Monthly Archives: October 2011

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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KIBERA

There are approximately 2.5 million slum dwellers in the various informal settlements in Nairobi representing 60% of the Nairobi population, occupying about 6% of the land. Kibera houses almost 1 Million of these people,although there are  controversy about the exact … Continue reading

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Wangare Mathaai’s Tree in Kibera

She was a true icon, a mother, a laureate price winner, a key player in a champion team, an impresario kind of a person who knew so well how to do the little things and do them so well until … 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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TURNING BOTTLES TO SOLAR BULBS.

Just like any other garbage lying on the ground, so is to the soda and water bottles dumped and scattered everywhere. These carelessly dumped bottles pose great dangers to our lives by their pollution to the environment. But who could  … Continue reading

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STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION

Although research indicates that HIV/Aids in Kibera is highly rated amongst the community but something still needs something to be done to enable the affected and infected person found in this community to get any required help or referrals for … Continue reading

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