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Kenyan federation of slum dwellers

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Cornell APP cross-post: Joe Muturi and Charity Mumbi: Community Centered Slum Upgrading: Lessons from Mukuru Special Planning Area Project, Nairobi
Cornell APP cross-post: Joe Muturi and Charity Mumbi: Community Centered Slum Upgrading: Lessons from Mukuru Special Planning Area Project, Nairobi
BlogSDI1 April 2022Mukuru SPA, Slum upgradingComment
The empowerment of young women in the community
BlogJackie Waithaka26 March 2022Muungano, womenComment
ACRC cross-post: Interrogating gender inequalities in African cities
ACRC cross-post: Interrogating gender inequalities in African cities
BlogMuungano Alliance8 March 2022Gender, Women, Research, international partnershipsComment
Welcoming SDI-Kenya’s Board and Executive Director
Welcoming SDI-Kenya’s Board and Executive Director
NewsJackie Waithaka28 February 2022SDI, MuunganoComment
Covid-19 Relief Response in Mathare Kosovo
Covid-19 Relief Response in Mathare Kosovo
Blog, Coronavirus updatesMuungano KYC TV21 February 2022Covid19, KYCTV, Research, Coronavirus, Health, data, MathareComment
Mukuru Kwa Njenga demolished.
Mukuru Kwa Njenga demolished.
BlogSDI10 January 2022Evictions, HousingComment
We are the face of Nairobi. We are the base of the pyramid of society. An emerging Theory of Transformation by Muungano's youth movement.
We are the face of Nairobi. We are the base of the pyramid of society. An emerging Theory of Transformation by Muungano's youth movement.

Youth from Nairobi's informal settlements generate a Theory of Transformation (29th Nov - 1st Dec 2021)

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BlogMuungano Alliance5 January 2022Community mobilising, Activism, Federation, information, Institutional, data, youthComment
Stories of Change: Mukuru Water and Sanitation pilot project update
Stories of Change: Mukuru Water and Sanitation pilot project update
Blog, Project reportMuungano Alliance21 December 2021Mukuru SPA, Mukuru, water, Sanitation, Enumeration, PlanningComment
Stories of change: Muungano KYCTV
Stories of change: Muungano KYCTV
BlogMuungano Alliance14 December 2021KYCTV, Documenting, Climate change, youthComment
Voices for just climate action: Naivasha update
Voices for just climate action: Naivasha update
BlogMuungano KYC TV7 December 2021Naivasha, Climate change, Environment, Activism, youthComment
PRESS STATEMENT: The Muungano Alliance condemns recent forced evictions in Mukuru Kwa Njenga
PRESS STATEMENT: The Muungano Alliance condemns recent forced evictions in Mukuru Kwa Njenga
Author: Muungano Alliance, Blog, NewsMuungano Alliance18 November 2021Evictions, Press statement, Planning, Coronavirus, Covid19, Crime, Mukuru SPA, MukuruComment
Guardian cross-post: Community-led upgrade to a Nairobi slum could be a model for Africa
Guardian cross-post: Community-led upgrade to a Nairobi slum could be a model for Africa
Blog, NewsPartners12 November 2021Mukuru SPA, Mukuru, Planning, Slum upgrading, Learning exchangeComment
From the streets to leading climate advocacy
From the streets to leading climate advocacy
BlogNicera Wanjiru27 October 2021KYCTV, Climate change, Stories, youthComment
Rallying community voices for just climate action
Rallying community voices for just climate action
BlogMuungano wa Wanavijiji21 October 2021KYCTV, Planning, Climate change, Community mobilising, Mapping, youth, international partnershipsComment
A Story of resilience and hope during Covid-19
A Story of resilience and hope during Covid-19
BlogMuungano wa Wanavijiji8 October 2021KYCTV, Covid19, Coronavirus, Stories, youthComment
"We choose food" — two young people's stories about how the pandemic has affected their lives
"We choose food" — two young people's stories about how the pandemic has affected their lives
BlogNicera Wanjiru16 September 2021Covid19, Coronavirus, Kibera, youthComment
IDRC cross-post: Women leaders drive dramatic improvements in struggling Nairobi neighbourhoods
IDRC cross-post: Women leaders drive dramatic improvements in struggling Nairobi neighbourhoods
BlogPartners18 August 2021Women, Leadership, Mukuru SPA, Mukuru, Community mobilising, Planning, Government, Sanitation, water, data, international partnershipsComment
ARISE cross-post: Nairobi’s CHVs to receive monthly stipend
ARISE cross-post: Nairobi’s CHVs to receive monthly stipend
Blog, Coronavirus updatesMuungano Alliance9 July 2021Health, Nairobi, Profiling, Covid19, Coronavirus, Women, dataComment
Vice-versa cross-post: The blind community health volunteer
Vice-versa cross-post: The blind community health volunteer
BlogNicera Wanjiru7 July 2021Health, Covid19, Stories, WomenComment
Arise cross-post: Mathare Kiamutisya—Making every household count through a community driven process
Arise cross-post: Mathare Kiamutisya—Making every household count through a community driven process
BlogMuungano Alliance30 June 2021Enumeration, Profiling, Mapping, Planning, data, MathareComment
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The Muungano Alliance is affiliated to SDI. It comprises: Muungano wa Wanavijiji, a federation of slum dwellers in 21 Kenyan counties; Akiba Mashinani Trust, urban poor fund and housing development and finance agency; and SDI Kenya, an NGO providing the federation with professional and technical support.

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