Shanty Towns

Having been the first organization to put the entire Kibera slums on the world map, Map Kibera Trust; an organization that seeks to be a hub where access to open information contributes to positive community transformation was on the road again to ensure that the maps that were produced reached the community which in-turn would put them to use.

Kibera, located in Nairobi, Kenya, is considered one of Africa’s largest slums and has an estimated population of 250,000. While numerous aid organizations work in the area, the data collected by these agencies is often not shared with the community. In 2009, Erica Hagen and Mikel Maron arrived in Nairobi with the intent to create the first free and open digital map of Kibera, a first step in providing accessible