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David Kuria
| Country: | Kenya |
| Region: | Africa |
| Field Of Work: | Health |
| Subsectors: | Citizen/Community Participation, Financial Services/Markets, Waste Management/Sanitation |
| Target Populations: | Businesses, Underserved Communities |
| Year Elected: | 2007 |
David knows life in slums – he has lived in them on his own since age 13. Now an architect, David is the first in Kenya to successfully build hygienic sanitation facilities in informal settlements. He engages poor communities in toilet design and construction. Through dues collection and innovative financing schemes with funding partners, facilities then operate as profitable ventures for urban poor and local businesspeople. Not only is David transforming public health for the urban poor, but his work also represents a shift towards collaboration for development between slum communities, city authorities, and the business sector.
