Colorful wooden chairs fill one of the preschool classrooms at the Pumwani community center.
A well used and well organized reading room and lending library is a key component of SIDAREC's mission to serve the slums of Nairobi.
A young boy begins to appreciate reading by flipping through a picture book at the Pumwani community center.
Kibera, arguably the world's most famous slum. It is home for nearly a million Nairobi's residents. Originated in 1918, it is Africa's second largest slum after Soweto in South Africa.
Ashley, Elaine Uang from Architecture for Humanity, and Matthew Chetty from AMD's 50x15 Initiative walking across a playing field in Kibera.
Ashley taking photos of kids in Kibera.
Ashley and Elaine in Kibera with Ibrahim. He helps run a community project in Kibera with the Univeristy of Nairobi and and initiative from Harvard's Graduate School of Design to reclaim a dumping ground for community open space.
Nairobi's traffic is infamously bad. Rush hour is typified by what the locals just call the "Jam."
Where's Matthew in the huddle?
Elaine and Matthew Chetty around the new Mukuru community center drawings at a local architect's office.
SIDAREC's community center located in the Pumwani neighborhood.
Lucy Mathai is the director of SIDAREC - Slums Information Development and Resource Centers.
Ashley and Matthew with Lucy in their Nairobi offices. They plan to relocate to the new community center in Mukuru to be closer to the community they are serving, as well as save on rent so the money can be invested in the programs they offer.
Lucy showing Ashley around their head offices. They provide a free drop-in internet service for those in the building.
