Category: Map Kibera
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Interview with ‘a mappa’
Thoughts or made up words or what? I hope that somebody explains to me what I was trying to say. Interview with Nestoria Australia Blog: Read and comment … … and feel good about it!
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How the Earth got blown to the Heavens in Mathare
The Map Kibera crew was just about to leave Mathere after the meeting with the representatives of Rebel Film Board, and while waiting for a Matatu to take us back to town a freakish tornado appeared out of nowhere. The wind first started blowing as a gentle breeze coming up from Mathare slum. The breeze…
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Mapping Flood Damage in Kibera
A couple of months ago, a series of storms caused havoc in Kibera. Our team was taking a much needed vacation at the Kenyan coast, and while we were sipping gin and tonic and absorbing the sun and endless blue sky, the people of Kibera were battling against rather less favorable weather up on…
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Steps into mapping the unmapped (rural focus) – Mapping on Mount Elgon
Mapping hardly accessible, rural areas, is always a challenge. Each area differs so you have to tackle it in its own special way. Yet some basic steps are always the same. I have written some of them down. In July, Mildred and I went mapping on Mount Elgon as contractors for the National Democratic…