Lusungu Kayani was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and moved to the U.S. at the age of 4. She is an urban planner and international development practitioner with more than a decade of experience. She has served as an advisor with international organizations such as the United Nations Center for Human Settlements, Vital Strategies, UNICEF and most recently, with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Her work focuses on the role cities play to ensure an equitable and sustainable future for our planet, especially through the lens of health and well-being. In recent projects, she has worked to better understand how urban environments can specifically support the health and development of children and adolescents. Currently, I am assisting in the development of tools to guide cities in monitoring implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In her spare time, she likes to read, write, volunteer with her local parks and trails committee and enjoys teaching yoga.
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Lusungu Kayani was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and moved to the U.S. at the age of 4. She is an urban planner and international development practitioner with more than a decade of experience. She has served as an advisor with international organizations such as the United Nations Center for Human Settlements, Vital Strategies, UNICEF and most recently, with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Her work focuses on the role cities play to ensure an equitable and sustainable future for our planet, especially through the lens of health and well-being. In recent projects, she has worked to better understand how urban environments can specifically support the health and development of children and adolescents. Currently, I am assisting in the development of tools to guide cities in monitoring implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In her spare time, she likes to read, write, volunteer with her local parks and trails committee and enjoys teaching yoga.
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