trolleys or motorized trucks. By enabling the transport of goods in smaller quantities, more quickly, and more frequently, this approach reduces logistical costs, such as the need for storage, which is often required to justify rental expenses.
Marine playground:
Marine playground:
The playground will be constructed using steel structures and repurposed car tires, designed to resemble endangered marine species still found in Mozambique, such as the Whale Shark, the Spotted Eagle Ray, and the Dugong.
The playground will be constructed using steel structures and repurposed car tires, designed to resemble endangered marine species still found in Mozambique, such as the Whale Shark, the Spotted Eagle Ray, and the Dugong.
Productive landscapes
Productive landscapes
Some of the currently unused open spaces in the slum can be transformed into productive areas by combining various crop production methods with agroforestry techniques. This approach provides the added benefits of shading and evapotranspiration, which help keep temperatures lower during the summer.
Some of the currently unused open spaces in the slum can be transformed into productive areas by combining various crop production methods with agroforestry techniques. This approach provides the added benefits of shading and evapotranspiration, which help keep temperatures lower during the summer.
A flood-tolerant cultivation area designed as a water retention basin is planned to mitigate flooding risks during the rainy season.
A flood-tolerant cultivation area designed as a water retention basin is planned to mitigate flooding risks during the rainy season.
