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Using innovative participatory methods to stimulate dialogue on the right to food for the urban poor, Nairobi, Kenya, Right to Food_Wave 1

Kenya, 2018
Health and Well-Being (HaW)
Dr. Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Research Scientist; APHRC
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Identification

IDNO
DDI-KEN-APHRC-RTF-2025-v01.
Title
Using innovative participatory methods to stimulate dialogue on the right to food for the urban poor, Nairobi, Kenya, Right to Food_Wave 1
Subtitle
Right to Food_Wave 1
Country
Name Country code
Kenya KEN
Abstract
The right to adequate food is a human right recognized under international legal frameworks. It protects the right of all human beings to feed themselves in dignity through food production or purchases. Although it is provided for in the 2010 Kenyan Constitution, many Kenyans do not enjoy it. In urban informal settlements, about 80% of households are food insecure and the prevalence of chronic malnutrition among children under five years is close to 50%. This underscores the need to promote the right to food. Through a Fellowship from the Wellcome Trust, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is implementing the “Right to Food Project” over two years from January 2018 to December 2019. The core objective of the project is to stimulate dialogue on the nexus between the right to food as stipulated in the international legal framework and the Bill of Rights in the Kenyan Constitution, and the lived experiences with food insecurity among urban poor populations as evidenced by research. The project was undertaken in Nairobi, targeting urban poor communities. The project used innovative, public engagement approaches including photovoice, digital storytelling, cellphilming, community dialogues and focus group discussions among other approaches. The target group included urban communities and change agents including policy/decision/law makers. The results provided a deeper understanding to vulnerability to food insecurity for the urban poor in Nairobi through the eyes of the community, and propose potential solutions. The public engagement is critical in empowering those most affected to voice their health problems in ways most relevant to them and to contribute in shaping solutions to the problems. The results will inform actualization of the right to food for the urban poor as envisaged in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Version

Version Date
2025-03-10
Version Notes
N/A

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Urban (Nairobi Urban Poor Settings)
Unit of Analysis
Groups of community members/policy/decision/and law makers
Universe
Urban poor in Nairobi

Producers and sponsors

Authoring entity/Primary investigators
Agency Name Affiliation
Dr. Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Research Scientist; APHRC APHRC
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
Teresia Njoki APHRC Research Assistant,
Danielle Doughman. APHRC Policy Outreach Manager
Caroline Gatura APHRC Public Engagement Officer
Dr. Kariuki Muigua Nairobi University Collaborator
Prof. Claudia Mitchell McGill University, Canada Collaborator
Dr. Jennifer Thompson McGill University, Canada Collaborator
Prof Madise N.J AFIDEB Collaborator
Dr. Paula Griffiths Loughborough University, UK. Collaborator
Dr. Melanie Warwick Loughborough University, UK. Collaborator
Bella Starling Wellcome Trust Collaborator
Dr. Rose Oronje AFIDEP Collaborator
Ms Diana Warira AFIDEP Collaborator
David Osogo APHRC Research Officer
Daniel Osuka APHRC Data Documentation Specialist
Bonface Ingumba APHRC Data Governance Expert
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Role
Wellcome Funder
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
Name Affiliation Role
Dr. Kariuki Muigua Nairobi University Collaborator
Prof. Claudia Mitchell McGill University Collaborator
Dr. Jennifer Thompson McGill University Collaborator
Prof Madise N.J AFIDEP Collaborator
Dr. Paula Griffiths Loughborough University Collaborator
Dr. Melanie Warwick Loughborough University Collaborator
Bella Starling Wellcome Trust Collaborator
Dr. Rose Oronje AFIDEP Collaborator
Ms Diana Warira AFIDEP Collaborator

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Purposive sampling was used
Deviations from the Sample Design
N/A
Response Rate
N/A
Weighting
N/A

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
Start date End date Cycle
2018-10-01 2018-11-30 Wave 1
Mode of data collection
Other [oth]
Supervision
N/A
Type of Research Instrument
Discussion Guide was used to conduct the activity

Data Processing

Cleaning Operations
Participatory public engagement methods such as cell-filming and photovoice, among others along with focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs) and dialogues were used
Other Processing
N/A

Data Appraisal

Estimates of Sampling Error
N/A

Data access

Contact
Name Affiliation Email URI
African Population and Health Research Center APHRC datarequest@aphrc.org aphrc.org
Conditions
APHRC data access condition

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The data remain the property of APHRC; any unauthorized reproduction and sharing of the data is strictly prohibited. The user will, therefore, not release nor permit others to use or release the data to any other person without the written authorization from the Center.

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The provided data must be used for the purpose specified in the Data Request Form; any other use not specified in the form must receive additional or separate authorization.

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The user will not use nor permit others to use the data to report any information in the data sets that could identify, directly or by inference, individuals or households.

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9.Acknowledgement:
Any work/reports from this data must acknowledge APHRC as the source of these data. For example, the suggested acknowledgement for NUHDSS data is:
"This research uses livelihoods data collected under the longitudinal Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) since 2006. The NUHDSS is carried out by the African Population and Health Research Center in two slums settlements (Korogocho and Viwandani) in Nairobi City."Additionally all funders, the study communities that provided the data, and staff who collected and analyzed or processed the data should be acknowledged.

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Citation requirement
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download

Metadata production

Document ID
DDI-KEN-APHRC-RTF-2025-v01.
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
African Population and Health Research Center APHRC APHRC Documentation of the DDI
Date of Production
2025-03-10
Document version
version 1.0 (March 2025)