Peter Kiburu Masawe, chairman of Ushirika Usafe in Laini Sapa, in his hardware shop.

Kibera in Nairobi is the biggest slum in Africa with around a million inhabitants. Potable water and waste management are not government supported and are resolved by community based organisations, CBOs. Maji Na Ufanisi an NGO focusing on water and sanitation works with Ushirika a CBO in the Soweto and Laini Sapa districts of the slum, supporting the construction of potable water infrastructure and community latrines, which are then managed by the community.

Nairobi, Kenya.

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