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Dakar: The Future of School Canteens as a Catalyst for Urban Transformation
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Dakar: The Future of School Canteens as a Catalyst for Urban Transformation

In Dakar, school cafeterias are being tested as a strategic tool for improving nutrition, equity, and urban development, in a context where they are still only marginally widespread. The pilot project, based on a participatory approach (Living Lab), involves communities and institutions in co-designing sustainable models. School cafeterias thus emerge as key infrastructure for food policies, capable of generating social, economic, and territorial impacts.

EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels
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EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels

AfriFOODlinks Brussels, October 2025 The project Strengthening sustainable urban food systems through close collaboration between Africa and Europe During the AU–EU Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) week, the CEA-FIRST and AfriFOODlinks projects co-organized a one-day event in Brussels dedicated to exploring how cooperation between the African Union and the European Union can strengthen evidence-based public policies. ... <a title="EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/esta-as-panelist-on-collaborative-governance-in-brussels/" aria-label="Read more about EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels">Read more</a>

The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025
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The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025

AfriFOODlinks The project A model project for urban food transformation in African contexts Launched in 2022 and coordinated by ICLEI Africa, AfriFOODlinks is a European Union-funded project involving more than 65 African and European cities committed to transforming urban food systems and promoting African knowledge sovereignty and local leadership in research and decision-making processes. In ... <a title="The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/the-added-value-of-afrifoodlinks-at-the-mufpp-global-forum-2025/" aria-label="Read more about The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025">Read more</a>

Beyond project lifetime: Ensuring lasting impact for Food Policies in Africa
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Beyond project lifetime: Ensuring lasting impact for Food Policies in Africa

AfriFOODlinks How can we support long-term food policy transitions starting from short-term projects? This was the central question of the session organized by ACRA ETS and EStà – Economia e Sostenibilità as part of the #MUFPPGlobalForum, which brought together cities and partners of the #AfriFOODlinks project. This panel took the project as a case study ... <a title="Beyond project lifetime: Ensuring lasting impact for Food Policies in Africa" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/beyond-project-lifetime/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond project lifetime: Ensuring lasting impact for Food Policies in Africa">Read more</a>

Field visit in Cascina cuccagna
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Field visit in Cascina cuccagna

MUFPP Global Forum 2025, Milan We are very proud to say that Cascina Cuccagna is our home! As part of the MUFPP global forum EStà co-organized with ACCC a field visit to our headquarters: Cascina Cuccagna! It was a great opportunity for political delegates, municipal officials, and international experts to explore concrete examples of how ... <a title="Field visit in Cascina cuccagna" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/field-visit-in-cascina-cuccagna/" aria-label="Read more about Field visit in Cascina cuccagna">Read more</a>

AfriFOODlinks’ Living Lab in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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AfriFOODlinks’ Living Lab in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

AfriFOODlinks The goal: to outline a Territorial Food Plan. Ouagadougou Living Lab Report The context The Ouagadougou Living Lab is part of the European AfriFOODlinks project, for whichEStà is responsible for an activity on Open Innovation in local African food policies.The approach adopted emphasizes participation, equity, and cultural relevance,with the aim of building inclusive and ... <a title="AfriFOODlinks’ Living Lab in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/afrifoodlinks-living-lab-in-ouagadougou-burkina-faso-2/" aria-label="Read more about AfriFOODlinks’ Living Lab in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso">Read more</a>

Lusaka Food Desk through capacity building activities
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Lusaka Food Desk through capacity building activities

AfriFOODlinks Lusaka Living Lab report Context and objectives The report was produced as part of the European #AfriFOODlinks project, which aims to strengthen thegovernance of urban food systems in various African and European cities. Within thisframework, EStà has developed a Living Lab methodology to stimulate participatory processesand open innovation. The Lusaka experience focuses on the ... <a title="Lusaka Food Desk through capacity building activities" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/lusaka-food-desk-through-capacity-building-activities/" aria-label="Read more about Lusaka Food Desk through capacity building activities">Read more</a>

Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping
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Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping

Bissau Limpu EuropeAID In 2025, EStà is involved in Guinea Bissau with the Bissau Limpu project, an international cooperation initiative on waste management and the circular economy. The project, funded by EuropeAID of the European Commission, is being developed in the capital Bissau in collaboration with ACRA, Mani Tese, Engineers Without Borders and the Polytechnic ... <a title="Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/waste-management-in-guinea-bissau-participatory-mapping/" aria-label="Read more about Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping">Read more</a>

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