Kibera

Women bear the brunt of problems.^[1]

Kibera is a slum in southwest Nairobi, Kenya. It is often called the biggest slum in Africa.^[2] Most people in Kibera don't have running water or electricity. Kibera has thirteen villages. It is a very poor slum and has very bad conditions.

Kibera Media

Slum Kibera in Nairobi, seen from above
Dwellings in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya c. 2008
Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2005. It is the largest slum in Africa and the third largest in the world.
Kibera slum was established in early 20th century, and has grown ever since on public lands, around water streams and railway tracks. Its current residents are people from all major ethnic groups of Kenya.
The relative location of Kibera in Nairobi
The population density in the Kianda village in western Kibera
Railway Tracks in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. The Uganda Railway line linking Mombasa, Nairobi and Kisumu on Lake Victoria began about 1901 under the British colonial empire. In the early 20th century, the British government gave Kenyan soldiers in its regional army the right to live on public land near the railway tracks, leading to the creation of Kibera.
The ground in much of Kibera is composed of refuse and rubbish.
New apartments being built adjacent to Kibera
Shooting the feature film Togetherness Supreme in Kibera and with the collaboration of Kibera youth trainees