Sister Cities International fosters global partnerships between communities across continents. Working in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, SCI created the African Urban Poverty Alleviation Program (AUPAP). Figure was asked to document the first community partnerships to receive the grants – Boulder, CO – Kisumu, Kenya and Ft Worth, TX – Mbabane, Swaziland.
Sister Cities International fosters global partnerships between communities across continents. Working in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, SCI created the African Urban Poverty Alleviation Program (AUPAP). Figure was asked to document the first community partnerships to receive the grants – Boulder, CO – Kisumu, Kenya and Ft Worth, TX – Mbabane, Swaziland.
Creative
Over the course of two years we documented the progress of both of these community partnerships, from their official grant awarding to the completion of their projects. Filming both in the U.S. and Africa we used multiple cameras and on-camera interviews to capture the collaborative spirit of these groups.
Services
Project Origination
Remote Project Management
Creative Direction
Copywriting
Video Production
Music Scoring
Creative
Over the course of two years we documented the progress of both of these community partnerships, from their official grant awarding to the completion of their projects. Filming both in the U.S. and Africa we used multiple cameras and on-camera interviews to capture the collaborative spirit of these groups.
Services
Project Origination
Remote Project Management
Creative Direction
Copywriting
Video Production
Music Scoring
Kisumu – Boulder
Education is a vital part of life in Kisumu. In part three of this series, the Boulder – Kisumu Sister City partnership used part of their AUPAP grant to stop a deteriorating situation at Kisumu’s Kudho School and improve the lives of those who live in the slums around it.
Kisumu – Boulder
Education is a vital part of life in Kisumu. In part three of this series, the Boulder – Kisumu Sister City partnership used part of their AUPAP grant to stop a deteriorating situation at Kisumu’s Kudho School and improve the lives of those who live in the slums around it.
Mbabane – Ft Worth
Part two of this series follows the Mbabane-Fort Worth Sister City partnership as they begin construction on a community health and social center in an informal settlement near Mbabane.
Mbabane – Ft Worth
Part two of this series follows the Mbabane-Fort Worth Sister City partnership as they begin construction on a community health and social center in an informal settlement near Mbabane.