KDI is a non-profit design and community development organization founded in Nairobi in 2006 with offices in Kenya, Sweden, and the US. We partner with under-resourced communities to advance equity and activate the unrealized potential in neighborhoods and cities through advocacy, research, planning, and built works.

An interdisciplinary research and teaching programme focused on the dynamics of unsustainable urbanisation processes in Africa, with an eye on identifying systemic responses.