Shining Hope for Communities

In December, we traveled to Kibera, Kenya, the largest slum in Africa where the average life expectancy is 30 years of age and the majority of young girls do not attend school. After bumping into our friend Salim Mohamed of Ashoka and formerly Carolina for Kibera, we met with Xiaoxi Tu of Shining Hope for Communities, an organization that provides support to the Kibera community through tuition-free schools for girls, a health clinic and a community center. We were very impressed by Shining Hope’s Marcus Garvey Knowledge Centre, which is fully equipped with computers and books, and the Kibera School for Girls – a vibrant place for learning and youth empowerment. It’s incredible what they are doing in a very difficult area to operate. 

Thanks for the tour Shining Hope, and for breathing life into this community!