Marginalized community definition

Marginalized community means (a) a community that, because of its relatively small population, or for any other reason has been unable to fully participate in the integrated social and economic life of Kenya as a whole; (b) a traditional community that, out of a need to or desire to preserve its unique culture and identify from assimilation; has remained outside the integrated social and economic life of Kenya as a whole; (c) and indigenous community that has retained and maintained a traditional lifestyle and livelihood on a hunter-gatherer economy; (d) pastoral persons and communities whether they are: (i) nomadic or; (ii) a settled community that, because of its relative geographic isolation, has experienced only marginal participation in the integrated social and economic life of Kenya as a whole (…).
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Marginalized community means communities that experience discrimination and exclusion (social, political and economic) because of unequal power relationships across economic, political, social and cultural dimensions. (as defined: National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health)
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Related to Marginalized community

  • Planned community means a common interest community that is not a condominium or a cooperative. A condominium or cooperative may be part of a planned community.

  • Underserved community means any census tract in which, according

  • traditional communities means communities recognised in terms of section 3 of the Eastern Cape Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2005 (Act No. 4 of 2005).

  • Disadvantaged community means a community with an annual median household income that is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income.