Category Archives: Empowerment

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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JITOLEE WOMEN

Poverty is a lifestyle that one finds themselves adapted to either knowingly or unknowingly. The high rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence makes it even worse, not forgetting the high inflation rate that’s leading to the skyrocketing of prices of the basic … 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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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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What is the youth response to corruption and devolved funds management?

We were supposed to be sitted in the YMCA-Shauri Moyo branch gymnasium at 2pm but too bad for us for our calculation of time was wrongly misplaced. “Let’s meet at 1:30pm at Karanja stage ready to go to the forum” … Continue reading

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GIRLS FIGHTING ILLITERACY IN KENYA

One  can only excel academically after developing  positive attitude and being optimistic towards academics, however ,in  most African societies setup, most girls are neglected when it comes to education . When the family is poor, focus tends to be directed … Continue reading

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VOICE OF KIBERA REVIEW

The voice of kibera team has carried out different activities as well as participated in different events that are and will enhance growth at different capacities. Last week witnessed the evaluation launch of “ushahidi” .”ushahidi”which means testimony in Swahili, is … Continue reading

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USHAHIDI EVALUATION LAUNCH

Yesterday ,the 25 th of August 2011, is a day to recall in the history of “ushahidi” as it was the official evaluation launch of the platform. Ushahidi  is  a tool for crowd-sourcing information by use of multiple channels like … Continue reading

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