Influence of Social Capital on Diversification of Livelihood in Slum Areas in Nairobi, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMases, Stellah Mong’ina
dc.contributor.authorMuia, Daniel Munyiala
dc.contributor.authorOmbaka, Dickson
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-10T09:49:16Z
dc.date.available2023-03-10T09:49:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractGlobal population is on the increase and it is estimated that by 2030 world population will be 8.5 billion people. A resultant challenge that emerges is one of ensuring sustainable livelihoods in communities, and especially slum areas of developing countries. Hence urban areas have become centres of focus as increasingly majority of the population is residing in urban areas, in which slums have also developed and expanded. In order to achieve sustainable livelihoods then there is need for diversification of the livelihoods by the households living in slum areas. The main focus of this article is to explore how social capital influences diversification of livelihoods. The article is based on a study that was carried out in Mukuru slums in Nairobi County Kenya, with a sample of 397 household heads. It was found out that at least 49 per cent of the household heads were in different social groups; and in those groups the main reason for joining was basically to get money through the savings and to have access to loans with which to invest in diversified livelihood pursuits. It was found out that social capital was crucial to diversification through the different groups that helped in providing business capital, ideas, loans that enabled them to engage in more than one livelihood activityen_US
dc.identifier.citationasese, Stellah & Muia, Daniel & Ombaka, Dickson. (2020). Influence of Social Capital on Diversification of Livelihood in Slum Areas in Nairobi, Kenya. The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies. 8. 10.24940/theijhss/2020/v8/i3/HS2003-054en_US
dc.identifier.issn2321 - 9203
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/24924
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTHE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIESen_US
dc.subjectSocial capitalen_US
dc.subjectlivelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectslumsen_US
dc.subjectlivelihood diversificationen_US
dc.subjectsocial networksen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Social Capital on Diversification of Livelihood in Slum Areas in Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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