Nairobi

Nairobi community action

Community and voluntary action

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Cycling activism

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Environment quality

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Hookenya

Open spaces

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.

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

Resources

Maps

Map Kibera: wiki, blog

News and comment

2020

Feb 26

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2015

"How we mapped the world's weirdest streets" by @transitapp, February 12 [1]

2011

When tech, dev, academia and communities work together… [2] September 29

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

  • Wikipedia:Nairobi
  • Wikipedia:World Agroforestry Centre

References

  1. ↑ Medium
  2. ↑ Linda Raftree
  3. ↑ globalvoicesonline.org
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