The Nyalenda slum is the largest slum in the Kisumu area, stretching along the southern border of the city from the Nairobi highway to Lake Victoria. Most of its inhabitants live in temporary structures made of mud and sticks or corrugated tin[...]
Thika is a populous area on the Northern outskirts of Nairobi, located along the main highway to Nyeri and Northern Kenya. It holds several large factories and is surrounded by large pineapple farms. Kia-ndutu is the largest slum in Thika a[...]
Kamirithu is North of Limuru on the intersection of Limuru Road and the main highway from Nairobi. It is a densely populated area that borders the commercial center of Kwambera. The town is not highly developed. Many buildings are semi-permane[...]
Kangemi is a slum on the Northwestern outskirts of Nairobi, along the Nakuru highway. It is very densely populated and includes many residents who commute into Nairobi attempting to find work. Its high density and poverty has led to a high rat[...]
Kawangware is a slum on the Northwestern outskirts of Nairobi, South of Kangemi. It is very densely populated and includes many residents who commute into Nairobi attempting to find work. The slum borders on a very affluent area of Nairobi, [...]
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“A feeling of death ran through my body, as though the soil underneath me was split.” In these dramatic words, Elizabeth describes her reaction to her HIV diagnosis in 1990. Like most Kenyans, Elizabeth was raised in a Christian family. Her family could not afford basic needs, and there were frequent quarrels among her seven [...]
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After a not-so-normal break, I am back in Kenya as a married man. I am overjoyed with my new married life and excited to be continuing the work I love with CFA. However, my break did not go nearly the way I had planned it. I left Kenya with the intention of flying to the [...]
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A couple of weeks ago, I shared with you this story from my time in Kenya about a Kenyan widow who gave out of her poverty to help her church. Recently, I was told another story that carried the same sacrifice, the same conviction, and the same incredible example of someone truly living out Jesus’ [...]
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Don’t get me wrong… great ideas are important, but without action, change cannot occur. We live in a generation where good ideas and good intentions are commonplace but action and execution is harder to find. The thought of starting something new and innovative, whether that is an organization, a project or a club, can be [...]
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The following is a guest post from Stephanie Immel, a 7th grade teacher in Georgia. She led her students in a project that raised almost $1,200 for CARE for AIDS! Read her incredible story here, and leave us a comment with your reactions or your ideas on how you could get creative too… This year [...]
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