We got fantastic news today from Eldoret: The peer educators’ trainings in Langas, one of the largest slums in Kenya, have started! Solasa and we from the Making More Health team (www.makingmorehealth.com) have started to work together. What has happened so far? Fifteen peer educators (representing the 3 sub-counties of Uasin Gishu County) have met…
Tag: Urban life
Life in the cities
When students collaborate with my friends in the slums of Nairobi…
Francis Gikufu and his team are doing a lot in the slums of Nairobi to empower young people – through teaching them about filming, theater play and staying together in a community. We are running a hackathon with Nairobi’s students to develop social entrepreneurial ideas and hygiene programs for Slum habitants. Instead of doing it…
Small surprises can have a huge effect
Francis Gikufu, a young social entrepreneur, is very active in training young people in the slums on many health topics, self- awareness and self-confidence. He has set up the Mukuru Angaza Film Academy where the youth wants to give positive examples of life and share it with others. Because positive attitude and examples are encouraging…
Go Kenya, go future! 