Podcasts about korogocho

On today's edition, American songwriter, producer and saxophonist Kirk Whalum speaks with reporter Bill Odidi about his upcoming album release Epic Cool and his deep musical connection to Kenyan youth via the children's music training program Ghetto Classics in Korogocho, Nairobi. Heather's playlist includes tunes from Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Cameroon, Congo, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Morocco, and her weekly share of the #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift.

In this episode we celebrate International Women's Day by revealing the hidden gender inequities that lead to gender-based violence and more importantly what can be done to instigate change.It is the first of two episodes celebrating International Women's Day and features a Kenyan community based participatory research project by Beate Ringwald (PhD student) from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine who worked in partnership with LVCT Health (including our guests) and 11 community co-researchers from Gitathuru village in Korogocho. The study aimed to strengthen community capacity to prevent intimate partner violence and HIV.Veronica Mwania and Maria Muthoki take us through a participatory research journey, discussing the ways that they engaged co-researchers whilst considering and addressing power structures of inequity. They talk about how knowledge was generated through creativity, dialogue and awareness raising which was embedded and transferred to communities through drama, word of mouth and art. More about our guests:Maria Muthoki – Researcher, Kemri, LVCT, Infinite Insight (among others)Maria Muthoki is a freelance researcher based in Nairobi, Kenya and has 14 of years of professional research experience. She has done both social and market research, involving mainly qualitative and sometimes quantitative methods. Maria Muthoki worked with LVCT Health, as part of the Accountability for Informal Urban Equity Hub (ARISE), to support this community-based participatory PhD study on the intersections of HIV and intimate partner violence in an informal settlement in Nairobi. She worked with a diverse group of community co-researchers from an informal settlement. While her main role was documentation and management of data, she also supported co-researchers to analyse data and disseminate findings. Maria loves talking to people and understanding their viewpoint on the studies that she conducts.Veronicah Mwania - Independent Researcher, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Veronica Mwania has a background in applied psychology and has been an independent researcher for 17 years in Kenya. She has worked for LVCT Health on various research studies, including the participatory study that we will be hearing about in this episode. She is currently working with the Kenya Medical Research Institute on a study involving mental health screening for adolescents who are living with HIV. Veronica's work in this project blended intersectionality and participatory research approaches working with a diverse group of community co-researchers who were equal partners in the research process. Intersectionality links theory and action – the formation of theory through practice by marginalised groups and the use of knowledge to challenge inequalities in everyday life. By applying a participatory health research approach, the team sought to mitigate the risk of their research being a closed space, reproducing unequal power structures, and being irrelevant. In line with participatory and intersectionality research guidelines, they paid attention to power, time, space, and diversity of knowledge; and promoted reflexivity, equity, and opportunities for collective action. Useful links:• A research journey that brought power theories to life: Lessons from Korogocho, Kenya | ARISE [Blog]• The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on community-based participatory research: Reflections from a study in an...

Etta Madete Mukuba (*1992) ist Sustainable Design-Architektin und Projektmanagerin mit einem Schwerpunkt auf erschwinglichem nachhaltigen Bauprojekten – sowie eine mit Awards geehrte Violinistin. Sie ist EDGE-Expertin und Aspen Senior Fellow. Sie hat mit Rem Koolhaas an der Harvard Graduate School of Design und dem Guggenheim Museum in New York zusammengearbeitet. Derzeit ist sie die Leiterin für bezahlbaren Wohnraum bei BuildX Studio und Dozentin (TF) an der Universität von Nairobi. In all diesen Funktionen praktiziert, lehrt und forscht sie zu architektonischen Designinnovationen, die eine nachhaltige wirtschaftliche, soziale und ökologische Entwicklung in Kenia und darüber hinaus ermöglichen sollen. Zur Zeit promoviert sie an der Universität Nairobi über "Air Quality in Dense Apartment Blocks; A case of Nairobi, Kenya". 2021 erhielt sie ihren Master of Architecture in Umweltdesign von der Universität von Nairobi. Sie erhielt zahlreiche Stipendien und ist in mehreren Berufsverbänden aktiv, u.a. hat sie die Berufsregistrierung als eingetragener Architekt in Kenia; sie war 2020 am Aspen Institute New Voices Senior Fellow mit fortgeschrittener Ausbildung in Advocacy. Sie ist Mitglied der Architektonischen Vereinigung von Kenia (AAK)- Mitglied im Women in Real Estate (WIRE)- Mitglied Kenya Property Developers Association (KPDA)- Mitglied. Wichtig für sie sind die zahlreiche Projekte im Bereich erschwinglicher Wohnungsbau bei BuildX Studio, einem Architektur- und Bauunternehmen mit Sitz in Nairobi, die sie seit 2019 als Architektin und Projektleiterin durchgeführt hat, Außerdem lehrt sie seit 2017 an der Universität von Nairobi im Fachbereich Architektur. In ihren großen Projekten, wie Zima Homes Affordable Housing (2020- ), führt sie Machbarkeitsstudien durch, leitet das Projekt, stellt Businesspläne auf und sorgt für Kredite und Zuschüsse. CSR UND GEMEINSCHAFTSAKTIVITÄTEN Sie ist vielfältig in Social Responsibility-Projekten tätig. So war sie 2014-2020 Lead Facilitator für die John Mukaye Madete Foundation, die die Schulgebühren für unterprivilegierte Schüler im Westen Kenias finanziert und ihnen Führungsqualitäten vermittelt. Sie ist Gründerin und war 2011-2013 Tutorin des Geigenprogramms bei Ghetto Classics, das Musik unterrichtet und Schüler aus Korogocho, Nairobi, betreut. BuildX Studio Leitende Kuratorin für die Barbican-Ausstellung "Unsere Zeit auf der Erde", die in der Curve Gallery in London im Mai 2022 eröffnet wird. Sie war 2018-2020 leitende Forscherin und Co-Kuratorin für "Countryside Studio", in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Team von Rem Koolhaas in den OMA Studios (Niederlande), der Harvard Graduate School of Design und dem Guggenheim Museum in New York SEMINARE UND GREMIEN Moderatorin für Healthy Cities-Healthy Cities Healthy People launch an event by WHO, UN habitat etc. // Moderatorin für den East Africa Property Investment Summit (EAPI) - WIRE-Panel-Präsentation - Kenya's Built Environment Sector's Economic Recovery Plan Through a Gender Lens - Juli 2021; Präsentation eines Vortrags über 'African Avant Gard' an der Städelschule - Mai 2021; Panelist- Habitat for humanity- SANKALP global health circular design; Moderatorin bei Veranstaltungen von WIRE (Women in Real Estate), Kenyatta University, JKUAT, Cafe construct podcast, AAK Webinars, UN75, The future is unwritten Dialogue, UN SDG action zone-Speaker, Carbon positive reset; Lead Facilitator bei Nafacity - Planning & Design Workshop in Zusammenarbeit mit UCL und British Council (2018); Kenianische Vertreterin bei der internationalen Student Design Charrette des Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), gesponsert von der Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA-2017); Kenianische Vertreterin des Commonwealth Youth Orchestra, Teilnehmerin an Konzerten in London und Glasgow (2013 und 2016)

In this episode we welcome Tobin Jones, Founder of Super Grannies NFT. Super Grannies NFT is a collection focusing on the incredible story of the Shosho Jikinge society of women, a group of women who banded together in the Korogocho slum of Kenya to help defend themselves against gangs who pray on the older women within their slum at night. The Super Grannies take the form of trading cards, each minted as its own NFT depicting a member of the Shosho Jikinge. We chat about the vision for the project, the incredible women behind the NFTs, and the role of NFTs to tell powerful stories.About TobinTobin Jones is a professional photographer who has spent the last decade photographing throughout Africa, focusing on the breadth of the continent and the diversity within it. This has included stories on Somalia's fight against Al Shabab and the country's emergence from more than 20 years of civil war, to transgender issues, and the intersection of modern religion with traditional healing practices in slums. Today he lives in Nairobi, Kenya, where he runs the photo collective NonAligned and works as a freelance photographer and videographer. The Super Grannies NFT project is Tobin's first foray into the world of NFTs.Follow and learn moreFollow Tobin on TwitterFollow Tobin on InstagramTobin Jones Photography - WebsiteSuper Grannies NFT - WebsiteArt3 page for Super Grannies NFTEpisode Time Stamps02:00 - What was your “Ah hah” moment that got you interested in cryptocurrency/NFTs/web3?05:35 - To set the stage, tell me about the “Shosho Jikinge” society of Women in Nairobi.09:01 - Tell me about the Super Grannies NFT project.13:35 - Tell me about the royalty fee structure of your project, and how it benefits the artist and the women in Korogocho16:45 - Tell me about your fundraising goals for this project?19:27 - What is the long-term vision for Super Grannies? Are there any spin offs you envision?22:34 - What do you see as some of the biggest opportunities for NFTs to disrupt social impact?27:47 - What's the best way for listeners to learn more about your project?28:40 - What one thing gets you most excited about web3 and social impact?Brought to you by: KoinlyLink to Koinly Cryptocurrency Tax Software*Please note - as an affiliate partner, we get a commission for new subscriptions which goes a long way in supporting Crypto Altruism.Buy us a coffee!Enjoy the episode? Crypto Altruism runs on the support of the community. Help us out by buying us a coffee:ETH(ERC20) - 0xac5C0105914F3afb363699996C9914f193aeDD4AFiat - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cryptoaltruism

Like many young people in his community, Simon Karuiki Ndungu grew up scavenging for things he could sell. His home was Korogocho, a Nairobi slum situated next to the city's main dumpsite. The poisonous gases and toxic water weren't the only hazards - there was violence as well. Rival gangs fought for control over the dumpsite, and by the time he was 8 years old Simon was running guns for them. Then, as a teenager, Simon started turning his life around. An organisation at the edge of the dump, Ghetto Classics, introduced him to classical music and the saxophone. The instrument would help him process the hardships around him, and his new love of music would be Simon's ticket out of the slum. Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: Eric Mugaju Photo: Simon Karuiki Ndungu Credit: Ghetto Classics/Rich Allela

Like many young people in his community, Simon Karuiki Ndungu grew up scavenging for things he could sell. His home was Korogocho, a Nairobi slum situated next to the city's main dumpsite. The poisonous gases and toxic water weren't the only hazards - there was violence as well. Rival gangs fought for control over the dumpsite, and by the time he was 8 years old Simon was running guns for them. Then, as a teenager, Simon started turning his life around. An organisation at the edge of the dump, Ghetto Classics, introduced him to classical music and the saxophone. The instrument would help him process the hardships around him, and his new love of music would be Simon's ticket out of the slum. Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: Eric Mugaju Photo: Simon Karuiki Ndungu Credit: Ghetto Classics/Rich Allela

Una bella chiacchierata fra Stella in Alto Mare (a.k.a. Paolo) ed Antonietta Pignataro, capo scout in Agesci e responsabile del progetto Agesci-Kenya. Perchè dobbiamo acquistare "LA LUNA C'E' SEMPRE" di Antonietta Pignataro (https://bit.ly/3CBt7jw), in prima linea da anni nelle periferie esistenziali e materiali di Kijiji e Korogocho, alla "fine" di Nairobi in Kenya? Ascoltateci e poi visitate https://www.huipalas.it/ e, nel nostro canale YouTube, scorri questa playlist (https://bit.ly/3oU4M3J), in particolare il primo video (https://bit.ly/2Zi4c75) La RISPOSTA ve la darete da soli.GRAZIE!!! dal gruppo scout e dai ragazzi/e di Kijiji

Korogocho is one of the largest slums neighbourhood's northeast of Kenya's city center. It is home to nearly 200,000 people. We are precisely at the Canaan bridge where the Nairobi river separates Korogocho slums and Dandora suburbs, home to Nairobi's main dumping ground – the dandora dumping site. Here, a group of youths known as Komb Green Solutions has reclaimed a landfill by the Nairobi River. A recreational park now occupies the park transforming the bridge once known as a crime hotspot to Korogocho haven where the community finds rest. The park is her children's official playground and acrobatics practice centre. The park was transformed from a landfill by Komb green solutions – a community-based organization based in Korogocho started in 2017 by youths' former criminals and commercial sex workers, seven men and three women. The park is providing space for teenagers practising acrobatic skills, how is this protecting early pregnancies? Are there other achievements the youth have achieved? What are the challenges they face? whats the future?

Rephar Salamba lives in Nairobi, Kenya and is a mother to her 16 year old son. Sharing her experience of leaving an abusive marriage, and the key elements that have enabled her to find herself once again, Rephar has a story of strength, determination and resilience.  Remembering one of the lowest and most desperate times in her life, Rephar candidly reveals how despairing her thoughts had become.  Bringing a message of hope and transformation, Rephar reveals what she has discovered about herself as a mother, and how she came to find purpose as a social advocate for others.  With a passion for creating crafts from scrap and new material Rephar intricately designs each piece of jewelry.  A beautiful metaphor for the growth and the beauty Rephar has found within herself.In addition to her creative adventures, Rephar also works with individuals and groups to find long term solutions for those in poverty, HIV/AIDS positive, or single parents raising their children in the slum areas of Kenya.  Most recently working with a group of women who call themselves “Smart Mothers” of Korogocho slums, Rephar is tapping into her own experience to teach women basic life and business skills. With a greater understanding of her strengths and the gifts she has to offer, Rephar is now living out her life's purpose.

Nchini Kenya, shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto UNICEF, kwa msaada wa shirika la Uingereza, UK Aid, linasaidia kutoa huduma ya ulinzi kwa watoto katika makazi  duni au yasiyo rasmi, Korogocho, walioathiriwa na kufungwa kwa shule kutokana na janga la COVID-19. Jason Nyakundu anaeleza zaidi.

UNICEF yaingilia kati kuokoa watoto Korogocho Kenya.  Mradi wa maji Malawi waondoa adha kwa wanafunzi kuchelewa darasani. Na wapiga kura nchini Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, CAR, wameanza kuchukua kadi zao za mpiga kura tayari kwa ajili ya uchaguzi mkuu utakaofanyika jumapili hii ya tarehe 27 mwezi Desemba.  

Lily Yeh was an internationally recognized artist as well as a respected professor when in 1986 she was invited by a North Philadelphia community leader to create a piece of public art in an abandoned lot in his neighborhood. That invitation changed her life and eventually the lives of countless residents in neighborhoods from Philadelphia and Milwaukee to communities in Kenya, China and Rwanda. In the late ’80s, she, with the help of children and adults from an inner-city neighborhood in North Philadelphia, created what came to be known as The Village of Arts and Humanities. It contains a series of parks, gardens and renovated houses that have become a vibrant and cherished community hub. Lily’s work on The Village became an inspiration for creative place-makers around the world and earned her global recognition and dozens of fellowships and awards, including honorary doctorates from Villanova University, Syracuse University and the University of Massachusetts.    After serving for 18 years as the Village’s executive director and lead artist, Lily created Barefoot Artists, an organization that allowed her to bring her practice of building community through the arts to neglected neighborhoods around the world. Among the projects Lily has created with Barefoot Artists are the building of the Genocide Memorial Park in Gisenyi, Rwanda; the transformation of the Dandelion School for migrant children on the outskirts of Beijing from a harsh and bleak old factory into a vibrant campus filled with dazzling murals and mosaics; a series of projects in the Korogocho dump site community outside of Nairobi, Kenya; and several more projects in Balata Refugee Camp in the West Bank.  In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Lily discusses how listening closely to and taking action to follow her inner voice led her down a completely unforeseen artistic path and a new understanding of home, community and belonging.

Lily Yeh was an internationally recognized artist as well as a respected professor when in 1986 she was invited by a North Philadelphia community leader to create a piece of public art in an abandoned lot in his neighborhood. That invitation changed her life and eventually the lives of countless residents in neighborhoods from Philadelphia and Milwaukee to communities in Kenya, China and Rwanda. In the late ’80s, she, with the help of children and adults from an inner-city neighborhood in North Philadelphia, created what came to be known as The Village of Arts and Humanities. It contains a series of parks, gardens and renovated houses that have become a vibrant and cherished community hub. Lily’s work on The Village became an inspiration for creative place-makers around the world and earned her global recognition and dozens of fellowships and awards, including honorary doctorates from Villanova University, Syracuse University and the University of Massachusetts.    After serving for 18 years as the Village’s executive director and lead artist, Lily created Barefoot Artists, an organization that allowed her to bring her practice of building community through the arts to neglected neighborhoods around the world. Among the projects Lily has created with Barefoot Artists are the building of the Genocide Memorial Park in Gisenyi, Rwanda; the transformation of the Dandelion School for migrant children on the outskirts of Beijing from a harsh and bleak old factory into a vibrant campus filled with dazzling murals and mosaics; a series of projects in the Korogocho dump site community outside of Nairobi, Kenya; and several more projects in Balata Refugee Camp in the West Bank.  In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Lily discusses how listening closely to and taking action to follow her inner voice led her down a completely unforeseen artistic path and a new understanding of home, community and belonging.

Shirika la kijamii la ACAKORO limekuwa mkombozi mkubwa wa elimu kwa watoto masikini wa mtaa wa mabanda wa Korogocho nchini Kenya baada ya shule kuendelea kufungwa kutokana na janga la corona au COVID-19 hadi Januari 2021.

In de serie 'Sounds of Nairobi' krijgen we een stukje te horen van het leven in de hoofdstad van Kenia. Vandaag neemt correspondent Eva de Vries ons mee naar de oefenruimte van het Ghetto Classics-orkest in de sloppenwijk Korogocho.

Tybe is the new gospel artiste in Kenya. She is a humble lady who was raised from humble back ground in the area of Korogocho in which she has lived for years now. This mix features her songs.

Tybe is the new gospel artiste in Kenya. She is a humble lady who was raised from humble back ground in the area of Korogocho in which she has lived for years now. This mix features her songs.

Tybe is the new gospel artiste in Kenya. She is a humble lady who was raised from humble back ground in the area of Korogocho in which she has lived for years now. This mix features her songs.

In de serie 'Sounds of Nairobi' krijgen we een stukje te horen van het leven in de hoofdstad van Kenia. Correspondent Eva de Vries neemt ons mee naar de oefenruimte van het Ghetto Classics-orkest in de sloppenwijk Korogocho. Foto: Dai Kurokawa.

The scale of the HIV epidemic in Kenya is so vast that an estimated 1.4 million children have lost one or both parents as a result of the virus. When Amy Merone, Christian Aid’s regional coordinator for Oxford visited Korogocho slum in Nairobi she found that many children – like 15-year-old Jackline – have been left to cope alone. Christian Aid partner KENWA is a lifeline for children like Jackline, providing food parcels for her young family.

Wie steht es um die Nachhaltigkeit in einem Slum, wie sind die Lebensbedingungen der Menschen, welche wirtschaftliche Perspektive haben sie, welche ökologischen Probleme gibt es in einem Slum? Das sind die Fragen, die am Beispiel von Korogocho, einem Slum am Rande von Nairobi behandelt werden. Korogocho ist seit Anfang 2007 eine Menschenrechtsstadt und versucht, die Lebenssituation der Menschen zu verbessern. Weitere Informationen auf www.Abenteuer-Nachhaltigkeit.de