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History
Public Space Network started as a small collective driven by the conviction that well-designed public spaces can transform cities. Today, our history is one of incremental change designing spaces that encourage gathering, inspire creativity, and build a more inclusive urban future.
June 2013
Robinson Esialimba connects on a personal level with 3 youths and supports the creation of Mustards Seeds Garden in Dandora.
January 2014
Phase 1 of transformation of Mustard Seeds Garden is completed and Robinson conceives the idea of the Changing Faces Competition (CFC) and establishes the Dandora Transformation League (DTL).
June 2014
First edition of the Changing Faces Competition is held with 5 participating teams from Dandora.
September 2015
Second edition of the Changing Faces Competition is held with more than 200 participating teams from Dandora. The idea of the Public Space Network (PSN) is born as the driver of the CFC to replace and succeed DTL as the appropriate vehicle to take the competition from Dandora to the rest of Nairobi.
September 2016
The third edition of CFC is launched but but this time for the whole of Nairobi with more than 500 teams and 6200 participating youth from across Nairobi under the auspices of PSN
May 2017
The Public Space Network is formally endorsed during a formal session of the Urban Thinkers Camp hosted by UN-habitat in Nairobi Kenya as forum to support increased access to quality public spaces in Kenya.
March 2018
Public Space Network is formally registered as a society.
May 2018
PSN wins the International Award for Best Practice in Public Space Management hosted by UN-Habitat and the Government of Dubai held in Dubai.
June 2018
PSN receives the Best Community Innovation Award in the Smart Cities Innovation Awards by Le Monde Magazine held in Singapore.
June 2018
PSN receives the Best Community Innovation Award in the Smart Cities Innovation Awards by Le Monde Magazine held in Singapore.
December 2021
PSN receives recognition by the Kenya Institute of Urban Planners (KIP) for Innovative Community Engagement during the Annual KIP Convention.
July 2025
PSN is registered in Switzerland as a non-profit organisation.
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