“Will all this data ever really help the people of Nakuru?” It is the question that keeps coming back in every ward, in every community meeting, and in every conversation between residents and AngaWatch ambassadors. In 2025, it was also the most persistent concern raised by the ambassadors themselves. There is no simple or linear answer. The value of RESPIRA-AQM lies in a slow chain of steps – from stories and sensor readings, to evidence, to policy discussions, and eventuall

On Friday 10 October 2025 , a closed-door roundtable discussion on Air Quality Management (AQM) in African cities was held at the CSIR Knowledge Commons in Pretoria. Co-hosted by VITO, RESPIRA and CSIR, the session brought together experts and key actors from provincial and city-level government, meteorological services, research and academia, and funding agencies. The aim was to foster technical exchange and dialogue on the current status and future perspectives for monitori

Leuven, Belgium – December 2025 — As the year comes to a close and many of us take a moment to pause, reflect, and share time with loved ones, we would like to send you our warm Christmas wishes. This season of care, connection, and renewal is also a time to remember why we do what we do. Below, we share the principles that guide RESPIRA’s work and a glimpse of how, together with our partners and communities, we continue to strive for cleaner air and healthier lives. In Afri