Young men who once lived the “gangster life” in Kenya's capital have become farmers with a social mission. MATHARE, Kenya (AP) — Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the “gangster life” in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kennedy Odede. (Courtesy of SHOFCO) I grew up in Kenya’s Kibera slum, the largest urban slum in Africa, and experienced extreme ...

From Connecticut to Kenya, fundraising is changing lives. It started when a local veteran made a trip to the African country in December. Now one act of kindness has evolved, and has the potential to ...

Slums are often associated with everything negative. But in a musical, Mo Faya, currently running at the GoDown Arts Centre the message is different: "They call it a Slum, We call it Home." The story ...

In 2011, while working for a non-profit in Kenya, Sabrina Habib visited a daycare center in an informal settlement, or slum, of Nairobi. The experience was startling. When she entered the 10 foot by ...

MATHARE, Kenya (AP) — Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the “gangster life” in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga's brother was shot ...