About Us
10 tooba \ too-bah \ , noun;
1. Tenth day of the first month of the second season of the Egyptian Calendar
2. An interdisciplinary group of built environment professionals with developed expertise in participatory planning and policy analysis, working closely with communities in Egypt.
Vision Spatial justice and fair housing in Egypt and the region
Our work focuses on deprived communities and raising the proportion of families living inadequate housing
Mission Meaningful Change and the Production of Knowledge
What we do
10 Tooba works on applied research, where a continuous loop of lessons learned from the ground inform our analysis, and our research informs our applications.
Research
We produce knowledge on housing and the built environment in Egypt with a focus on issues such as affordability, urban upgrading, urban history, public space, services and transport. Common threads that cut through our main topics are social justice, sustainability, informality, climate change, urban design & management practices and appropriate technology.
Our research takes the shape of strategies, essays, in-depth reports,and visualisations covering: Policy analysis, Social assessment, Mapping and data visualization
Participatory Planning
We work with deprived communities throughout Egypt with a focus on those in informal areas, rural and peri-urban villages, and historic urban cores.
We produce a range of participatory action plans, from recommendations to full outline plans based on: Mapping assets, needs, Negotiation between stakeholders, Consensus building among stakeholders
Team
Co-founder and Participatory Upgrade Coordinator Ahmed Zaazaa is an urban designer and researcher, focusing on spatial and climate justice issues in housing and planning [More] |
Co-founder and Research Coordinator Yahia Shawkat is an urban researcher who specialises in housing policy analysis and strategies, data visualization and historical mapping [More] |
Contact Us
info[at]10tooba[dot]org