The results showed that there are 200,000 residents, instead of. Putting low income residents at the centre of governance for basic services the role of kibera slum upgrading project in providing basic services to low income residents in nairobi, kenya presented at the 6th global forum in reinventing government korea 26 may 2005 by honourable amos m. The site is located in wakiso district, nansana town council in nabweru north nansana town council is located on the main highway between kampala and hoima 15 km out of the. It took its position after the upgrading and renovation of south africas south west town soweto slums. The main objective of slum upgrading is to remove the poor living standards of slum dwellers and largely focuses on removing slum dwellers altogether.
Upgrading programme kensup, courtesy of a partnership between. Taking action in slum upgrading projects in nairobi. Habitat called kensup kenya slum upgrading project. The transformation of kibera from africas largest slum to. Kibera slum upgrade as part of the housing development in. The plan is good, says mildred, if the government continues, then the rest of the slum can be upgraded. Swot for kibera and the kenya slum upgrading project a is a powerful tool. This article discusses two kenyan government initiatives in slum upgrading. Kibera is the largest slum in nairobi, and the largest urban slum in africa.
Swot analysis of the kibera and the kenya slum upgrading project a hbr case solution. This article analyses the pilot public housing project in kibera soweto east in nairobi under the kenya slum upgrading programme kensup, courtesy of a. Habitat would oversee the kenya slum upgrading project kensup, which would cover the three largest kenyan cities, starting with nairobis largest slum, kibera. Nairobi is the capital of kenya, an eastern african country.
The development objective of the national slum upgrading project for indonesia is to improve access to urban infrastructure and services in targeted slums in indonesia. The kenya slum upgrading programme kensup, a collaboration between the. Group 2 nabweru north a structural plan concept kibirango maurice kagoya clara kisukiro daniel kiggundu frank kayondo allan ndawula mubalaka 2. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. The specific case was the on going slum upgrading in nairobis biggest slum, kibera. Residents who were relocated to the promised land began leaving their new homes and moving back into. Kenya slum upgrading project kensup kenyas capital city nairobi has some of the most dense, unsanitary and insecure slums in the world. The city of nairobi has an area of about 700 square kilometers, including all of its numerous suburbs. Roughly one million residents live in kibera forming onefifth of nairobis population, where overcrowded shacks, poor sanitation, and poverty is widespread and municipal officials have traditionally ignored the.
This massive project is supposed to improve lives of the current residents of soweto village, within kibera slums. Forest or jungle is a division of nairobi area, kenya, and neighbourhood of the city of nairobi, 6. Land tenure in slum upgrading projects hal archive ouverte. Kibera is the biggest slum in africa and one of the biggest in the world. A transformative project in kibera, kenya africanism. Kenya slum upgrading project kensup unhabitat home. The fate of the kenya slum upgrading program georgeadulu.
Kenya slum upgrading programme uwspace university of. Buy books, tools, case studies, and articles on leadership, strategy, innovation, and other business and management topics. Kensup kenyan slum upgrading programme and more recently kisip kenya informal settlements improvement project, for example, the government has been undertaking slum upgrading projects in several urban areas. Kensup is a nationwide project consisting of several phases, but in the particular case of kibera, nairobi largest, poorest, and most populated slum, kensup calls specifically for the temporary relocation of. Telehealth clinic launched in kibera slums unhabitat. It gives the objectives, strategies and components of each programme.
Kenya slum upgrading program project english details. We first examine the effects of slumupgrading projects on flood and conflict risks. This estimation was done in 2009 by the french institute for research in africa ifra in nairobi and keyobs, a belgian company, using geographical information systems gis methodology and a ground survey. Kensups aim is to improve the livelihoods of people living and working in slums and informal settlements in the urban areas of kenya through the provision of.
Case study of a squatter settlement kibera, nairobi. The first component, institutional and policy development. After the first world war, the british government allowed the. The kenya slum upgrading program kensup was a result of a meeting in november 2000 between the then president of kenya and the executive director of unhabitat at which the executive director offered to spearhead a slum upgrading program for kenya starting with nairobis largest slum, kibera. Nairobi is the 14th largest city in africa, housing about 3 million nairobians. Hovels the 822 units were put up on a site where mud hovels. But, as an informal settlement, its hard to keep track of the numbers. Housed in the kibera soweto east resource centre, a multiuse resource centre built with funds from the german basf foundation and actively supported by unhabitat, the clinic will provide the muchneeded. Evaluation of kibera water, sanitation and waste water project. But from the launch of the project in 2003, there has been a nagging problem. The most recent phase of kibera slum upgrading project has 900 housing units, 230 business stalls, a nursery school, a social hall, a youth centre, three solid waste handling sheds, toilet blocks and a boundary wall. Kibera, the infamous slum in nairobi kenyas capital, is viewed as the biggest, largest and poorest slum in africa.
Case study of a squatter settlement kibera shanty town in nairobi, kenya slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Pdf alternative approaches to slum upgrading in kibera. Habitat on how the two could engage in slum upgrading. Swot analysis helps the business to identify its strengths and weaknesses, as well as understanding of opportunity that can be availed and the threat that the company is facing.
Effects of slum upgrading on the social contract and. Nairobi, kenya 29 november 2014 the opening of a stateoftheart medical clinic in soweto east, one of kiberas villages marked another milestone for kiberas slumupgrading effort. A background to the urbanisation of poverty is outlined along with approaches to. Kibera is home to over a quarter of nairobi residents. According to the 201220 kenya housing survey, the population in slums and informal settlements is estimated at 9. The project was part of the government of kenyas kenya slum upgrading program and involved the kibera water and sanitation project led by unhabitats urban basic services branch. Indonesia national slum upgrading project english abstract. The social and physical mapping for has been completed. These interventions are however hampered by the absence of a comprehensive policy and legal framework. The impact of kibera integrated water, sanitation and waste management project 63 5. Kibera is estimated to be the largest slum in africa with a population nearing 1. Just across his small business in soweto east are the newlycompleted apartments that are part of the kibera slum upgrading project. Kibera and community based solutions planet forward.
The kibera soweto east project in nairobi, kenya request pdf. Kibera upgrading project full of contradictions daily nation. Claudio acioly street led citywide slum upgrading duration. A stakeholder analysis was carried out in order to understand and determine identified stakeholder impact and influence. Kibera and the kenya slum upgrading project a case. The kenya slum upgrading project kensup rises on the edge of kibera.
Compared to the rest of the citys population nairobis slum dwellers are excluded from. The government has identified kibera informal settlement for development through the kenya slum upgrading programme kensup the settlement will be developed in phases due to the scale of the project. Eia reportsoweto east zone a at kibera nairobi march 2011 71 pp pdf. Kibera to get over 3,000 houses in slumupgrading project. The tabitha clinic will provide 20,000 kiberans with basic healthcare for treatable, infectious diseases, as well as educate them on epidemics like hivaids, allowing for greater disease control and for kibera residents to live healthier lives.
The growth of informal settlements in kenya dates back to the colonial period. Kibera and the kenya slum upgrading project a case study. Why residents of kibera slum are rejecting new housing plans. The remodeled kibera hamlets school is a befitting illustration of a transformation project with a twofold agenda. Lessons from latin america presents the results of a study on participatory strategies in slum upgrading1, provision of services for the urban poor, and lowincome housing initiatives in areas of urban poverty in latin america. Slum upgrading in kibera, nairobi tufts university. As some of the residents of kibera begin their move into the promised land and others await theirs, ghana is following suite and finalising a framework for a national slum upgrading program with a priority focus on its capital accra.
Abby higgins the flagship of kensup rises up behind kibera, a goliath multistoried concrete building called the promised land by local residents. Almost half of the citys population lives in over 100 slums and squatter settlements within the city, with little or inadequate access to safe water and sanitation. Lessons from latin america by ivo imparato and jeff ruster slum upgrading and participation. The project showed significant early success in building community engagement, but. The article focuses on the kensup programme, presenting the achievements of this slum upgrading initiative to date and sums up with the. Apon myself and fellow mate dylan jones, we visited the slum within kenya called kibera, noticing that we could make a difference we set up a charity to help fund programs to bring awareness. Kibera and the kenya slum upgrading project b case. The kibera soweto east project in nairobi, kenya halshs.
This article presents the findings of the estimated population of kibera, often said to be the biggest slum in africa. The kibera water and sanitation project kwatsan has operated as part of the. Kenyas capital city nairobi has some of the most dense, unsanitary and inse cure slums in the world. Located just five kilometres from kenyas vibrant capital nairobi, kibera is the worlds thirdlargest slum. The 2009 kenya population and housing census reports kiberas population as 170,070, contrary to previous estimates of one or two million people.
Some facts and stats about kibera, kenya kibera uk. Habitat would oversee the kenya slum upgrading project kensup. Land tenure in slum upgrading projects paul syagga to cite this version. Pdf slum upgrading and housing alternatives for the poor. Most notorious for its high crime rates, poor sanitation and heaps of garbage, to see it is still not to understand it. It might take several generations for it to upgrade the whole of kibera. This project has provided additional documentation in a pdf file projdoc. Slum upgrading is an urban renewal strategy which consists of a demolition of slums, undertaken cooperatively by large corporations to make way for hotels and various other buildings. Kibera, nairobi urban study life in kenya slum sheds light on growing global reality kibera slums kibera slum case study kibera population 2018 nairobi slums list kibera slum upgrading project kibera location history of kibera kibera map education in kibera drone photos capture the dramatic inequality of nairobi kibera tours nairobi, kenya.
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