Awardees

“The EPIC Air Quality Fund was a very welcome development for us and a validation of the work that we were doing initially when we started off. We actually did the sensor installations and launched the initiative using our own resources. But that recognition and the support that came along with the award from the Fund really propelled our ability to expand and scale at the pace and extent that we were able to progress in such a way that we went from no sensors to nationwide coverage within less than two years. It was a tremendous success that would not have been possible without support from the Fund.”

“The EPIC Air Quality Fund has been fundamental to our work towards cleaner air in Mozambique. We are now collecting PM2.5 data through 11 active stations, and our next steps are to network more with other awardees and institutions working on air quality, learn from their experience, and bring the project forward. The target is to develop an air quality risk map for Mozambique, while simultaneously building high-level technical and scientific capacity needed to sustain this work locally to ensure the growth of a sustainable initiative.”

“We are happy to be paving the path toward cleaner air by making local air quality data open and actionable. With the EPIC AQ Fund award we will be able to contribute to the knowledge around air quality and public health across the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have deployed a network of ten air quality monitors across Kinshasa city, initiated discussions with government partners, and began outreach campaigns with school children and the community. We are hoping that this will deepen interest in air quality issues within the greater community and with policy makers.”