Category: Gender
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Types of Crime and Support Systems in Informal Settlements
Which types of crime are most prevalent in Soweto-Kayole and where? Which support systems for victims of crime exist within the settlement? These are some of the questions we wanted to answer during a mapping study to support the World Bank and Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project (KISIP) in generating settlement specific designs aimed at…
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Mapping Safe and Unsafe Areas in Informal Settlements
In our efforts to determine safe and unsafe areas of Soweto Kayole – as perceived by the residents, we first developed a base map of the area. Around twenty participants from the area mapped several hundred locations depicting amenities related to safety and security or crime. Some of the points collected were: a police station and…
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Men’s and Women’s Perceptions of Safety Related to Mobility in Informal Settlement
How are spaces in informal settlements traversed differently according to gender? Which paths are the most travelled in a community, when and why? Does gender influence perceptions of safety when it comes to movements within the informal settlement? These are some of the questions we wanted to answer during participatory mapping to support Kenya Informal…
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Mobility of Men and Women in Informal Settlement Related to Seeking Opportunities
How do people navigate the places in which they live? Does gender influence mobility and in what way? How do men and women access opportunities within and outside the slum? These are some of the questions we wanted to answer during participatory mapping to support Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project (KISIP) in Soweto Kayole. During…