NAME: MUTURI KAMAU
SCHOOL: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
REGISTRATION NO: N80s/17828/2011
UNIT CODE: ESU 303
UNIT NAME: PROJECT PLANNING
LECTURER: MR.KIRUI
TASK: IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND WRITE A SMALL PROJECT PROPOSAL
, A PROPOSAL FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
Due to the unprecedented economic expansion, most of Kenyans are still impoverished,
surviving on less than two dollars per day. Hence, although absolute poverty has been cut by
more than half, illiteracy has reduced dramatically, and many health indicators have improved,
the vast inequalities are still persistent.Development in our country will directly affect how well
the country succeeds in attaining the UN Millennium Goals for 2015.
The increasing industrialization and fast growth does not only pose problems related to the
allocation of resources and powers, but also severely challenges the natural environment.
Environmental degradation such as contaminated water, sinking groundwater levels, unhealthy
soils, and polluted air has become a harsh reality in some urban parts of Kenya.
Noteworthy, a damaged local environment hits the most vulnerable groups of society the hardest.
Poor and marginalized people lack the resources needed to reduce the negative effects of a
degraded environment. At the same time, they are usually directly dependent on their close
natural environment for their daily survival.
One result of a rapid urbanization, a slowly reducing gap between urban and rural, changing
consumption patterns While the quantity of solid waste generated by society is increasing, the
composition of solid waste is becoming more and more diversified. While the quantity of solid
waste generated by society is increasing, the composition of solid waste is becoming more and
more diversified, and a growing population is the problem of waste.
Many households do not recycle their waste, but, instead, tend to dispose it outside their homes
or on the streets. While the quantity of solid waste generated by society is increasing, the
composition of solid waste is becoming more and more diversified.
The Proposal
This proposal aims at starting up a decentralized solid waste management (SWM) scheme in
Githurai area,Nairobi County thereby improving the local environment and offering continuous
employment to individuals from socially and economically disadvantaged groups. After an initial
period of 24 months, the project will be handed over to the county government.
SCHOOL: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
REGISTRATION NO: N80s/17828/2011
UNIT CODE: ESU 303
UNIT NAME: PROJECT PLANNING
LECTURER: MR.KIRUI
TASK: IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND WRITE A SMALL PROJECT PROPOSAL
, A PROPOSAL FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
Due to the unprecedented economic expansion, most of Kenyans are still impoverished,
surviving on less than two dollars per day. Hence, although absolute poverty has been cut by
more than half, illiteracy has reduced dramatically, and many health indicators have improved,
the vast inequalities are still persistent.Development in our country will directly affect how well
the country succeeds in attaining the UN Millennium Goals for 2015.
The increasing industrialization and fast growth does not only pose problems related to the
allocation of resources and powers, but also severely challenges the natural environment.
Environmental degradation such as contaminated water, sinking groundwater levels, unhealthy
soils, and polluted air has become a harsh reality in some urban parts of Kenya.
Noteworthy, a damaged local environment hits the most vulnerable groups of society the hardest.
Poor and marginalized people lack the resources needed to reduce the negative effects of a
degraded environment. At the same time, they are usually directly dependent on their close
natural environment for their daily survival.
One result of a rapid urbanization, a slowly reducing gap between urban and rural, changing
consumption patterns While the quantity of solid waste generated by society is increasing, the
composition of solid waste is becoming more and more diversified. While the quantity of solid
waste generated by society is increasing, the composition of solid waste is becoming more and
more diversified, and a growing population is the problem of waste.
Many households do not recycle their waste, but, instead, tend to dispose it outside their homes
or on the streets. While the quantity of solid waste generated by society is increasing, the
composition of solid waste is becoming more and more diversified.
The Proposal
This proposal aims at starting up a decentralized solid waste management (SWM) scheme in
Githurai area,Nairobi County thereby improving the local environment and offering continuous
employment to individuals from socially and economically disadvantaged groups. After an initial
period of 24 months, the project will be handed over to the county government.
