Kibera

Kibera

Location
1. Nairobi, Kenya
2. On Marshy land next to the river on the south west of the city
Problems
1. Homes built by the people
2. No sanitation so sewage runs down the street
3. No clean water so disease spreads
4. No healthcare
  1. Very little money
5. Tiny unsafe houses
  1. Crime
  2. Smell
  3. No electricity
    1. Rubbish lying on the ground
6. Few jobs
Solutions
1. Self help schemes
  1. Where people help themselves
    1. The government trains local people so they can do things themselves
      1. Provides Skills, jobs & community spirit
  2. E.g. Oxfam / Comic relief
    1. Educate people about birth control
  3. E.g Practical Action
    1. Train people to build bricks and roof tiles so homes can be improved
2. Government led schemes
  1. The government comes in and does all the work
    1. E.g Improve water & sanitation

Resource summary

	Created by jackmackinder19 almost 11 years ago