Join us on our slum visit in Nairobi that allows you to witness and recognize the stark differences in life. When visiting Nairobi, it’s easy to get lost in the glamour of the central business district, the nightlife, the wildlife, and other attractions. Beyond the fun lies another side of the city where life seems to go at a different pace—the slums.
We begin the day with early morning preparation of food items for distribution. Then, we take you on a drive through the sprawling Sinai Slums.
Sinai is a section of the Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums, home to more than 100,000 residents. Here, families live in tiny one-roomed shacks made of cardboard, plastic, or corrugated iron sheets. Access to running water is scarce, and there’s no sanitation system in place.
You’ll get to walk through the narrow streets of the slums in a group, having a close-up look at the living conditions of the residents here.
A visit to select disadvantaged families follows, and here, you get a chance to interact with the residents of Sinai and learn more about their lives. Such a visit can be an eye-opening experience that alerts you to the inequalities in society today and the challenges that marginalized communities in impoverished urban settlements face.
You’ll get a chance to share a meal together with the families we will be visiting. The visit ends in the mid-afternoon when everyone leaves for their respective hotels. If you want to touch someone’s life albeit, in a small way, this is a trip you must take.