Using the case study of the Kibera slums, this paper takes a medical anthropological approach to discuss and explain the untold and common practice among the urban poor in developing countries that is ...

Savings and credit co-operative societies (Saccos) have been recognised as vital avenues for saving and investing, particularly for Kenya’s middle and low-income earners.

We envision a world where everyone deserves the same opportunity no matter their location. We serve in Kenya, Africa in the second largest slum in the world, Kibera Slum. Kenya has a high muslim ...

Pendo’s Power, a book designed to educate children aged 5 to 18, about body safety and power of their voice in the face of ...

Carlos Monteiro says the links between UPF and obesity, diabetes and even mental ill health are so strong that manufacturers should face taxes just like tobacco firms Instant noodles being eaten in ...

Dr Omulo: There are two different settings that I’ve studied – the slums of Kibera, and more rural settings. [Omulo also collects samples from people who live in rural farms in Asembo ...

One of those who has succeeded is Bridget Achieng, a woman from the sprawling Nairobi slum of Kibera, who worked as a domestic servant - a house girl - but who gained a social media following on ...

In 2016, nine students were killed by a fire at a girls' high school in the sprawling slum neighbourhood of Kibera in Nairobi. In 2001, 67 pupils were killed in an arson attack on their dormitory at a ...

Three women Fihima Yusuf Abdillahi, Rayan Abukar Ali, and Hibo Mohamood Abdullahi have been presented at a Kibera law and denied the charge of robbery with ...

[1] Approaching Urban Food Waste in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Framework and Evidence from Case Studies in Kibera (Nairobi) and Dhaka ...