#00003Cheaper access to clean water
Access to clean water is a basic human right. We need to find ways to make it more affordable and accessible for every community.
Amara Okafor
Public-health nurse and outbreak response trainer
Lagos, NG·Joined Jul 2025
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About
15 years in maternal and child health across Lagos and rural southeast Nigeria. I teach community health workers and design vaccination outreach programmes.
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Credentials
Outbreak response logistics
epidemiologyCoordinated cold-chain vaccine outreach during the 2022 measles response in Cross River State.
1 endorsement
Registered nurse, 15 years maternal health
public healthRN, BSN. Lead trainer for the Lagos State CHEW (Community Health Extension Worker) programme.
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4 solutions proposed
#00017Dedicated bus lanes on major corridors
Paint and enforce dedicated bus-only lanes on the busiest corridors. This simple infrastructure change can cut bus travel times by 30-50% and dramatically improve reliability, as shown by BRT systems in Bogota, Istanbul, and Brisbane.
#00035Mandatory building energy audits and retrofits
Require energy audits for all buildings at point of sale or lease renewal. Buildings below a minimum efficiency rating must complete retrofits within 3 years, with low-interest municipal loans available. New York City's Local Law 97 is a model—it sets emissions caps for large buildings with escalating penalties.
#00049Mandatory District Heating Connection Zones
Designate zones where buildings must connect to district heating networks when available, coordinated with gas network decommissioning schedules. This prevents stranded infrastructure investment and ensures district heating reaches the density needed for economic viability. Danish cities pioneered this approach and achieve over 60% district heating penetration nationally. Basel's IWB is already implementing a version of this — publishing an interactive map showing every address's planned connection date and shutting off gas supply area by area.
Basel-Stadt, Switzerlandcity
#00025Community land trusts to keep housing affordable permanently
Create community land trusts (CLTs) where a nonprofit owns the land and residents own the buildings. When homes are resold, price caps ensure they remain affordable for the next buyer. Over 250 CLTs in the US have proven this model preserves affordability across generations.