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Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, LEDC- Squatter Settlements
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GCSE Geography Mapa Mental sobre Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, LEDC- Squatter Settlements, creado por pippa22 el 03/05/2013.
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Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, LEDC- Squatter Settlements
Rural Urban Migration
Pull
Jobs
Jobs, sevices
Push
Poor harvest
Lack of jobs
Lack of services
Problems
800,000- 1 million people live in the shanty town- area of 255ha
High Density - 1m2 floor space each
over 100,000 children orphans as high HIV/AIDS
60% of Nairobis habitats live in slums
Houses
Made from mud, plastered-over boards, wood or corrugated iron sheeting
Paths between houses are ditches, filled with sewage often
Rubbish not collected
Crime
Groups offer security at a price
Police reluctant to enter
Water
Standpipe may supply water for up to 40 families.
Private operators run pipes into areas and may charge double
Solutions
Self-help service
Formal way of helping squatter settlements
Land is chosen for scheme & infrastruture is laid in advance ---> provide water, sanitation and electricity is supplied properly.
People build homes using affordable materials
Land is divided into individual plots.
Site and service
Local athorities help squatter settlements residents to improve homes.
Offer finace in form of loans/grants & often installing water, sanitation, etc... ---> lead to skills, then jobs
Improving conditions
WIDES
Help dispose of waste
Trying to improve sewage systems
Providing toilets and public baths.
Kenya Water for Health organisation
Provides piped water for people living in squatter settlements.
Clean water & how to disinfect it with Ultra Violet
Help
Practical Action (British charity)
Responsible for developing low cost roofing from sand & clay
Adding lime and natural fibre to soil to create blocks used for building ---> cheaper then concrete
The United Nations Human Settlement Programme
Affordable electricity (300 kenyan shillings per shack)
Up too 2 main water pipes
Improve sanitation
Government
Re-house thousands of residents ---> new blocks of flats- running water, electricity.
Residents involved with plans of funding of 650 million kenyan shillings - not work.
Built housing for 600 people.
--> Help break out the poverty cycle as houses become cleaner.
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