Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city, in the time of COVID-19 is a city of disconnected realities. While some neighbourhoods are silent – streets are deserted, residents invisible inside lush compounds, their houses stocked with water, food and other necessities – Kibera, Africa’s largest informal urban settlement and home to hundreds of thousands of people, faces a different reality: Poverty has long defined its narrative with COVID-19 yet another obstacle in a life of hardship for its residents.
But Kibera can hardly be reduced to be a place of poverty and hardship. Rather Kibera is a mix of diversity, vibrancy, and great capabilities – especially in times of COVID-19 in which the people of Kibera find strength in the close-knit community.
Through “Risto Za Namba Nane (8)” we aim to change the narrative that has dominated Kibera in times of COVID-19.
Supported by The German Embassy Nairobi.
