George Kapanadze

Rendeavour

Rendeavour is Africa's largest urban land developer with over 12,000 hectares (30,000 acres) of visionary projects in the growth trajectories of large cities in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo. Rendeavour's vision goes beyond alleviating what is a self-evident problem – that of stifling urban congestion and a dearth of quality housing and commercial property in Africa. Rather, we aim to help create the infrastructure – the living and working spaces, communities, schools and hospitals – that will help sustain and accelerate Africa's economic growth, meet the aspirations of Africa's burgeoning middle classes, and serve as a catalyst for further urban development. Rendeavour has learned through hard experience to shun utopian models of urban development favoured by some outside "experts". Rather, we endeavour to create urban templates that are as responsive as possible to the social and economic needs, capabilities and aspirations of local communities.