AddressMaserah House Kenyatta Market Nairobi, Kenya
About Kounkuey Design Initiative
KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE (KDI) is a non-profit design and community development organization, that partners with underserved communities in the US, Africa, and Latin America to physically transform communities and in the process, improve environmental, economic, and social quality of life. Begun i... read moren 2006, KDI is made up of architects, landscape architects, engineers, urban planners, and community organizers. KDI believes that participatory planning and design are key to sustainable development. By working collaboratively with communities from conception through implementation, we build on their ideas, enhance them with technical knowledge and design innovation, and connect them to extant resources. In doing so, KDI empowers communities to advocate for themselves and address the major physical, social, and economic challenges they face.
We often build what we call Productive Public Spaces (PPS).
Productive Public Spaces are:
1. Formerly unusable and sometimes unsafe areas that become active public spaces such as community meeting areas, vegetable gardens, and micro-enterprise and recreation spaces, along with basic infrastructure (e.g. sanitation, bridges, walkways).
2. Conceived, constructed and managed by the people who use them, in collaboration with local and international partners.
3. Income-generating, socially constructive, and sustainable.
4. Projects that would otherwise not be realized through traditional channels.
5. Targeted areas that employ strong design concepts to create beautiful places.
6. Catalysts by which communities improve the social, economic, and environmental lives of their residents.
Find out more about KDI's Projects by downloading the PDF version of our Brochure. KDI believes in organizational transparency and is registered with GuideStar, an online database of nonprofit information. You can find details regarding KDI's governance, finances, accomplishments, needs and more at our GuideStar profile.
The Principal (or Senior Principal) will lead the research and wider teams of KDI Kenya for the delivery of these two new and exciting projects.
Our strategic aim in the next three years, buildin
The Principal (or Senior Principal) - Research will lead this development and we expect them to bring their own academic and intellectual agenda to this process.
Roles and Responsibilities
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Job Description
KDI is looking for a unique individual to lead its dynamic and growing Nairobi office. A background in the built environment, planning or community development and a number of years
