
Towards equitable partnerships
23 October 2024
Marcelle is an architect with a passion for community-led sustainable urban development, during the last 10 years focusing on urban infrastructure, housing, health, livelihood improvement and in particular their interlinkages with gender equality.
She works alongside community-based organisations, urban practitioners and researchers working in the sub-Saharan context to co-produce solutions aimed at reducing urban poverty and inequality while advocating for increased agency and building governance capacity of communities at grassroots.
Slum upgrading; community-led urban development; water, sanitation and hygiene; gender; urban livelihood initiatives; urban health.
Marcelle is currently consulting on project development towards a city-wide approach to urban slum upgrading as well as the mobilisation of resources for urban resilience fund initiatives with local partners in Zimbabwe.
As a member of MIT SIS Research group, she is currently working on an online course, in partnership with community-based organisations in the global South, mapping the impact of COVID-19 on informal settlements, as well as research proposals on the impact of climate change in slums in Zimbabwe.
As subject matter expert at UrbanHealth360, she is currently contributing to its masterclass development, focusing on sustainable housing and urban health research.