Transportation keeps people, businesses, and cities moving. But when mobility depends heavily on petrol and diesel vehicles, traffic congestion, poorly maintained engines, and limited clean transport options, movement comes at a cost. That cost is often paid through the air we breathe. Transport emissions are a major source of air pollution in many cities and growing towns. Exhaust fumes from cars, buses, trucks, motorcycles, and generators used around transport corridors release harmful pollutants that affect the lungs, heart, brain, and overall well-being of people who live, work, commute, or trade near busy roads. Breatha Clean Mobility exists to help reduce pollution at the source. Through this program, Breatha studies transport-related pollution patterns, supports clean mobility planning, and works with partners to encourage healthier, lower-emission transport systems.
Transport Corridors Monitored
Cities with Pollution Maps
EV & Clean Transport Partners
Commuters in Program Areas
Air pollution is not only produced by industries and waste burning. It is also produced every day on our roads. In many Nigerian and African cities, people are exposed to traffic emissions while walking to school, selling in markets, waiting at bus stops, riding motorcycles, commuting to work, or living near major roads. These exposures may seem normal because they are part of daily life, but over time, they can contribute to serious health problems. Clean mobility matters because the way people move affects the quality of the air around them. If transport systems are cleaner, communities breathe better. If roads are planned with public health in mind, cities become healthier and more livable.
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Monitors Transport-Related Air Pollution
Breatha tracks air quality around roads, transport corridors, bus stops, motor parks, markets, schools, and other high-traffic environments. This helps identify where emissions are highest, when exposure is most severe, and which groups may be most affected.
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Analyzes Pollution Patterns Linked to Movement
Breatha Clean Mobility studies how traffic flow, vehicle types, congestion, road design, and daily commuting patterns influence air quality. These insights can support better planning for cleaner cities, safer routes, and healthier public spaces.
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Supports Clean Mobility Planning
The program provides data and recommendations that can help governments, transport planners, urban development agencies, and private partners design cleaner mobility solutions. This may include support for electric vehicle adoption, cleaner public transport systems, low-emission transport corridors, health-conscious urban mobility planning, safe walking and cycling considerations, and reduced exposure around schools, markets, and transport hubs.
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Partners with Clean Transport and EV Initiatives
Breatha works with electric vehicle companies, sustainable transport organizations, policymakers, researchers, and development partners to promote cleaner transport options. Our role is to provide air quality insight, community data, research, and public awareness that support the transition to cleaner movement.
“I sell on this road every day. I did not know how bad the fumes were until Breatha came and showed us the numbers. Now I understand why I always have headaches by afternoon.”
Chiamaka Eze
Roadside Trader, Lagos
“For too long, African communities were absent from the datasets that shaped global environmental decisions. BREATHE-AFRICA is changing that, one dataset at a time.”
Engr. Babatunde Olawale
Urban Transport Planner, Abuja
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