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Bankolay Theodore Turay

PhD Candidate, University of Lagos

Bankolay Theodore Turay is a Sierra Leonean doctoral scholar specialising in sustainable urbanisation. Based at the Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos, he is part of the Wits-TUB-Unilag Urban Lab, a DAAD-funded program. Holding a BA in Development Studies from Unimak-Sierra Leone and an MSc in Land Governance and Policy from KNUST-Ghana, Turay brings extensive experience in rural community research, women's land rights, and urbanization. His research interests encompass sustainable development, urbanisation, women's land rights, and land governance reforms. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD focused on "Women's Access to Land for Sustainable Livelihood: Evaluating the Effects of Tenure Conflicts in peri-urban settlements, a case study of Sierra Leone."