Essays about: "mathare"

Found 5 essays containing the word mathare.

1. 1. Women, Urban Informality and Collective Resistance : A case study on the value of self-help groups for marginalised women in Mathare informal area, Nairobi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Saale Kaubi; [2023]
   Keywords : self-help groups; marginalised women; informal settlements; urban growth; collective resistance; advancement of women; social capital; social network; Nairobi; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Rapid urban growth has brought along various social, economic, and environmental issues, including the expansion of informal settlements – deprived areas lacking proper housing, basic services, and safety. Informal areas, inequalities and exclusion are common features in Nairobi, where more than half of the population is residing in slums. READ MORE

3. 2. From Smart to Shrewd: Provincializing “Smart” Urbanism through the Heterogenous Infrastructure of Waste Work in Kibera and Mathare, Nairobi

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Sonto Amy Mkize; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Urban global waste generation has been growing at alarming rates and innovative sustainable solid waste management is considered vital to addressing the waste crisis. The vision to achieve this globally has mostly been taken its inspiration from cities in the Global North. READ MORE

4. 3. Cleaning Nairobi - A case study of community-based waste management and environmental justice in an informal settlement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Klara Eitrem Holmgren; [2018]
   Keywords : community-based waste management; environmental justice; Nairobi; Kenya; informal settlement; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : As a response to a lack of formal solid waste management (SWM), CBOs and youth groups have become the main providers of waste collection in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. This thesis is a qualitative case study of community-based waste management (CBWM) in the informal settlements of Mathare, Nairobi. READ MORE

5. 4. Assessing water security and urban poverty linkages : a case study of Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Lucy Awino Okumu; [2018]
   Keywords : water security; urban poverty; informal settlement;

   Abstract : Water has various multiple uses not only in the household but also globally, this therefore means that ensuring water security is very vital. Even though water is a basic need for the household, the poor who are highly represented in the urban informal settlement are faced with multiple challenges to accessing water. READ MORE

6. 5. CSR and Sport in Kenya. Another path to Development?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Frida Svärdby; [2012]
   Keywords : Business; CSR; Development; Football; Kenya; Mathare Youth Sport Association; Moving the Goal Posts; Sport; Sport NGOs; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The pressure on businesses to act ethically and to get involved in the development area has increased. At the same time, the strength of sportsas a vehicle for development is highlighted from various worldly respected leaders and organizations. The research maps the emerging field of businesses responsibility, development andsport in Kenya. READ MORE