A project to investigate the most feasible forms of urban agriculture for residents of Kibera, with research and practical components.
Kibera Urban Agriculture Study Kibera
An online mapping and decision-making tool to enable the rapid and efficient installation of water and sanitation projects in Kibera.
WatsanPortal: Kibera Kibera
A return to KPSP01, this project includes flood mitigation with bamboo plants, an improved footbridge connection, and a new toilet block built by residents.
KPSP06 Kibera
KDI started an advocacy campaign with residents of Kibera to spotlight stories of positive change and community action in the settlement.
#TujengeKibera Kibera
A carpentry apprenticeship program that improves young peoples' livelihoods while providing eco-friendly fittings and furniture for public spaces.
KDI Carpentry Academy Kibera
KDI partnered with Kibera Action Group Organization (KAGO) to design a multipurpose structure with movable partitions for a flexible community space.
KPSP05 Kibera
KDI facilitated qualitative research in Kibera that focused on the effects of slum upgrading on social cohesion and the social contract.
Risk or Resilience? Kibera, Nairobi
Research investigating the diverse perspectives on urban resilience and the roles of science and technology in resilience planning.
Why We Disagree About Resilience
KDI participated in a project to develop, install and test a clean water source in a rural school with 500 students.
Lengina Water Project Narok South
Through a community-design process, this project resulted in the construction of a sanitation center, playground, and kiosks to provide revenue for site maintenance.
KPSP02 Kibera
KDI worked with residents to design and build the first purpose-built public space in Kibera.
KPSP01 - Kibera Park Kibera
KDI is supporting an initiative for university students to research design challenges and advance solutions in Kibera.
Engineering for People Kibera, Nairobi
KDI and partners are co-designing, building, and evaluating community-led responses to flooding at three locations in Kibera.
Community-Responsive Adaptation Kibera, Nairobi
A project with community-based group, Slum Care, to address flooding, unemployment, trash, pollution, and insecurity.
KPSP04 Kibera
KDI and partners created design solutions to activate this site near a pedestrian bridge. The project includes a poultry farm, community center, playground, and kiosks.
KPSP03 Kibera
Through workshops, the proposed initiatives by Kibera United for Our Needs (KUFON) led to the construction of a public laundry facility, play area, and kiosks.
KPSP07 Kibera
KDI worked with Anwa Junior Academy to identify improvements for more a engaged learning space, integrating future adaptability and local informal architecture.
KPSP08 Kibera
Increasing Kibera's resilience to flooding through community consulting, city-wide assessment and planning, and regional advocacy.
Building Urban Flood Resilience Kibera
KDI and partners are constructing bridges over the Ngong River in Kibera to improve access and showcase sustainable design strategies.
Bridges Over The River Ngong Kibera
KDI is part of a collaboration to provide the community with tools for data collection and sharing about local flooding with the goal of uplifting community voices.
IDEO.org Amplify: Rivers and People Kibera
KDI is working with communities in the Eastern Coachella Valley to mitigate the environmental injustices presented by the Sea.
Salton Sea and Citizens Coachella Valley, California
KDI is working with residents of Thermal and Oasis to develop community-driven mobility plans to address their most pressing transportation issues.
Thermal Oasis Mobility Plans Coachella Valley
In 2011 KDI partnered with Pueblo Unido to transform the flooded center of a mobile home park into a community area.
St. Anthony Coachella Valley
KDI is working with partners and residents to design and program the third Productive Public Space in Coachella Valley.
Thermal PPS Coachella Valley, California
A coalition of six LA-based organizations working to help communities utilize vacant lots in low-income neighborhoods throughout LA.
Free Lots Angeles Los Angeles
KDI’s first Productive Public Space in Coachella Valley will include various recreational options, a bike repair shop, and weekly food market.
Nuestro Lugar Coachella Valley, California
KDI is part of a collaboration working with Watts residents to design and activate an empty lot located at the corner of 103rd and Central Avenue.
Watts Re:Imagined Los Angeles
KDI’s second Productive Public Space in Coachella Valley will bring much-needed amenities such as soccer fields, a market place, and community center.
Somos Oasis Coachella Valley, California
KDI is working with local cities to design and execute events such as open street gatherings and demonstration projects, or "pop-ups".
SCAG: Tactical Urbanism Southern California
An initiative allowing neighborhoods to close down a street to vehicular traffic and transform it into a playful space of physical and social activity.
Play Streets Los Angeles
BHC Economic Justice Beacon Coachella Valley, California
KDI has worked with a group of residents in North Shore, CA to develop a microenterprise group while also highlighting local culture through food.
Delicias Laguna Azul Coachella Valley, California
KDI is partnering with Abode Communities to design and build an affordable housing development with public spaces in Coachella.
Villa Verde Coachella Coachella Valley, California
Complete Parks Campaign Southern California