Changing urban environments - Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya (case study) Flashcards
because the homes were built illegally what could happen to them?
they could be bulldozed
how many people live in Kibera?
1 million
how much are homes to rent?
£6 a month
what is the basic single story housing infrastructure like?
mud walls/floors and corrugated metal roofs
how big are their homes?
4 meters squared
how many people sleep in one home?
8
how much of Kibera has street lighting?
20%
how many toilets are there?
one per 50 houses
where is water collected from and how many people share is?
standpipes shared between 40 families
what are the examples of poor infrastructures?
no clinics, few schools, unpaved mud roads and no refuse collection
what is the famous alcohol?
changaa - 50% alcohol
what is the common job that most unemployed people take up?
recycling meat bones to make jewellery
who are there conflicts between?
different tribal groups
how many orphans are there as a result of aids?
1 000 000
Assisted self help scheme : where is the charity from?
Britain
Assisted self help scheme : what did they provide the locals with?
cheap building blocks so people could build themselves toilet blocks
Assisted self help scheme : what were the local people paid to do?
look after the toilets
Assisted self help scheme : how many toilet blocks were built?
10
Assisted self help scheme : what were children taught about in schools?
hygiene
Assisted self help scheme : how many people does the bathrooms serve?
100 000 people
Assisted self help scheme : what diseases have now declined?
cholera and tyhoid
Assisted self help scheme : who provides the labour and why?
the local people to keep the costs down
Local authority scheme KENSUP : what did this scheme provide?
new apartments, 5 storeys high with indoor bathrooms and electricity
Local authority scheme KENSUP : what is the rent like?
very low
