The Mathare Picture Archive

This collection of family albums is proof of continuity in a century-old slum

This collection of family albums is proof of continuity in a century-old slum
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 […]