Kibera Flashcards

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What issues do people loving in Kibera face

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Land ownership, housing, sewage ,water, medical facilities, drugs

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What is wrong with the land ownership

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The government owns all the land in kibera 10% of people are shack owners many own others and let them out their remaining 90% are residents with no rights

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What is wrong with the housing

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Average size shack 12x12 ft built by mud walls tin roof and a dirt or concrete floor which cost £6 per month which house up to 8 people

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What is wrong with the sewage

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Most of kibera has no toilets one latrine is shred by up to 50 shacks young boys are employed to empty it into the river

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What is wrong with the water

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Until recently kibera has had no water and it had to be collected from the Nairobi ram which is not clean and can cause typhoid and cholera

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What is wrong with the medical facilities

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Kibera has no government clinics or hospitals they are provided by charities

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What is wrong with drugs

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Cheap drugs and sniffing glue are a problem once taken to avoid bordering but then get themselves hooked

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What are strategies used to help improve quality of life of those in kibera

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Health wallet, affordable housing, KDI public spaces, urban mapping, sack gardens, kibera green

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What is a health wallet

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Uses mobile phones to make wallets that people can put money aside that others can also add

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How does a health wallet help

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people living in poverty can healthcare which helps people stay healthy helping their families

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What is affordable housing

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Kenyan government are building half a million houses for people living in shanty towns to afford

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How does affordable housing help

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Supports living standards if people can pay the 12.5% deposit

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What is KDI public spaces

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Community owned spaces designed by charities focusing in drainage sanitation and sustainable structures

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How does KDI publish spaces help

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Gives communities ownership of spaces in their area and support flood management a big problem due to climate change

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What is urban mapping

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Uses gps to map out where things are in kibera using data gained through surveys that is then taken by volunteers to create maps

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How does urban mapping help

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People can see were facilities are and if they are working

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What are sack gardens

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Community gardens are made in kibera out of manure, soils and small rocks and people can come there to grow food

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How do sack gardens help

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seen as cheap and healthy solution to food insecurity and runaway unemployment and help people learn how to grow their own food

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What is kibera green

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Volunteers clean up rubbish and clean the street