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Six years of the Kilimani Project Foundation, 2018
- 1. We continue to vision and act for a Kilimani that inspires us. A commUnity where ‘Karibu Kilimani’ greets those who work, live and play here as well as our guests OUR VISION
- 2. • 6 years, 5 years as a company limited by guarantee • Place based urban Community Foundation • 5 main issues: public planning, green spaces, safety, business, fun • 100 activities • 9 board members, 3 generations of leadership • 2 staff, 300 members • Average US$ 60,000 per annum Kilimani Project Foundation: A profile @kilimanispeaks www.kilimani.co.ke @irunguhoughton chairperson@kilimani.co.ke
- 3. • Picha sauti “all spaces matter and they are ours” exhibition • Middle class communities do not need public services or community organisations • Planted 2,000 trees across the ward, 2017-2018 • Influenced the County Government budget, 2015 • Caused three night-clubs to introduce sound proofing, 2018 • Influenced County Government and Court to stop 30 storey building construction, 2018 • Respected as an organized community with clear non- partisan leadership, 2017-2018 • Won two awards from the Kenya Alliance of Residents Associations, 2017 and East Africa Grant-makers Association, 2018 How did we start and what have we achieved with the community?
- 4. • Create listening tools that hear the pulse of the community • Choose issues that matter to most of the community, but make the CommUnity THE objective • Both online and face to face conversations matter • Identify and invest in a diverse group of community catalysts • Take a long view What have I learnt that I did not know before?