Kibera Squatter Settlement

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What percentage of nairobis inhabitants live in slums?
60% over half of those live in Kibera
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How many people live in the shanty town?
between 800,000 and 1 million
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How much space do those that live in Kibera have each?
1 metre squared, which is an extremely high density of people
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What are the "houses" made from?
mud, plastered over boards, wood or corrugated iron
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Whats inbetween the houses?
small narrow paths with sewage in the middle
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What are the main problems?
Lots of rubbish, open sewage causing diseases, crime is rife
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What happened to allow self-help schemes to progress?
Practical action by a british charity has been responsible for developing low-cost roofing tiles allowing self-help schemes to progress
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What did the United Nations Human Settlement Programme provide?
affordable electricity for 300 kenyan shillings per shack
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Who provided 2 mains water pipes?
the council and the world bank
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What happened in 2003?
a 15 year programme was started to plan to rehouse thousands of residents of kibera in the first year 770 families were rehoused in flats
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How many people live in the shanty town?

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between 800,000 and 1 million

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How much space do those that live in Kibera have each?

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What are the "houses" made from?

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Whats inbetween the houses?

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