Keyword: W Nairobi W
Appeal W Nairobi W
Photo: Francesco Fantini
The new appeal demand the recognition of the slum-dwellers’ right to live in Nairobi with dignity and justice.
Statement for the W Nairobi W! Campaign
Photo: Francesco Fantini
In March 2004, over 300.000 people were threatened by the Government of Kenya to be forcibly evicted from their makeshift dwellings: demolition of the hovels began immediately in a violent re-urbanization plan which offered no alternatives.A Kenya-Italy committee came together and in a short time, the Kenyan government, the Municipality of Nairobi, UN-Habitat and other authorities were swamped with over 6000 email protest messages.
A house in the rubbish
Photo: Francesco Fantini
W Nairobi W on the website Kataweb
Francesco Fantini's pictures document a reality in which poverty and the desire of a normal life coexist.
Open Letter about W Nairobi W Campaign
Photo: Francesco Fantini
The W Nairobi W!
campaign, active since March 2004 in Italy and the rest of Europe, as well as in Kenya, has successfully opposed the Kenyan government’s threat to forcibly evict 350,000 slum dwellers from their homes. in Nairobi.
W Nairobi W! Press Release
Photo: Francesco Fantini
For the last two years the W Nairobi W! Campaign has been working to defend the right to land and housing in the shanty towns surrounding Nairobi.The campaign results from the co-ordination of missionaries, italian and international organisations and Christian networks in Kenya, alongside AfrikaSi, an organisation which works in the shanty towns surrounding the Kenyan capital.
W Nairobi W! Sunday Nation
Political Goodwill, a Vision and Justice keys to slum upgrading initiatives
(By Oluoch Japheth and Father Daniel Moschetti