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PLAY + LIVE

Play is not a luxury it is a foundation of human flourishing. In “Play + Live,” FLOW examines how arts, culture, sport, and leisure can regenerate cities and strengthen social fabric. Public space, creativity, and joy are vital to resilience: they foster trust, bridge divides, and anchor collective identity. Our research explores how African creativity can shape global culture while driving inclusive economies. From music and festivals to parks and digital spaces, we ask: how can play inspire solidarity and wellbeing? Play + Live envisions cities where joy is not separate from sustainability, but central to it because when people can gather, celebrate, and dream, they are better equipped to build a future that works for all.

African primary school children playing games. Black children, full of life and joy, enjoying their childhood and playing together. Small faces with big smiles.

African Planet-Smart Violins

Blending craft, acoustics, and ecology, this initiative produces violins made from certified African tonewoods and low-carbon resins. Each instrument carries a digital passport verifying sustainable sourcing and maker lineage. The program celebrates African luthiery excellence while supporting reforestation and cultural diplomacy — positioning music as a symbol of regenerative creativity.

Club 57 Cultural Climate Labs

Quarterly “make-test-measure” festivals unite artists, designers, and entrepreneurs to prototype low-carbon urban life. Each lab generates jobs, public art, and measurable 4C (Community, Capital, Climate, Circularity) impacts—turning creativity into civic action.

Afropolitan Creative Commons & IP Studio A digital and legal studio helping African creators protect and license their intellectual property. By linking cultural districts to global markets, it ensures artists and artisans capture fair value from the adaptive city’s creative economy.

Afropolitan Creative Commons & IP Studio

A digital and legal studio helping African creators protect and license their intellectual property. By linking cultural districts to global markets, it ensures artists and artisans capture fair value from the adaptive city’s creative economy.

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Adaptive City

FLOW’s Adaptive City initiative redefines how communities thrive under climate and resource pressure. By merging digital foresight, regenerative design, and local materials, Adaptive City pilots measure urban resilience across the 4C lenses — Community, Capital, Climate, and Circularity. Each participating city becomes a living lab where architecture, food, energy, and mobility systems evolve in real time toward net-zero and inclusive prosperity.

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Urban Bio-Food Loops (UBL)

FLOW transforms city markets into circular food hubs powered by rooftop gardens, waste-to-value composting, and solar cold-chain logistics. UBL connects small farmers, youth, and vendors to affordable nutrition systems that regenerate soil, reduce waste, and create steady green jobs.

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Coastal Blue-Green Food Corridors

Coastal PSEZs link regenerative aquaculture, mangrove restoration, and solar-iced landing sites to build resilient coastal economies. The project blends ocean health, food security, and local livelihoods while generating measurable blue-carbon credits for climate finance.

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