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Kibera Project Visit

Have you heard of Kibera? You might not know the name, 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. Kibera is the largest slum in sub-Saharan Africa and is located about 5km southeast of Nairobi's city centre. It has a population of around one million people, (around one in three people from Nairobi live there) and approximately one-third of the people are believed to be HIV positive.

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 illegally tenanted. All of Kenya's 42 tribes are now 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. It is as fascinating as some of the projects run in the slums aimed at improving its inhabitants' prospects and quality of life.

The purpose of the project visit is to give visitors to Kenya 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 and organisations which have been established to improve the life and prospects of people living in Kibera. There are many great enterprises which support families effected by HIV, youth projects, or providing independence and skills to unemployed residents. 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
10:00 You will be collected from your hotel by a project representative. Tranfer via public transport to Kibera
10:20 Arrive at Kibera. Walk through Kibera seeing sites and places of interest, with your guide giving historical and cultural details and answering questions
12:30 Kenyan lunch with a local host family
13:30 Continue walk around Kibera to see other points of interest including visits to projects or workshops
16:00 Depart from Kibera via public transport back to your hotel

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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