Entries tagged ‘Nairobi’
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A Donated Shirt’s Journey from Western Charity to African Commodity
That American Eagle shirt you sent to Kenya isn’t given away for free. Inside the elaborate supply chain that fuels Nairobi’s informal markets.
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Two Weeks in Photos
Our fortnightly roundup of photos from our bloggers. This week: Beer-brewing in Accra, juice-squeezing in Bangkok, slum-touring in Nairobi and water-hunting in Chennai.
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Is Slum Tourism Wrong? Kibera’s Residents Voice Their Opinions
From favelas in Rio to townships in Joburg, sight-seeing tours of informal settlements are on the rise. Our blogger asks residents of Nairobi’s largest informal settlement how they feel about the practice.
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Two Weeks in Photos
Our fortnightly roundup of photos from our bloggers. This week: A mountaineer’s commute in Lima, urban gardening in Manila and a teachers’ strike in Nairobi.
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No Recess for Informal Schools During Kenyan Teachers’ Strike
As schools shut down across the country, slum-based classrooms like Emily Nyongesa’s keep churning out lessons for a fraction of the price of formal education.
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Two Weeks in Photos
From bus wranglers in Lima to waste-pickers in Nairobi, our fortnightly roundup of photos from our bloggers.
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An Informal Currency for Slum-Dwellers, or a Nefarious Separatist Plot?
Officials are arresting spenders of Bangla-Pesa, an alternate currency that helps stabilize poor people’s finances, on charges that they’re trying to subvert the Kenyan shilling.
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Amid Syringes and Skin-Burning Acid, a Search for Scrap Metal and Cell Phones
Trash picking is a dangerous trade, but Nairobi’s dumps draw treasure hunters who can turn even a pair of rusty scissors into shillings.
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Two Weeks in Photos
From stolen electricity in Nairobi to blind masseuses in Manila, our fortnightly roundup of photos from our bloggers.
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The Illegal, Dangerous, Unreliable Electrical System That Everyone Supports
Slum-dwellers, government officials and even Kenya’s electric utility company agree on one thing: For now, stolen electricity is the only way to keep the country running.
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