mother and children
In the "Jesus slum", Nairobi, Kenya
The Jesus Slums is located in Athi River town in Mavoko Municipal
Council. It is on the banks of the River Athi. The people staying here
are casual labourers who look for labour jobs at the factories and the
horticultural farms along the river. Most of these people are single
mothers. They earn about Ksh. 60.00 (us$.0.86) per day. The jobs are
not guaranteed. This puts a lot of strain on the families. As a result
the mothers have to raise money to feed their families by involving
themselves with other activities (prostitution) resulting in more
children and others getting the HIV/AIDS virus and other sexually
transmitted diseases.
Many of the men end up in the illicit beer halls and are permanently
drunk. The youth are roaming around in town with no specific
expectations. The children roam in the slum with no one to take care
of them; they don’t go to school and have no health care.
Buttercup Farms Kenya has a small home for some of the children whose
parents have released them or are not to be found. There are also
plans to help the women to buy land (micro loans) so that they can be
more self-sufficient.
www.buttercupfarms.org
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Bill Jones Jr [deleted] (86 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot. Lovely composition.
cochiseintheeast (84 months ago | reply)
wayfaring,
is there a story to the "Jesus Slum"? Is it near Kabera?
Cochise.
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