Nairobi Hawkers

How to solve the ongoing hawker situation raging on the streets of Nairobi
As over-fishing risks irretrievably depleting the seas around the island, should young men be looking to tourism to ensure sustainable livelihoods?
An unlikely German duo are determined to keep their parent’s coconut plantation alive
The homeless on Nairobi’s streets are the city’s main recyclers but nobody is reaching out to help them
A young girl growing up in a slum is breaking down stereotypes and reaching for the stars
Nairobi street artists making a bang in the run up to the presidential election
This collection of family albums is proof of continuity in a century-old slum
Nairobi’s very own Upendo Hero, a champion of love, is fighting for Public Space in the Slums of Nairobi
What options do young girls growing up in informal settlements have as they knock on the doors of adulthood?
In Nairobi, like in many other expanding urban centres around the world, residents of informal settlements make up well over half the population of the city. Many of Nairobi’s informal settlements trace their origins back to the pre-independence area, while many more have sprung up in recent years, largely as a result of increase levels of migration from the countryside. What most of these informal settlements have in common is […]