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This pilot project strengthens community-led urban development in informal settlements in Mbarara, Uganda, by engaging residents in co-creating solutions for solid waste management and livelihood opportunities through waste upcycling. Building on the partner’s previous collaborations and ACTogether Uganda’s GALLA programme, the project centres on the participatory design and construction of a Green Opportunity Hub serving as a combined waste collection point, exploratory lab for business potentials in waste upcycling and local organizing. The project demonstrates how community-driven waste management can support youth entrepreneurship through establishing business-oriented cooperatives, strengthen civic participation and foster local ownership and resilience in a context of urban fragility.