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A Menstrual Stigma And Health Awareness Campaign

October 28, 2021 No Comments

There is growing attention to addressing the menstrual hygiene management (MHM) needs of the over 21 million displaced adolescent girls and women globally. In episode

Advella and some of the girls she is currently helping get back to their feet

Mental Health in The Slum in the midst of Covid-19

August 25, 2021 No Comments

Mental health among third-world countries is an issue that has remained unrecognized and unaddressed for a long time now. The issue of mental healthcare needs

Gender Based Violence in the Slums

August 13, 2021 No Comments

Gender-based violence is often too frequent in the slum, with the figures becoming much higher among young couples. In today’s article, we look into Gender-based

The Transitioning culture of the Maasai

July 2, 2021 No Comments

Over the years a lot of pressure has been mounting on the Maasai people of Kenya to change their culture. This transition has been met

Night Runners – A Real African Phenomena

June 14, 2021 No Comments

Some call them witches, others call them night guards but night runners are popularly known to rule the darkest of nights in western Kenya Africa.

Addressing Food Insecurity through Modern Farming Techniques

May 14, 2021 No Comments

The need to fight hunger and malnutrition for people living in the urban slums and rural areas of Kenya has never been as urgent and

A Slum Born Out Of Thorns

May 3, 2021 1 Comment

Long-term residents blame crime on rural-urban migration.

Painting Away Covid-19 in Kibera

April 13, 2021 No Comments

As cases of the 2nd wave of the Novel Corona Virus: COVID-19 cases surge across the world, young visual artists from Art360 Kibera, a gallery &

Teenage Pregnancy A Menace In The Slums A Midst Covid-19

March 2, 2021 No Comments

Covid-19 has had devastating effects with Kenya seeing a rise in Teenage Pregnancy by 40% during this period. Since most of the affected girls come

How Slum Communities Are Adapting To The Changes Covid-19

Slum Communities Adapting To Covid-19

January 15, 2021 No Comments

How are communities living in crowded urban spaces & slums coping with Covid-19 in their day today? We visited entrepreneurs and residents of Mathare slums

Waking up from the Menstruation Nightmare.

October 23, 2020 No Comments

In Kenya, 65% of girls and women cannot afford sanitary pads due to poverty. One in every 10 Kenyan adolescent girls ends up missing school

Somalia’s Khat ban leaves Kenyan Farmers & Merchants in Despair

September 13, 2020 No Comments

The ban which was caused by diplomatic disputes between the two government has had devastating consequences on both Farmers and Merchants. Kenyan Government is holding

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A Menstrual Stigma And Health Awareness Campaign

Gender Based Violence in the Slums

The Transitioning culture of the Maasai

Night Runners – A Real African Phenomena

Waking up from the Menstruation Nightmare.