KISKAM is a voluntary demand-based urban-rural relocation project whose aim is to empower communities in urban slums to settle sustainably in their rural homes to urban mitigate poverty. This is done through a process with an emphasis on developing the capacity of individual beneficiaries with skills and financial support to enable them to acquire livelihoods at their destination. The pilot of this project targets Fifty families from five villages in Kibera: Kisumu Ndogo, Lindi, Gatwekera, Silanga, KambiMuru, and Mashimoni being relocated to Western Kenya. A total of Fifty (50 families) have been relocated to Siaya, Vihiga, and Kisumu Counties in a drive that started in September 2022 to January 2023. Currently, families are getting established in their homes, nurturing their families, overseeing business startups, and linking with the new environment. Our Field teams have accompanied the beneficiaries in this journey and have been monitoring the project progress systematically. Hence, the KISKAM review meeting aims to provide a platform for reflection, ideas exchange, and collation of lessons learnt to facilitate further review and planning for an impactful project.

NCT's Executive Director was invited to the WIRE Awards. Women In Real Estate (WIRE) is a networking organization dedicated to advancing the role of women in the built in Environment. WIRE Legends and Leaders awards is given to women who are making impact in the academia, social, practice and Research industries in the built in environment. They awarded us a a legend and leader award for social impact in our efforts and resultant impact in mitigating urban poverty through the KISKAM project.

The Stakeholder consultative forum is envisaged to bring together members of the community from the five villages of kibra informal settlement targeted for the KISKAM project. The consultative stakeholders’ forum is meant to provide opportunity for the community members and stakeholders at large to participate in the conceptualization of the KISKAM project. This will help us to develop an effective project that would impact the community positively.

The Natural Capital Trust, in conjunction with the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta has is carrying out the KISKAM Repatriation Project in Kenya. As part of this project, the training of 68 potential beneficiaries on entrepreneurship is scheduled to take place to support their sustainable resettlement from urban slums to rural homes.