Case study of a squatter settlement

Question 1

Location?

Answer 1

Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya

Central-east of Africa

Question 2

Problems?

Answer 2

• Very high pop. density - 1/3 of Nairobi’s population (900,000 people)
• 50% unemployment rate
• lack of running water/electricity
• AIDs is a massive problem

Question 3

Solutions to problems?

Answer 3

• Low-cost roofing tiles + building materials used to build sufficient housing, funded by charities (e.g. Practical action)
• Medical facilities/healthcare givenby charities
• Council/Wold bank funded building of two main water pipes
• UN Habitat 15-year plan set up to re-house families into new blocks with running water, toilets, showers and electricity
• Kibera Slum Foundation provides an improvement in sanitation

-Kenyan police force try to lower crime rates