Project Credits

Project Owner: 

Slums Information Development and Resource Centres

Design Team credits: 

The Global Studio (Stephanie Ingram, Geoff Piper, Matthew Sullivan, and Ashley Waldron)

Consultant credits: 

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Contractor credits: 

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Photographer credits: 

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PROJECT GOALS:
Empower the youth of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, an informal slum settlement of 250,000 people on the outskirts of Nairobi, to connect with other youth and create positive change in their community by building a technology media lab and library.

PROJECT PROGRAM:

• Youth library
• Free, after-school computer access
• Computer training center for the community at large
• Low-cost internet café
• Small radio recording and broadcasting studio
• Preschool
• Community health clinic
• Administrative offices
• Exterior space for drama and informal sports tournaments 

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