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Impacts of footbridges built by Bridging the Gap Africa on local communities: Measuring economic and social effects of two new bridges in West Pokot County (Kenya)

Michard, Nathan
(2023)

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Supervisors
Aust, Ina
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Louvain School of Management
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Master [120] : ingénieur de gestion, à finalité spécialisée
Abstract
Kenya is one of the wealthiest African countries but still 36.1% of its population live below the national poverty line, especially rural communities. One of the challenges that rural Kenyans face are the barriers posed by rivers that isolate them from necessary services, sometimes during several days. They therefore need proper transport infrastructures to access jobs, education, healthcare, etc. This research therefore investigates the economic and social impacts that 2 footbridges built by Bridging the Gap Africa in West Pokot County in 2020 had on local communities. The outcomes show that Tamkal and Sisit footbridges are positively impacting every facet of people's lives. First, it removes the risk of drowning in these communities. It also positively impacts people’s revenues and food security by providing safe uninterrupted access to markets. 33.6% of the respondents reported an increase of their income in Tamkal, and 58.3% in Sisit. In the meantime, footbridges have improved the school accessibility for 92.2% of households in Tamkal and 31.5% in Sisit. Similarly, 89.8% of Tamkal residents and 100.0% in Sisit now have continuous access to healthcare facilities. Footbridges have many more benefits that are detailed in this thesis, such as reducing the cost of transport, increasing socialization, and even contributing, to some extent, to improving mental health. When comparing the cost of these footbridges with their number of users, it appeared that it only takes $3.05 US per year to positively affect the life of 1 person living in Tamkal area and $21.74 US in Sisit. These footbridges are therefore greatly impacting the lives of their beneficiaries and could play a crucial role in helping Kenya to reach its Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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Michard, N. (2023). Impacts of footbridges built by Bridging the Gap Africa on local communities: Measuring economic and social effects of two new bridges in West Pokot County (Kenya). https://dial-mem.test.bib.ucl.ac.be/handle/2078.2/36337