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Kenya: one of the 25 poorest Kenya: one of the 25 poorest countries in the worldcountries in the world
Population growth: 15,3 Million Population growth: 15,3 Million in 1979 - 33,9 million in 2006in 1979 - 33,9 million in 2006
Urbanisation: 5% yearly since Urbanisation: 5% yearly since 19801980
3 million people live in 3 million people live in NAIROBINAIROBI
30% of the population live in 30% of the population live in urban centresurban centres
UN-HABITAT:UN-HABITAT:1/3 of the World’s 3 billion urban 1/3 of the World’s 3 billion urban
population are slum dwellerspopulation are slum dwellers
If present trends continue, there If present trends continue, there will be 2 billion of them by will be 2 billion of them by
20302030
55-60% of Nairobi’s 55-60% of Nairobi’s population live in informal population live in informal
settlementssettlements
they live in 168 slums that they live in 168 slums that occupy 5% of the residential occupy 5% of the residential
land arealand area
Mathare: 500.000 people Mathare: 500.000 people live on 4 kmlive on 4 km22
excluded from planning and excluded from planning and provision of infrastructure and provision of infrastructure and
servicesservices
1 toilet for 400 people 1 toilet for 400 people flying flying toiletstoilets
poor housingpoor housing
lack of water and lack of water and sanitation facilitiessanitation facilities
high illiteracy ratehigh illiteracy rate
high children mortality high children mortality raterate
BREAK THESE CHAINS BREAK THESE CHAINS
NAIROBI NAIROBI
SOME OF THEM LIVE LARGE, SOME OF THEM LIVE LARGE, BUT MOST OF THEM LIVE BUT MOST OF THEM LIVE
SMALLSMALL
WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL INCOME AT ALLFINANCIAL INCOME AT ALLBut: Strong social networksBut: Strong social networks
ISULLINairobiISULLINairobi
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IIntroducing ntroducing SSustainable ustainable UUrban rban LLiving in iving in LLocal ocal IInformal nformal
Households in Households in NNairobiairobi