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Mashimoni Primary School
Mashimoni is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. Mashimoni Primary School, Facing the Future School, Mashimoni Good Samaritan School for the Orphans (MAGOSO) and Mashimoni Squatters Schools exist. Many of its residents are Luhyas and Kambas. It is part of Langata Constituency. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Gatwekera, Soweto East, Kisumu Ndogo and Siranga.https://jyx.jyu.fi/dspace/bitstream/handle/123456789/19466/URN_NBN_fi_jyu-200901201029.pdf?sequence=1 See also * Kambi Muru *Shilanga Shilanga is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. It has at least one church. It has a major Luo population. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Gatwekera, Soweto East Soweto East is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. It ... References {{coord missing, Kenya Suburbs of Nairobi Slums in Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibera
Kibera (Kinubi language, Kinubi: ''Forest'' or ''Jungle'') is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, from the city centre. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa. The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census reports Kibera's population as 170,070, contrary to previous estimates of one or two million people. Other sources suggest the total Kibera population may be 500,000 to well over 1,000,000 depending on which slums are included in defining Kibera. In 2009, a survey conducted by the French Institute for Research in Africa found that the average Kibera slum resident lives in extreme poverty, earning less than US$2 per day. Unemployment rates are high. 12% of the population are living with HIV. Cases of assault and rape are common. There are few schools, and most people cannot afford education for their children. Clean water is scarce. Diseases caused by poor hygiene are prevalent. A great majority living in the slum l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilanga
Shilanga is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. It has at least one church. It has a major Luo population. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Gatwekera, Soweto East Soweto East is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. Its population has been estimated at 70,000 persons. Slum residents have to pay more than others for water. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Nairobi, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Mashimoni, ..., Kichinjio, Kisumu Ndogo, Makongeni and Mashimoni. See also * Raila * Sarang'ombe * Siranga References {{coord missing, Kenya Suburbs of Nairobi Slums in Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kambi Muru
Kambi Muru is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. It borders to Mashimoni, Lindi, Kisumu Ndogo and Makina. Kambi Muru is the site of Kibera Academy. It is also a part of the area of Christ the King Catholic Church. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Gatwekera, Soweto East, Kichinjio, Kisumu Ndogo, Makongeni and Mashimoni. See also *Raila *Sarang'ombe *Shilanga *Siranga Siranga is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. Its population is estimated at 150,000 residents. The Nairobi Christian Outreach Centre is in Siranga. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Gatwekera, Soweto East, Kisu ... References {{coord missing, Kenya Suburbs of Nairobi Slums in Kenya Squatting in Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siranga
Siranga is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. Its population is estimated at 150,000 residents. The Nairobi Christian Outreach Centre is in Siranga. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Gatwekera, Soweto East, Kisumu Ndogo, Mugumoini, Makongeni, Kichinjio and Mashimoni. See also * Kambi Muru * Raila *Shilanga Shilanga is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. It has at least one church. It has a major Luo population. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Gatwekera, Soweto East Soweto East is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. It ... References {{coord missing, Kenya Suburbs of Nairobi Slums in Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisumu Ndogo
Kisumu Ndogo is a name given to villages or settlements that are part of two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, Kibera and Korogocho. Kisumu Ndogo means ''little Kisumu''. Most dwellers of these villages are believed to be of low income. Nowadays, there are many villages across the country called Kisumu Ndogo. For example, there are in fact two Kisumu Ndogo villages in Kilifi county alone, one in Malindi sub county and one in Kilifi North sub county. There is also one in Mombasa and Nakuru Counties. The original settlers of Kisumu Ndogo in Kibera were from the Kisumu area in western Kenya, and that settlement has a major Luo population. A Winners' Chapel is active in Kisumu Ndogo. The Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO) is active in Kisumu Ndogo. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Mashimoni, Soweto East, Gatwekera and Siranga. Korogocho includes the villages of Korogocho A, Korogocho B, Kisumu Ndogo, Gitathuru, Highridge Highri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soweto East
Soweto East is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. Its population has been estimated at 70,000 persons. Slum residents have to pay more than others for water. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Nairobi, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Mashimoni, Gatuikira, Kisumu Ndogo and Siranga. References {{coord missing, Kenya Suburbs of Nairobi Slums in Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatwekera
Gatwekera (Gatuikira) is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. Its population likely exceeds 70,000. Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor is active there. Many of its residents are Luo. Médecins Sans Frontières used to run a health center there. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Mashimoni, Soweto East, Kisumu Ndogo and Siranga Siranga is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. Its population is estimated at 150,000 residents. The Nairobi Christian Outreach Centre is in Siranga. Other parts of Kibera include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Kianda, Gatwekera, Soweto East, Kisu .... References {{coord missing, Kenya Suburbs of Nairobi Slums in Kenya Squatting in Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kianda
Kianda (or Dandalunda) is a goddess of the sea, of the waters, and a protector of fishermen in traditional Angolan culture. Veneration Kianda was traditionally worshipped by throwing offerings such as food and clothing into the sea. Every year the Luanda Island Feast is held to honor the deity. The mosasaur ''Prognathodon kianda'', found in Angola, was named after her. Arts and Literature The Angolan author Pepetela Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941) is a major Angolan writer of fiction. He writes under the name Pepetela. A Portuguese Angolan, Pepetela was born in Benguela, Portuguese Angola, and fought as a member of the MPLA in the l ... uses the Kianda as a central figure in his short story "Magias do Mar" as well as his novel ''O Desejo de Kianda'' (lit. The Wish of Kianda, published in English as ''The Return of the Water Spirit''). References African deities African goddesses African mythology Culture of Angola Bantu deities Sea and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindi, Nairobi
Lindi is a suburb of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It belongs to the major slum of Kibera. As for Laini Saba, another village within Kibera, its population is estimated at 100,000. Soweto East is another village belonging to Kibera. The price of water there clearly is above Nairobi average. A Lindi Friends Primary School exists. Other slums in the Nairobi area *Dandora * Huruma * Kiambiu * Korogocho *Mathare Mathare is a collection of slums in Nairobi with a population of approximately 500,000 people; the population of Mathare Valley alone, the oldest of the slums that make up Mathare, is 180,000 people. Mathare is the home of football (soccer), foot ... * Mukuru kwa Njenga * Pumwani Notes {{coord missing, Kenya Suburbs of Nairobi Slums in Kenya Squatting in Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slum
A slum is a highly populated Urban area, urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty. The infrastructure in slums is often deteriorated or incomplete, and they are primarily inhabited by impoverished people."What are slums and why do they exist?" UN-Habitat, Kenya (April 2007) Although slums are usually located in urban areas, in some countries they can be located in suburban areas where housing quality is low and living conditions are poor. While slums differ in size and other characteristics, most lack reliable sanitation services, Water supply, supply of clean water, reliable electricity, law enforcement, and other basic services. Slum residences vary from shanty town, shanty houses to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laini Saba
Laini Saba is a slum of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It belongs to the major slum of Kibera. As for Lindi, another village within Kibera, its population is estimated at 100,000. Soweto East is another village belonging to Kibera. The price of water there clearly is above Nairobi average. A Laini Saba Primary School exists. http://www.clairelorentzen.com/Site/Laini%20Saba%20Primary%20School.html Other slums in the Nairobi area *Dandora * Huruma * Kiambiu * Korogocho *Mathare Mathare is a collection of slums in Nairobi with a population of approximately 500,000 people; the population of Mathare Valley alone, the oldest of the slums that make up Mathare, is 180,000 people. Mathare is the home of football (soccer), foot ... * Mukuru kwa Njenga * Pumwani Notes {{coord missing, Kenya Suburbs of Nairobi Slums in Kenya Squatting in Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
