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As part of the research project on Informal Appropriation of Public Space for Leisure Physical Activity in Lagos and Yaound\u00e9<\/a>, led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Universities of Lagos and Yaound\u00e9, the ALPhA research team hosted a first stakeholder workshop on the 14th September 2021 in Lagos and on the 21st September 2021 in Yaound\u00e9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The aim of the workshops in both cities was to provide a platform for urban stakeholders to discuss challenges, share best practices and understand the influence and impact of leisure physical activities in shaping the form and function of African cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The workshop was attended, in person and virtually (via zoom), by 32 delegates in Lagos and 43 delegates in Yaound\u00e9, representing organisations from diverse sectors including academia\/professional, government, multilateral, non-governmental\/civil society and private sector organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Workshop participants gained a better understanding of the relationship between health and public spaces and of the preliminary findings from the ALPhA project. They also shared their perspectives on governance of public spaces informally appropriated for physical activity in Yaound\u00e9 and Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the detailed reports for the Lagos<\/a> and Yaound\u00e9<\/a> workshops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n