Our colleagues at UNICEF HQ had a chance to present Map Kibera and Voice of Kibera at the last meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This was a very high level venue, connecting decision makers with the efforts on the ground in Kibera. The voice of people of Kibera, heard directly in the halls of UN HQ … hope this had some kind of small impact! Part of the set up included a local SMS number connected to Voice of Kibera, so that attendees there could contribute their thoughts on the site, placed over UN headquarters.
Cherif Zouein organized the team in NYC, including production of some lovely posters by Meghana. Cherif tells us that the Executive Director of UNICEF came by on the first day, the ex-president of the ECOSOC council came by also that day (she’s a
Luxembourg minister), as well as people and delegations from Cape Verde, Rwanda, Mozambique, Brazil, Bangladesh, Ghana… about 150 visitors all together. Thanks to UNICEF NYC for putting it together.