Kibera quatter settlement redevelopment, Nairobi, Kenya

Kibera quatter settlement redevelopment, Nairobi, Kenya

1. Problems

   • Boys are employed to take sludge to the river
     • Water pipes expensive
       • People drink Nairobi dam water
         • Typhoid and cholera
   • No hospitals
     • 100 orphans due to AIDS
   • Only 20% has electricity
     • Expensive
   • 50% unemployment
     • Alcohol is cheap
       • More violent crimes
         • 50% 16-25 year old girls are pregnant
           • Abortions are dangerous
   • One latrine shared by 350 people

2. Solutions

   • Oxfam charity
     • Teaches women about birth control
       • Reduce population
   • Local community group
     • Built 3 washroom blocks
       • Separate for men and women
         • Reduce rape
     • Built an information centre and a library
   • Hot Sun enterprises
     • Provide market stalls
       • Reduce unemployment
   • Waste collected and turned into methane for fuel
   • Practical action charity
     • Self help
     • Teaches people how to produce bricks and roof tiles
   • UN Habitat and government
     • Begun rehousing thousands in blocks of flats
       • 770 moved in first year
   • Gap year students help overseas