Essays about: "Nairobi"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 131 essays containing the word Nairobi.

  1. 41. 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

  3. 42. Assessing individual water and sanitation insecurity : A novel tool to track universal access, the case of Mukuru informal settlements in Nairobi.

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Adriana Lucia Soto Trujillo; [2018]
    Keywords : SDG 6 monitoring; water and sanitation insecurity; informal settlements;

    Abstract : Securing universal, safe, inclusive and affordable water and sanitation services, as targeted by SDG 6, is a challenge for urban settings. Particularly in informal settlements of Mukuru, Nairobi, were its crowded population, insecure land tenure and location in areas prone to environmental hazards places their inhabitants at greater risk of water and sanitation insecurity. READ MORE

  4. 43. The transmission and replication of security practices in development research: A case study of the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Thomas Wein; [2018]
    Keywords : development; communication; security; practices; narratives; research;

    Abstract : This project investigates how the everyday practices and supporting narratives surrounding personal security for development researchers in Nairobi, Kenya, are communicated, transmitted and replicated among the community of practice. Everyday practices affect development, but are understudied. READ MORE

  5. 44. Political Participation in the Kibera Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Clara Brandt; [2018]
    Keywords : Political participation; urban poor; informal settlement; Kenya; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper attempts to expose the factors influencing political participation in the Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. To this end, an extensive survey was carried out in three of the five political wards in Kibera. READ MORE

  6. 45. Discrimination and stigma – an interview study with nurses concerning persons living with HIV/AIDS in Nairobi

    University essay from Institutionen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Doruntina Bekteshi; Shukri Sharif; [2018]
    Keywords : HIV AIDS; Kenya; Nurse; Approaching; Caring;

    Abstract : Background: There are approximately 1.5 million people living with HIV in Kenya. The prevalence is at a lower level than at the peak of the epidemic because of free antiretroviral treatment, education and new methods to HIV testing. READ MORE