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== Initiatives by topic ==


=== Community and voluntary action ===
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The [[CASwiki places|aim of this page]] is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks ([[Citizens Action Network handbook|CANs]]) and community groups' activism for [[Climate action|climate]], [[Ecological restoration|environment]] and many other [[CASwiki topics|sustainability topics]] across Nairobi.


=== Cycling activism ===
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{{Read more|Nairobi community action#News and comment}}


=== Environment quality ===
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| title = Climate change Why are tomato prices in Africa increasing
| authors = NEWS channel, Feb 26, 2020
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[http://thehookenya.blogspot.co.uk/ Hookenya]
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| title = Rafat Dehgamba x evaredimc x suby - Mazingira
| authors = Rafat Dehgamba
| date = 2019-02-26
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=== Food activism ===
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| title = Kenya: toilets lift threat of deadly disease
| authors = Oxfam GB, Dec 26, 2013
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| title = Commemoration of International Volunteer Day at Kariobangi
| authors = Wendy Wakhusama, Dec 8, 2011
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=== Open spaces ===
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| title = Me and My Bike
| authors = Cultural Video, Dec 17, 2010
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Nairobi has many parks and open spaces throughout the city. Much of the city has dense tree-cover and plenty of green spaces. The most famous park in Nairobi is Uhuru Park. The park borders the central business district and the neighbourhood Upper Hill. Uhuru (Freedom in Swahili language) Park is a centre for outdoor speeches, services, and rallies. The park was to be built-over by former President Daniel arap Moi, who wanted the 62-storey headquarters of his party, the Kenya African National Union, situated in the park. However, the park was saved following a campaign by Nobel Peace Prize winner [[Wangari Maathai]].
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Central Park is adjacent to Uhuru Park, and includes a memorial for Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya. Other notable open spaces include Jeevanjee Gardens, City Park, 7 August Memorial Park, and Nairobi Arboretum. {{W|Nairobi#Parks and gardens}}
== Environment quality ==


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[https://thehookenya.blogspot.co.uk/ Hookenya]


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== Open spaces ==


== News and comment ==
Nairobi has many parks and open spaces throughout the city. Much of the city has dense tree-cover and plenty of green spaces. The most famous park in Nairobi is Uhuru Park. The park borders the central business district and the neighbourhood Upper Hill. Uhuru (Freedom in Swahili) Park is a centre for outdoor speeches, services, and rallies. The park was to be built over by former President Daniel arap Moi, who wanted the 62-storey headquarters of his party, the Kenya African National Union, situated in the park. However, the park was saved following a campaign by Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.


'''2015'''
Central Park is adjacent to Uhuru Park, and includes a memorial for Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya, and the Moi Monument, built in 1988 to commemorate the second president's first decade in power. Other notable open spaces include Jeevanjee Gardens, City Park, 7 August Memorial Park, and Nairobi Arboretum. {{W|Nairobi#Parks}}


“How we mapped the world’s weirdest streets” by @transitapp, February 12 <ref>[https://medium.com/@transitapp/hello-nairobi-cc27bb5a73b7#.owemsia4a Medium]</ref>
== Maps ==


'''2011'''
[https://www.mapkibera.org/ Map Kibera]: [https://mapkibera.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page wiki], [https://www.mapkibera.org/blog/ blog]


When tech, dev, academia and communities work together… <ref>[http://lindaraftree.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/when-tech-dev-academia-and-communities-work-together/ Linda Raftree]</ref> September 29
The Kibera slum in Nairobi is claimed by the Kenyan government to have a population of 185,777. However, non-governmental sources generally estimate the slum to have a population of 500,000 to 1,000,000, depending on what areas are defined as comprising Kibera. {{W|Nairobi#Kibera slum}}


A group of teenagers from Nairobi won the $8000 Passion Pictures Best Film and Artists Project Earth Youth Visions award as part of the 1 min to Save the World contest, which challenged young filmmakers to create a one-minute video about climate change. <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/22/kenya-video-me-and-my-bike/ globalvoicesonline.org]</ref> Ndesanjo Macha, February 22
== News and comment ==


== Resources ==
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=== Maps ===
* "How we mapped the world's weirdest streets" by @transitapp, February 12, 2015...<ref>[https://medium.com/@transitapp/hello-nairobi-cc27bb5a73b7#.owemsia4a Medium]</ref>
* When tech, dev, academia and communities work together…<ref>[https://lindaraftree.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/when-tech-dev-academia-and-communities-work-together/ Linda Raftree]</ref> September 29, 2011.
* A group of teenagers from Nairobi won the $8000 Passion Pictures Best Film and Artists Project Earth Youth Visions award as part of the 1 min to Save the World contest, which challenged young filmmakers to create a one-minute video about climate change.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20150428225322/http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/22/kenya-video-me-and-my-bike/ globalvoicesonline.org]</ref> Ndesanjo Macha, February 22, 2011.


[http://www.mapkibera.org/ Map Kibera]: [http://mapkibera.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page wiki], [http://www.mapkibera.org/blog/ blog]
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Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Nairobi|Nairobi]], [[Wikipedia:World Agroforestry Centre|World Agroforestry Centre]]


== About Nairobi ==


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Location Nairobi, Kenya, Africa

The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Nairobi.

  • News Using art to tackle air pollution: a story from a Nairobi slum, theconversation.com (Mar 04, 2019)

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Climate change Why are tomato prices in Africa increasing
Authors: NEWS channel, Feb 26, 2020
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Rafat Dehgamba x evaredimc x suby - Mazingira
Authors: Rafat Dehgamba
Date: 2019-02-26
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Kenya: toilets lift threat of deadly disease
Authors: Oxfam GB, Dec 26, 2013
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Commemoration of International Volunteer Day at Kariobangi
Authors: Wendy Wakhusama, Dec 8, 2011
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Me and My Bike
Authors: Cultural Video, Dec 17, 2010

Environment quality[edit | edit source]

Hookenya

Open spaces[edit | edit source]

Nairobi has many parks and open spaces throughout the city. Much of the city has dense tree-cover and plenty of green spaces. The most famous park in Nairobi is Uhuru Park. The park borders the central business district and the neighbourhood Upper Hill. Uhuru (Freedom in Swahili) Park is a centre for outdoor speeches, services, and rallies. The park was to be built over by former President Daniel arap Moi, who wanted the 62-storey headquarters of his party, the Kenya African National Union, situated in the park. However, the park was saved following a campaign by Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.

Central Park is adjacent to Uhuru Park, and includes a memorial for Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya, and the Moi Monument, built in 1988 to commemorate the second president's first decade in power. Other notable open spaces include Jeevanjee Gardens, City Park, 7 August Memorial Park, and Nairobi Arboretum. W

Maps[edit | edit source]

Map Kibera: wiki, blog

The Kibera slum in Nairobi is claimed by the Kenyan government to have a population of 185,777. However, non-governmental sources generally estimate the slum to have a population of 500,000 to 1,000,000, depending on what areas are defined as comprising Kibera. W

News and comment[edit | edit source]

  • "How we mapped the world's weirdest streets" by @transitapp, February 12, 2015...[1]
  • When tech, dev, academia and communities work together…[2] September 29, 2011.
  • A group of teenagers from Nairobi won the $8000 Passion Pictures Best Film and Artists Project Earth Youth Visions award as part of the 1 min to Save the World contest, which challenged young filmmakers to create a one-minute video about climate change.[3] Ndesanjo Macha, February 22, 2011.

References

About Nairobi[edit | edit source]

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Nairobi ( ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census. The city is commonly referred to as The Green City in the Sun.

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