Cities today issue 12 | Page 6

CITYBRIEF Financial Times Sanergy, which provides toilets to be managed by residents in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, was named as this year’s overall winner as well as winning the Africa and Middle East award. Sanergy was selected by a distinguished panel of judges for developing a sustainable and hygienic sanitation system which recycles human waste to generate electricity and provide fertilizer as well as creating jobs for residents of informal settlements. Martin Dickson, Managing Editor, Financial Times, and Ed Skyler, Executive Vice President, Global Public Affairs, Citi, with Becky Auerbach, Sanergy, Africa and Middle East winner and overall award winner Photo: Courtesy of Financial Times Live See the full feature in Cutting Edge on page 36.