Improving Life in Kibera SEK

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Enquiry Questions

1. What are the problems currently facing localresidents in Kibera?

2. What different strategies are being/ could be used

to improve the life of local inhabitants?

3. How effective are these development strategies inimproving the life of local residents

How confident do you feel about answering these questions?Show me using your traffic light cards:

Red No ideaYellow- could answer some

Green- Confident I could answer all


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What are the problems of lifein Kibera?

Social Problems EnvironmentalProblems

Economic Problems


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Economic

Problems

SocialProblem

s

Simply - Allabout Money

Jobs

income

Simply Allabout people

Traditions andculture

Way of life

Family

Health

Education

Sanitation

Environmental

Problems

Simply All aboutthe land, air and

water around us

Pollution

Sustainability

vegetation


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Extension Tasks

1. On the back of your photo analysissheet write a shopping list of thethings you think a local resident inKibera would ask for if they couldimprove their living space.

2. Now rank these ideas in terms of

importance to local peoples survival.


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Improving Kibera

As you can see there are lots of problems in Kibera.

Many people are concerned about the future of this

area and have put forward suggestions to improve it.

Today you are going to examine 3 schemes which aimto bring about improvements.

Your task is to evaluate which approach works best,and in particular which approach is the mostsustainable. How will you decide this?


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6 key questions to ask when evaluatingsustainability:

1.Did it tackle the real problems of the communityand make improvements that were really needed?

2.Was it affordable for the country concerned?

3.Did local people get a say in it?

4.Did it benefit those who really needed help themost?

5.Did it bring about significant gains for the money

spent?6.Does this approach have a long term future or is itjust a quick fix?


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Scheme 1. Scheme 2. Scheme 3.

Did it tackle the real

problems of the

community and make

improvements that werereally needed?Was it affordable for

the country concerned?

Did local people get a say

in it?

Did it benefit those who

really needed help the

most?

Did it bring aboutsignificant gains for the

money spent?

Does this approach have

a long term future or is

it just a quick fix?


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Imagine you are this localresident in Kibera compare thedifferent improvementschemes which have taken

place.

a.For each example, describethe main improvements yourtown has experienced.

b.Choose which of the threeexamples you think is the mostsustainable, giving reasons foryour answer, using the 6 key

questions.

Evaluation Time


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Comparing improvements in Kibera

What makes a good answer?Bronze Silver Gold

Describes someimprovements for at

least one of the

schemes.

Describes severalimprovements in more

detail, referring

specifically to at least

2 of the schemes.

Accurately describes arange of improvements

in detail, referring

specifically to all 3

schemes.

Makes a choice which is

explained, but level of

detail is limited and

there is little evidence.

Limited reference to

the 6 key questions.

Limited use of

geographical language.

Makes a choice and

gives reasons, which

are clearly explained

and backed up by

evidence.

Makes reference to

several key questions.

Good use of


Makes a choice which is

well justified and

argued, using plenty of

case study evidence.

Makes reference to

most/all key questions.

Excellent use of


h


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Lets review those enquiryquestions

How do you feel about answering these questions now?1. What are the problems currently facing localresidents in Kibera?

2. What different strategies are being/ could be usedto improve the life of local inhabitants?

3. How effective are these development strategies inimproving the life of local residents

How confident do you feel about answering these questions?Show me using your traffic light cards:

Red No idea

Yellow- could answer someGreen- Confident I could answer all

Improving Life in Kibera SEK

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