Erica Mann

Erica Mann
Born	Erika Schoenbaum 1917 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	4 June 2007(2007-06-04) (aged 90)
Alma mater	École des Beaux Arts
Occupation(s)	Urban planner, architect
Known for	City planning in Kenya Women in Kibwezi initiative
Spouse	Igor Mann
Children	Kenny Mann

Erica Mann (1917 – 2007) was an architect and town planner who lived and worked in Kenya for almost all her adult life, after fleeing her home in Romania during the Second World War. She made a significant contribution to the 1948 master plan for Nairobi and also took a leading role in planning Mombasa and other parts of Kenya. She became interested in development projects seeking to improve living standards and was director of the "Women in Kibwezi" project, which was recognised at the United Nations Habitat II conference in 1996. The "Woman in Kibwezi" project was but one of several NGOs she headed across Kenya, many of them engaged in fostering women's cooperatives. In 2003 she was honoured with the title of Architect Laureate for Kenya.