
Since the establishment of the EZBET project in 2013, the project has had a profound impact on the local community of Ezbet Abu Qarn in social and economic terms, as well as in terms of physical structures and the built environment in the urban context. The project was launched as a research project in a… Continue reading

Within the framework of Urban Future Conference Week (UFC23) With the belief that Egyptian know-how and experience should not end at its national borders. And following the successful COP27 conference in Egypt in 2022, EZBET e.V. together with its main partner BENAA Foundation today are sharing their experience in building with environmentally friendly construction techniques… Continue reading

VOICING THE INVISIBLES Grassroots civil society movements led by “women” from different contexts of injustice and marginalisation have proven over time to bring positive community outcomes. In contrast, the Western (i.e. European-influenced) development paradigm, which aims to modernise “developing” countries, usually has negative consequences by affecting local people or communities and alienating people from their… Continue reading