Category Archives: Education

A Visit By Amnesty International at Map Kibera Trust

  What informed the decision to map Kibera? Who were involved? How did it happen and what made you guys decide to start Map Kibera Trust? This is the closely related Questions that brought about a wonderful discussion at the … Continue reading

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Global Voices Visit to Map Kibera Trust.

The global voices summit will be happening in a matter of hours from now “Monday and Tuesday in Westlands” and many bloggers will be gathering to discuss issues or best practices when it comes to blogging. Due to this summit … Continue reading

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Resources To Improve Learning In Primary Schools

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Friends Learning Resources, an Australian-based non-profit organization with Christian roots was today at Raila Educational Centre. The organization that has been in Kenya for the past seven years is seeking to increase literacy levels through offering high quality learning resources … Continue reading

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A Training Workshop on How NGOs can better work with media

  “What is the one message you could let out to media about your organization? What will be worth talking about? “ After days of waiting, the eagerly awaited day, the 25th came and I being among the 15 people … Continue reading

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A Unique Computer Training Programme

Youth face a challenge of not being able to enrol for further studies after high school due to fees challenges. It’s for this reason, Kibera Community Youth Program (KCYP), a community based organization working to create youth empowerment programmes developed … Continue reading

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Embracing Reading at an Early Stage

In Kibera and i perharps to a larger extend  the entire kenya, it’s believed that if you want to hide something from a Kenyan you can do that by hiding it in a book. But is this true? Does it … Continue reading

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A BUSY MONTH IN KIBERA.

It was busy month as the Voice of Kibera team tried to come up with reports and blogs as usual. We were able to come up with 8 blogs and 32 reports in our search for news and stories in … Continue reading

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DRUG ABUSE

The word “drugs” means all street drugs, prescription drugs found in homes or that can be purchased illegally, non-prescription drugs, household products such as inhalants, drug substances, tobacco, and alcohol. Drug abuse and  addiction is a common phenomenon across the … Continue reading

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Lessons from the Gender Based Violence Forum

Centre for Rights Education and Awareness(CREAW) announced a new phase of Kibera Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Outreach project which was originally launched in 2009 by the Prime Minister Hon. Raila Odinga and is now being supported by USAID/Kenya. Through this project … Continue reading

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A Trip Around Kibera

It was today at about midday when Shaib, Mildred and I from Map Kibera Trust agreed to go on a journey that we have never tried before. Let’s go to Nairobi dam! I told them, what are we going to … Continue reading

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