Green City Kigali: Rwanda’s pilot towards green urbanisation

The Green City Kigali Mixed Use Affordable Pilot Development (16ha)

The GCK project seeks to develop a model community in the 600-ha Kinyinya Hill area of Gasabo, a district in the capital city, Kigali. The model will provide affordable housing for target groups in sustainable and culturally compatible, climate-resilient urban communities, which establishes new standards that can be replicated elsewhere in Rwanda and beyond - setting a trajectory towards a Net Zero future. The first stage of this model community will be in the form of a mixed-use pilot situated on a circa. 16-hectare parcel (the Pilot) at the northwest of the Kinyinya Hill. The project seeks to reflect the Rwandan context in terms of its current and future cultural and environmental climate. Doing so engages with the challenges of housing affordability and supply, vulnerability to climate change, and increasing urban sprawl.

The Vision The Master plan

Making a difference by linking affordable homes with climate-resilient and green technologies

Overview

The Green City Kigali is a pioneering concept responding to emerging global issues. Africa’s cities are rapidly growing. The United Nations expect the continent’s population to double by 2050, most of which will be concentrated in urban areas. Addressing this tendency is both a challenge and an opportunity as many move to the city in the hope of finding employment and better living conditions. It is key that these trends do not lead to further growing inequalities, poverty and environmental degradation.

The Government of Rwanda is committed to global goals and dedicated to set standards for sustainable urban development. Taking a holistic approach to integrate green building and design, efficient and renewable energy, recycling and inclusive living, the Green City Kigali will become a blueprint for other cities, for the region, for the continent.

The planned neighbourhood will be the first Green City in Africa. A place of sustainable, affordable, green and inclusive urban living. A place full of life.

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What We Do

Develop a model community in Kinyinya Hill, Kigali to showcase a neighbourhood of affordable homes where residents enjoy the social and economic benefits of urbanisation while minimizing ecological footprints
Initiate a paradigm shift towards green urbanization and make a difference by providing answers to one of Africa’s biggest challenges of tomorrow
Set standards for green housing solutions and sustainable urban development in Rwanda and Africa
Design an urban space that promotes social cohesion, equality and inclusion and provides much-needed affordable housing for lower income groups

Rwanda’s pilot towards green urbanisation

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