About

About

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A vendor seen from above, arranging crates of pomegranates, oranges, tomatoes and apples at a market stall.

A venture studio for regenerative rural economies and landscapes.

Our Mission

The Agami Project exists to address the economic and environmental roots of distress migration and inequality, by designing Villages of Opportunities and Spaces of Possibilities. It is grounded in the belief that true innovation is born in the spaces between disciplines and cultures.

We aim to bring regenerative leadership grounded in systems thinking and a genuine passion for working across communities, researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and ecosystem partners spanning the Global North and South.

Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 01No Poverty
  • 02Zero Hunger
  • 05Gender Equality
  • 08Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • 10Reduced Inequalities
  • 11Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 13Climate Action
  • 15Life on Land
  • 17Partnerships for the Goals

Source: sdgs.un.org

Assess, connect, build

Our approach is guided by a simple theory of change: when communities are deeply understood, connected with the right partners, and equipped with adaptable infrastructure, lasting territorial transformation follows.

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Assess

Community & environmental assessment

We begin by listening and learning. Through community surveys, stakeholder engagement, and ecosystem analysis, including a comprehensive SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats), we build a clear, visual understanding of the territory’s needs, assets, and challenges, ensuring every solution is grounded in local reality.

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Connect

Coalition building

We bring together the right people, at the right time, around a shared vision. This means identifying aligned expert partners, community leaders, and funding organisations who are committed to the same long-term goals, building a coalition strong enough to make lasting change possible.

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Build

Flexible, decentralised implementation

We implement decentralised infrastructure in a progressive, adaptive way: scaling and adjusting as we learn, ensuring solutions remain flexible and responsive to the territory’s evolving needs. This is where our theory of change comes full circle: understanding + alignment + adaptive infrastructure = resilient, community-owned solutions that evolve with the territory.

Our Team

Portrait of Chloé Zimmermann, co-founder of The Agami Project.

Chloé Zimmermann

Co-Founder — Architecture & Circular Economy

French, with over a decade of global experience spanning India and Europe, Chloé is an award-winning architect and certified circular economy and sustainability manager. Moving between scales and disciplines, her work is grounded in curiosity, research, and systems thinking, driven by a genuine passion for bringing diverse people together around the same table to co-design innovative visions beyond conventional silos. She leads with a strong strategic mind and a builder’s instinct for partnerships that last.

Portrait of Shiraz Juriaans, co-founder of The Agami Project.

Shiraz Juriaans

Co-Founder — Finance & Impact Structuring

Dutch, with roots in South America and half a decade of experience across the Middle East and Europe, Shiraz is a real-assets professional with a finance and consulting background, which he uses to build economic systems designed by communities, for communities, restoring pride, ownership, and the environment in the process. He believes in people’s sovereignty: their right to access opportunity and drive their own lives, on their own terms. He leads with a sharp financial mind and a structurer’s instinct for turning purpose into lasting, self-driven prosperity.

Recognition

The health centre in Bengaluru that won a 2025 Holcim Foundation Award, its façade planted with greenery.

2025

Winner, Holcim Foundation Awards

One of the world’s most prestigious competitions for sustainable construction, chosen from more than 2,000 entries across 100+ countries.

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The Design Week Lagos 2025 exhibition: chairs, stools and a geometric textile on show under a red vaulted ceiling, beside a blue wall reading Design Week Lagos, 23rd-26th October 2025.

2025

Incubator Fellow, Design Week Lagos

West Africa’s leading international design week, held in Lagos, Nigeria. Its 2025 edition, “Made in Africa: Shaping Industries, Shaping Futures”, opened the Design + Innovation Incubator to its first cohort.

2025

Scholar, Placemaking Week Europe

Europe’s largest placemaking event, held in Italy; selected as one of 20 fellows worldwide. Workshop lead: Nonverbal Model Building for Collective European Futures.

Invited Talks

2026

Life Cycle Thinking and Systems Mapping. How to build more while using fewer resources

Panel · World Circular Economy Forum 2026, organised by CSTEP, ETH Zürich and untrash.earth

2026

From Isolated Clusters to Integrated Model: Regenerating Land, Homes & Livelihoods — Together

Invited Talk · Foundation Art and Nature, Germany

2026

Beyond Building. From Fragmented Projects to Integrated Systems. Rethinking What Regeneration Can Achieve

Guest Lecture · Penn State University, USA

2026

Villages of Opportunities. Why Regeneration Fails, and How Integrated Rural Models Can Transform the Future

Guest Lecture · TEPEE 2026 Conference, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

2026

Villages of Opportunities. A Story of Regenerative Rural Transformation in Karnataka

Guest Lecture · World of Water Action Forum (WOW-AF), AltTech Foundation, India

2025

Design for Spaces of Possibilities. Waste as a Valuable Resource to Build the Future

Invited Talk · Engineers Without Borders, Austria

2025

Smarter Minds for Smart Cities. Rethinking Digital Education for the Next Generation

Invited Talk & Panel · Internet Governance Forum, Austria

2025

Panel · Serein 10 Event, India


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Letters from the field

Every other week we write about what we are building, what the villages are teaching us, and where you can help.