About the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi is the capital of the east African country of Kenya, with a population of 3 million.

Nairobi’s Kibera is one of the largest slums in the world, with an estimated 1 million people living on about four square miles. The average Kibera resident lives on about one dollar per day. The housing in Kibera is owned by slumlords who extract rent from the residents.

One out of three people in Kibera is HIV positive and there are about 50,000 AIDS orphans in the slum. Most of the families are headed by women and young men have no role models. Many of the men are alcoholics who have abandoned their families.

About our ministry in Kibera

Our children’s ministry in the Kibera slum includes

• A feeding program for pre-schoolers
• An on-site school, including two pre-school classes and a first grade class
• An afternoon drop-in program for streetchildren
• An off-site home for at-risk girls from Kibera

All these programs are sponsored and operated by the Kibera Reformed Presbyterian Church under the leadership of the founding pastor Imbumi Makuku. To read an interview with Pastor Imbumi click here.

To read children's AIDS statistics click here.