Nairobi: The Kibera Empowerment Walking Tour
ID: GYG923987-1444532
Category:
Country: Kenya
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
See Kibera as only a local could and experience the real Kibera through the lense of hope. We’ll meet the dreamers creating a difference in Kibera through their mission-driven, small businesses.
There are 5 stops on our journey...
1: Moses's House - I'll start by inviting you into my house, to tell you my story, from growing up in Kibera through starting my own tour company with a mission.
From there we’ll walk the railroad tracks of Kibera, meeting the people.
2:WALKING AROUND TO SEE THE DIFFERENT villages/districts of kibera;also walk a long the train track road/railway to meet the people as a local would ,and see the aerial view of kibera.
3: Power Women’s Craft Center - We’ll meet Rosemary who set up a workshop for women living with HIV. Collectively they remove the stigma of HIV by employing women with HIV to create crafts.
4:VISITING BONE CRAFT CENTER,where recycling of bones(cow,sheep,goat,camel bones);padlock;timber/wood;Brass etc is recycled to produce finished products like kids toys,jewellery etc.Micro loaning is also done.(Locals are given some incentives to start their own small businesses to sustain themselves.
5:Master's Touch Bakery - At the finale of our tour, we’ll meet Nancy for coffee & fresh baked goods. Nancy will relate her story of starting a business as a single mother and the adversities women face starting a business in Kenya.
OTHER THINGS TO NOTE:
wear comfortable shoes.
Carry water as hydration is essential.
Carry 1 L water as hydration is essential.
On the tour, please ask for permission before taking photos.
Come with an open mind set.
MEETING LOCATION:
—-PRESTIGE PLAZA SHOPPING MALL,ngong road,at the GIANT COKE BOTTLE,situated outside car parking lot of prestige plaza shopping mall.
Highlights
- It’s a raw tour,about the real lives of our people
- Meeting social entreprenuers making a difference through their small driven work
- This tour gives you an intimate view of daily life in Kibera.I
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Our meeting location will be the parking lot of Nakumatt Prestige, at the giant coca cola bottle.
Avanti Prestige-Nakumatt Prestige
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jDTm6BfwA5cRRAx76?g_st=icjlknk
INCLUDED
- What's included:
- Food
- We’ll finish the day with fresh baked goods and coffee or tea at Master`s tach bakery.
- Tickets
- We’ll visit 5 stops, meeting 5 small business owners & change makers.
- Transportation
- Bus
- Once we are done with the experience,i`ll provide a bus(Matatu cultural adventure)ride from Kibera,to the starting point on public transport commonly used in Nairobi.
- Equipment
- A 2.5 to 3:00hours walking tour through the streets of Kibera
NOT INCLUDED
- Guests to carry extra cash for purchasing locally made products from crafts centres and other organizations:
- If guests wants,they can also participate in making local products by hands from the crafts centres.
- Guests can also bring groceries(rice,corn,soap,sanitary towels,books,shoes,clothes etc),to share with vulnerable and disadvantaged families.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
