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Story Publication logo March 22, 2011

Water is Life: Women and Water in the Kibera Slum

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Image by Jake Naughton. Kenya, 2011.
Image by Jake Naughton. Kenya, 2011.

The international water shortage has created numerous challenges for populations in both rural and urban communities. In the slums of Nairobi, Kenya finding water and a solution falls disproportionately on women – especially young girls.

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