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Kibera Project Visit

You might not know the name Kibera, but the scenes may be familiar as it has been made famous by a number of recent movies including the Oscar-nominated movie The Constant Gardener. With a population of around one million people, Kibera is the largest slum in sub-Saharan Africa - around one in four people from Nairobi live there.

Located around 5km southeast of Nairobi’s city centre, Kibera was established by the British as a residence for Nubian soldiers returning from war in the 1920s. It has grown considerably since this time and is subject to land conflicts as the land is now prime realestate and is illegally tenanted. Today, all of Kenya’s fifty tribes are represented in Kibera and as such is rich in cultural and historical diversity offering a unique and widely varying environment for those who work and live there.

The purpose of the Kibera visit is to give visitors a unique insight into the life of the average Kenyan, away from the regular tourist trail. During the day you will be guided through Kibera and given an opportunity to visit some of the small businesses, schools and organisations which have been established to improve the life and prospects of people living in Kibera. There are many great enterprises which focus on offering opportunities and skilling unemployed residence, with the end result of giving financial indepence to individuals and families. Hopefully you will also feel inspired by people who have so little, but are motivated to make a difference for themselves and future generations. There are many projects which work to raise money by making souvenirs and locally-saleable products, including music cds, beadwork and solar panels to name just a few. There are also many projects established aimed at improving the living conditions and environment and focus on sanitary, rubbish and other social problems.

Itinerary
At around 10:00 you will be collected by a project representative. With your guide you will catch public transport to Kibera where you will undertake a guided walk through Kibera seeing sites and places of interest. You are able to visit an ‘orphan school’ (this is an unofficial school - there are only three official schools in Kibera), cow bone jewellery workshop, and enjoy a typical Kenyan lunch hosted in a family home. In the afternoon you will continue the walk through Kibera discussing the history and culture, then depart via public transport again.

Included
project representative to guide you.

Not included
personal insurance, items of a personal nature, lunch (100/-), drinks, transport (40/-).

Don’t forget to bring
sunhat, sunscreen, drinking water, camera and common sense. This visit is to raise money to effect long-term benefit for worthy projects. As such we ask that you to please not take gifts, sweets or other items to hand out, particularly to children. If you have items to donate or ideas to contribute further to a project in Kibera, please discuss these with our management - we would like to help you help Kibera’s people.

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