A grant from USADF C.A.R.E.S. in Washington DC is helping residents of Kibera and Mathare, crowded Nairobi informal settlements, ward off Covid-19.
Shining Light on Slums to Unlock Girls' Talents
A Nairobi not-for-profit organization has expanded from providing education in the Kenyan capital's largest slum to a range of services in two sprawling settlements that create livelihoods, encourage youth entrepreneurship and offer safe water - especially critical in the time of Covid.
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Kenya: Shining Light on Slums to Unlock Girls' Talents
allAfrica, 12 November 2020
The dusty road leading to the heart of the Mathare settlement in Nairobi's north-west corner passes metal-roofed homes that seem to spill down hillsides, packed closely… Read more »
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Kenya: Chance to Avert Disaster in Urban Slums
Nation, 26 March 2020
The Covid-19 crisis will move our problems from a health pandemic to class warfare. Read more »
InFocus
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Life is hard in impoverished urban settlements, and SarsCo-V-2 has made it harder. But a local organization is providing services that the government has not, raising hopes of a ... Read more »
