Kibera Slum Tour with a Local Social Entrepreneur.
ID: GYG620355-1036314
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国家: Kenya
持续时间:
1 天
描述
Explore Kibera, Africa's largest slum, and experience a children's home visit, a household visit, a walk through slum streets, a local recycling workshop, and an inspiring art center.
Kibera slum is a home to more than 300,000 people living within an area of approximately 3 square Kilometer and located only about 7kms from the Nairobi City center. The community here is vibrant hence worth the visit.
The tour has the following stops and is scheduled is as follows;
i)Green House mall- This is the meeting point where you'll meet your local guide .
ii) Toi Market - This is the second largest open air market in Nairobi where second hand clothes are sold to locals especially those from Kibera. The clothes originating from Europe, The UK ,USA, China etc.
iii)Kibera Pride initiative Organization (Children's Home) - This children's home supports the needy and vulnerable kids from the slum with ; food ,shelter and education, as some of them are total orphans while others are lost cases that were rescued from the streets. Interacting with these kids will leave a lasting impression and put a smile on their faces.
iv)Uweza Art Gallery - the art center is one of a kind and it supports the kids & artists from the slum with the platform to explore their talent in art.The pieces of art exhibited here are really amazing and it goes without saying that one would love them.
v)An aerial view of the slum near KIBERA TOWN CENTRE, for viewing of a section of the slum from an elevated view near the old Kenya - Uganda Railway line.
vi)A local House - get to see a local house in pursuit of discovering the arrangement of the 4m × 4m house.
vii) Fairview Academy - visit a local school in the slum and get to discover the resilience in the slum, children learning despite hardships and little
resources.
viii) Victorious Bone craft- This is a Local workshop for recycling cow bones, cow horns and camel bone into ornaments; they do so in order to create jobs & conserve the environment from pollution.
ix) Olympic Estate - This is the final stop where you'll order a taxi for your next destination(End of Tour).
Please Note; 30% of the revenue from the Tour helps to support a children's home & a local school with stationeries and other items--- hence one is encouraged to support the cause.
亮点
- 30% of the Revenue from the tour goes back to support a children's home/school
- Learn and Discover the culture of people from Kibera community
- Interact with local residents & Vulnerable (needy) Children from the slum
- Learn the deep history & the origin of Kibera slum, the largest slum in Africa
- The guide is a local born in Kibera & a Talented professional (Holds a Degree)
导游语言
重要信息
The tour is very interactive and full of in depth stories from a local who doubles up as your guide.
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