Above the school in Kibera

A bridge over a river in Kibera

A drone-eye view of Kibera

Airial shot showing the proximity to the school in Kibera

Animals scavenge for food in garbage in Kibera

Anything can be used as a classroom in Kibera

A river in Kibera

A river near a local school in Kibera

Boys will be boys, even in Kibera

Bridge over river is a popular hangout for children in Kibera

Busy streets of Kibera

Car washing making use of local water in Kibera

Children from the school in Kibera gather to watch the drone fly

Children in Kibera

Children in Kibera

Children in Kibera

Children in Kibera (black and white version)

Children make toys from trash in Kibera

Children playing by the Kibera "river"

Children playing by the river in Kibera

Children playing in trash in Kibera, blissfully unaware

Children scramble to be in the photo in Kibera

Children's school desk in Kibera

Closeup of house building material in Kibera

Closeup of typical toilet in Kibera

Customers have mixed feelings on where the water for washing their cars come from in Kibera

Dog asleep on trash in Kibera

Drone view of the river in Kibera

During wet months garbage flows into school in Kibera

Efforts are being made to help clean the river in Kibera

Football match at school in Kibera

Free Range Kibera Eggs?

Friends hanging out in Kibera

Garbage has become part of the landscape in Kibera

Good friends in Kibera (black and white)

Happy children in Kibera

Homemade sewage pipes to help redirect waste in Kibera

Houses made from locally available material in Kibera

Kibera is made up of many small alleyways with open sewage

Kibera, one of Africa’s slums

Kibera river after plastic bag ban

Kibera's new housing towering over the slum

Kibera water now flows after plastic bag ban in Nairobi

Kids in Kibera excited by drone action

Large scale farming on the outskirts of Nairobi

Life in Kibera with hills of garbage

Local businesses have reported better flow in the Kibera river since the plastic bag ban

Local businesses such as car washes make use of raw river water

Local shop owner shows off her new non-plastic bags in Kibera

Main street with local shops in Kibera

Main train tracks that run though the heart of Kibera

Man clearing trash in Kibera

Mountains of trash in Kibera

New walls protecting the sides of the river from collapsing in Kibera

No plastic but still black water in Kibera

Old plastic bags become part of the landscape in Kibera

One year later and the Kibera river now flows due to a ban of plastic bags

On the outskirts of Kibera the water flows much faster

Open sewers run through tight streets of Kibera

Overflowing trash in Kibera

Overlooking some houses in Kibera

Plastic and materials are seen as foundations in Kibera

Plastic bottles are a big threat for the river flow in Kibera

Public toilet downtown Nairobi city

Public water points are common practice in Kibera

Reducing the waste issue in Kibera will help their businesses thrive

River flowing into homes in Kibera

River in central Nairobi city

River next to school in Kibera

River trash in Kibera

River very close to homes in Kibera

Rob Barnes shows off his drone skills to the kids in Kibera

Rob Barnes with new friends in Kibera

School child standing by the water storage in Kibera school

School girl in Kibera shares her story

School girl in Kibera shares her story (black and white)

Sewage runoff finds a natural passage in Kibera

Showing proximity of the school to the river in Kibera

Small child at school in Kibera

Small part of Kibera's housing

Small scale farm owner in the outskirts of Nairobi

Soap runs back into the Kibera river

The heart of Kibera

The never ending struggle of moving trash away from housing

The old school bus stuck in the river of trash outside the school in Kibera

The outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya

The water is almost black in Kibera

Today's lesson in Kibera

Train line, river or garbage patch?

Train line running through the centre of Kibera

Trash has become part of the landscape in Kibera

Trash overflowing in central Nairobi city

Two days prior to this photo a body had been found under the trash here

Typical alleyway in Kibera

Typical classroom in Kibera

Typical toilet in Kibera

Washing clothes and utensils in Kibera

Water from Kibera river directly used when washing cars

Water transportation by hand in Nairobi

Water transportation by hand in Nairobi (black and white)

When the Kibera river looks bad, the car-wash business have a reduction in customers

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26 Feb 2018 StoryMaps