Resilient and strong: Voices of women from Kenya's largest 'slum'
NPRResilient and strong: Voices of women from Kenya's largest 'slum' Enlarge this image Hassan Ahmed for NPR Hassan Ahmed for NPR It's the day after International Women's Day. We interviewed women in Kibera, the Nairobi neighborhood that locals refer to as the largest "slum" in Kenya, to get a glimpse of their routines, their challenges, their sources of joy and strength. Because I have been able to manage day-to-day activities of raising my 6-year-old son alone as a single mum and being happy to see him grow each day.'' Thinking of International Women's Day, she says, Sponsor Message "As we remember the milestones women have been able to achieve across the world, let it also be a moment to reflect ways men and women can be placed on the same playing ground because we are all equally able."
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