Kenya 2012: A Visit to Kibera
The International Reporting Project (IRP) took a group of 12 influential bloggers from around the world to Kenya on June 17-26 for an in-depth examination of reproductive health and population issues in that East African country.
- Nairobi, Kenya's capital, is home to Kibera, which may be the largest slum in East Africa.
In Kenya and headed to Kibera, one of the world's largest slums to meet with women and families about #familyplanning access today. #IRP- I prefer to believe this is a Kenyan boy band being advertised in the Kibera slum. instagr.am/p/MBxVFjojiJ/
Spent today in Nairobi's Kibera slum. Top two problems: toilets and sanitation. Also walking. http://pic.twitter.com/Wr4L4RZr
On the plus side, there's no shortage of cyber-cafes or mobile phone shops in Sub-Saharan slums. http://pic.twitter.com/ww8CLN8h
You can only admire the business ethic of someone who turns their entire building into a monument to their skill. http://pic.twitter.com/aVEMzc6N
Skeptical child is skeptical. Hopefully this attitude will keep him away from Kibera's faith healers & herbalists. http://pic.twitter.com/Y1L5YNnR
Here's where that kid goes to school. About half the class/room here. Much more cheerful than it looks. http://pic.twitter.com/qDrtK8rk
And here's the local water supply. A single tap, running on Tuesdays and Saturdays only. (Illegal alts exist) http://pic.twitter.com/DzyPHmF0
The 'Zion Hotel', like most Kibera 'hotels', isn't one. 'Hotel' seems to indicate some kind of retreat/shag palace http://pic.twitter.com/HaNH9PWe
A Stroll through Africa’s Largest and Poorest Slum: By Chido Onumah* Kibera slum in Kenya I… goo.gl/fb/NeZ0j
Kibera aid NGO @uwezakenya says numbers I was given on Kibera, Nairobi population wrong; *much* lower: mapkibera.org/blog/2010/09/0…
