Information
Community Support Group Community Support Group (CSG) began in 2001 as an effort by Kibera youth to promote sustainable development by pooling resources within the community. The organization does receive outside funds, but it is not reliant on them. Instead it uses grants and donations as a way of bolstering programs that already exist, or [...]
Media
Here you’ll find some images of our community and the work we do. Videos can be found here. Maps can be found here.
Projects
Youth Friendly Centre The youth are referred to as the future of a nation. However they have to be nurtured in order to prepare them for the future responsibilities it has to undertake. AIESEC volunteers have played a major part in the formation and growth of the YFC. This has been through organizing youth sports, [...]
About
What is Kibera? Basic Information The Kibera Slums, an area 5 Kilometers Southwest of City Centre Nairobi, is the most populated informal settlement in East Africa, housing more than one quarter of Naitobi’s population. The name ‘Kibera’ is a Nubian word for ‘forest.’ The original settlers were Sudanese soldiers who settled there after fighting for the British in World War One.Kibera is divided into ten official villages, each with its own Village Elder. They are: Kianda, Soweto, Gatwekera, Kisumu Ndogo, Lindi, Laini Saba, Siranga/ Undugu, Makina, Mashimoni and Raila. These villages, excluding Raila, rest on the northern half of the valley east of the Nairobi Dam. Kibera is roughly 2 Kilometres squared with an estimated population of 1 million people. There are no residential buildings over a single storey. The average home size in Kibera is 3 meters by 3 meters, with an average of five persons per dwelling. Urban services such as water or sanitation are minimal. There is an...
