Well, we have hit the ground running. This is an effort to map sub saharan Africa’s largest slum on map. I am very much interested in this project. Not only because of the mapping but also the fact that the information will be very necessary to NGO’s and Government. Well, i remember once the Prime Minister Raila Odinga, stated that there are very many NGO’s in Kibera and some are more into profiteering than assisting the people of kibera.
How, will this project change that, well we hope to map NGO’s and facilities existent in Kibera, these provides better accountability to the people.
Another benefit i foresee here is location of NGO’s and more so their distribution. is there a pattern in their distribution. this can be important to evaluate their objectives and more so if they are helping alleviate poverty.
It will also help know the different NGO’s in the area and what exactly they do. It will also be good for poverty tourism. Poverty tourism is increasing. People travel miles just to come and see Africa’s largest sub saharan slum. they could as well do with an online map.visit for more info www.mapkibera.org
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