Putting Kenya’s Slums on the Map

These days, the Internet makes it possible to travel much of the world with a simple click of a mouse. But not every place where life gets lived is cartographically represented. This leaves entire communities, particularly slums and other “informal settlements,” invisible from state actors who could implement vital infrastructure like electricity and clean water. Using their feet, GPS technology and a lot of dedication, Primož Kovačič, Isaac Motisiamosa and their teams are collaborating to put Mathare, Kenya’s second largest slum, and its people on the map.
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[@raphaelangelobumatay2029]

*GBS team is traveling to every country just to film a 2 to 3minute video.* Just wow! 👏

[@vsilligirlbestie3973]

Wow.... I never really thought about those blank spaces on the maps!

[@kawrss31]

who cares. there nothing. Do u feel bad for stepping on ants or the rungs of a ladder?

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

Glad to see a video bring attention to helping Kenya.

[@JustinY.]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@yourecompletelytrue1401]

I was told you had retired. And as always, Generic comment. Dude, please get a life for god's sake.

[@noonespecial5360]

Welcome back

[@beefyreefy4769]

Here we go again

[@addaccount9246]

No capes

[@Renwoxing13]

Not all capes are worn by heroes! *swish*

[@beefyreefy4769]

This is pretty incredible, I've never really thought about those blank spaces before.

[@BobMcCoy]

*Go Kenya!* 🇰🇪

[@hodannn]

how did u make the small KE sign

[@shirlynn297]

wahhhh props to their effort

[@jamal5217]

My country

[@caioatila669]

Great history!!

[@salokin3087]

Awesome stuff! How could you get a job in that kind of field

[@TopMemesof]

Much love guys

[@jayfaisa6016]

And here I thought geography class was a waste of my time lol

[@nuk3wolf403]

Good job great big story

[@tarafoy9929]

@Great Big Story you should do a video on Missing Maps. A charity that crowd sources mapping for unmapped areas all over the world. Anyone can get involved to help!

[@Dr.Aryann]

How tf do you guys upload so much I mean It’s not a bad thing I’m just curious Like HOW

[@NewbyTon]

Corporations

[@Nothing_serious]

They have multiple people working on the videos.

[@BHuang92]

I heard of this not too long ago in GIS class. The class was focus on the GPS system and how to accurately measure the environment. It is great to have what is now a whole neighbourhood placed on the map. It was in a documentary where they did it and it really helped the community get recognized.

[@minaumer1323]

Amazing

[@ZaneT531]

Mad respect

[@jayfaisa6016]

God Bless... A very good company doing a very good cause.

[@pizza-lq4yh]

Learnt about this in geography, Kibera is a slum and is very interesting

[@jeanpappin]

This is great this could applied on crowded cities like jakarta in my country so there will be no problem for electricity to locate and track such slum location

[@SkoolieBoyQue]

Wow... had no idea this was going on, but I'm not surprised. Glad to see people taking initiative to right a wrong!

[@Taikamuna]

Good to see people still doing good things in this world

[@nadiatonguis1260]

Wonderful of you to raise awareness of ppl who are trying to address a serious problem but could always use more help.

[@mrgreen941]

#1!!!!!

[@RazaMK]

mr green CONGRATS YOU DID IT

[@spicymcchicken2272]

The thumbnail is so cute c': his little dinosaur all tied to him

[@skaizino6118]

😭😭❤️❤️

[@Eternity10515]

Siri whats 1-1? Siri: Imagine you, you have 0 friends and if you minus that, its 0

[@TheKingsMindset]

A company needs to make a professional !!mapping program for PC

[@Paelorian]

Can I use this map to find the nearest public toilet? Just kidding, it's a dirty slum. People just defecate on the street, throw garbage over their shoulder, and live in filthy squalor. They could bury their garbage, but no one feels like making the effort to improve their home. There's a pretty good reason no one bothers to map these areas. There's little reason to go there, and a "street" may be just an often-changing pathway through shanties. Bless these people for making an effort, though. Letting locals know of sanitation and hygiene facilities will help them access them and improve the local quality of life. If the are improves enough, some day it might just be a poor neighborhood instead of a slum.

[@WillysToys]

Shouldn't Kanye be over there giving them free Yeezys?

[@hirummwangi8348]

I am proud to be Kenyan

[@ducksauce2696]

You are proud that your country has slums?

[@samarthbista9227]

😢😢😫

[@stronkman9157]

What the

[@OnlineMadSkillzz2]

Have you guys tried kenyan food? Neither have they

[@ausmick003]

Ok... Who's agree that Great Big Story has to be video teaching at School

[@katesisco]

A bit more honest after 60 years of omission. The psych people must have studies indicating this is the max you can leverage before the pot boils over.

[@weeklydoseofinsanity3319]

Man Im not first

[@joshsfishroom7702]

Hope I’m not not being a jerk but wouldn’t the “map funds” be better served to help the community have proper garbage collection. Why not help the poor residents who know and live in the area have a better quality of life, than spending money to help outsiders look at it on a map? Just saying.

[@TheKhiem10]

The mapping is not only for foreigner. Watch this video again. It explains that the government overlooks this slums because they aren’t on any maps. With the map they can construct necessities better like a water way, power line, ect.

[@joshsfishroom7702]

Ah ok. I guess I didn’t understand that it would actually help their quality of life. That’s cool then. Thanks man.

[@PARVEENKUMAR-nd2eu]

163 rd view And 1st to Like my own comment

[@eshwar157]

Salute to these Slums who work against it's fascist country who kicked them out

[@darealberrygarcia]

We Wuz Crackbabies

[@phylismaddox4880]

All the provided links to Great Big Story - none to the group featured. Strikes me as exploitative - unsubscribing.

[@phylismaddox4880]

Okay, can only find Spacial Collective on Twitter. Giving benefit of doubt for now...

[@maddielovelee]

All the comments asking why these billionaires don't help out? Bc they're greedy they'd rather die with their money than help out those dying

[@ducksauce2696]

No point in giving away money to people that can't sustain their selves. People in poor countries or slums always reproduce way beyond the point of what their environment and own available resources can provide. Giving money - that most likely will be spend on wank - will probably end up at the same pocket it once came from. What these people need is a big pile of science, biology and history books, some discipline, clean water, healthy food, basic hygiene, shelter, the complete eradication of corruption under local and national governments and finally: a box of condoms.