Kibera- Squatter Settlements Flashcards
Economic: What’s the average daily income?
$1.25
Economic: Why is the average income so low?
Most residents have low skilled, low paid jobs
Economic: How much of the population is thought to be unemployed?
80%
Economic: How do the few who work in the public sector get there? Why?
Walk, as they can’t afford public transport
Economic: Most inhabitants rely on ___ for a living
Self-employment
Economic Help: What does the World Youth Alliance do?
Train teenagers in a range of skills so that they’re more confident and so get a job
Economic Help: Why have floodlights been installed?
To reduce crime rates, as criminals won’t act as they’ll be seen
Economic Help: What’s one activity the World Youth Alliance do to boost confidence?
Drama sessions
Social: How much does it cost to send their children to secondary school?
£500- £700 a year
Social: What’s a very common disease? How many are estimated to have it?
HIV- 50%
Social: How many children have been orphaned due to their parents dying because of HIV?
100,000
Social: Why are TB and diarrhoea easily spread?
Because of the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions
Social: How many use the 600 pit latrines?
1 million
Social Help: What do the clinics that Global Giving UK have set up treat?
HIV, give anti-malarials
Social Help: How many people have been helped by Global Giving UK?
20,000
Social Help: How much is it a month to sponsor a child through Kibera in Need?
£20
Social Help: What does the Kibera in Need sponsorship include for the child?
Education, 6 hot meals a week, equipment
Environmental: Why is there very little greenery and open space?
As the population is so high
Environmental: Why’s there large amounts of water pollution?
Flying toilets and animal waste in the water
Environmental Help: What’s the PeePoo scheme?
A bag that turns human waste into fertiliser, decreasing water contamination and allowing people to grow food
Environmental Help: Several _____ are being built to reduce water pollution
Toilet blocks
Environmental Help: What are new homes being built with?
Sewers- reducing pollution
Social Help: Which charity has developed low cost roofing tiles to stop leaks in houses?
Practical Action
Social Help: What’s KENSUP (Kenya Slum Upgrade) replacing slums with? How many storeys are the few that are in Kibera?
Modern, low cost housing- they’re 5 storey
