The Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI) is an organization that works closely with residents in underdeveloped communities to create resources that address physical, social, and economic priorities through design. They work toward the creation of permanent spaces and policy change to create more of these spaces. "In other places where communities are not recognized or are neglected, we drag the city along and try to change how they work". Meaningful participation is at the heart of the work with community organizers to cultivate leaders and make planning and design accessible.