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About Kenya
- Located in Eastern Africa
- Equator runs through it
- About the size of Texas
- Made up of deserts, mountains, and grassy vegetation
- Home to the Maasai Mara
- April to June is the rainy season
- Kenya’s winter months are our summer months
- Population around 37 million
- Exports a great deal of coffee, tea, roses
- 97 to 98% of the population is African
- Largest group of non-Africans are Asian Indians
- Caucasians make up less than one percent
- The largest amount of Caucasians are from Britain
- Many of the indigenous people live in the southern two-thirds of the country in rural areas
- Kenya is divided into seven provinces
- There are 42 tribes, the Kikuyu tribe being the largest tribe
- Different tribes live in different locations with different occupations, and different skills
- Mostly Christian, Muslim 10-27%, Indigenous religions 26%
- National languages are Swahili and English
- Many people speak tribal languages
- Kenya was a colony of Britain until 1963
- It is estimated that 1 out of 8 adults in rural Kenya are HIV positive, urban Kenya 1 out of 5
- Kenya is classified as a water scarce country
- Only 1.7% of land in Kenya is forest - 10% forest is needed for water and food stability
- Average life expectancy for males in Kenya is 48 years
- Average life expectancy for females in Kenya is 50 years
- Education is not free
- Minimum wage is 6,500 Kenya shillings per month which is less than $100.00 USD
- Very high infant mortality rate
- Children under five die most frequently from diarrhea/dehydration, malaria, TB, and malnutrition - all of which are preventable or treatable.
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About Nairobi
- Founded as a railroad depot in 1899
- Became capital of British East Africa in1907
- Fourth largest city in Africa
- Nairobi and surrounding sub units make up around 3.5 million to 4 million
- Sixty-six areas of Nairobi are considered to be slums
- Kibera is believed to be the largest slum in East Africa and the second largest in Africa
- Kibera is on government land
- More than one half of the people who live in Nairobi live in slums
- Most people living in slums earn about a dollar a day
- Unemployment is estimated to be around 60 to 70%
- Nairobi slums grew due to the influx of people to the city for jobs and a more modern life
- In 2003 there were about 2300 persons living per acre
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About Kayole/Soweto
- Is one of the eight slums that make up the Embakasi government district
- The other slums are Dandora, Embakasi, Karibangi, Mukuru, Njiru, Rvai, Umoja
- Kayole /Soweto is the largest of the Embakasi areas
- The population is around 700,000
- It has existed about 20 years with significant growth made in the 1990’s
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