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