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Fear Is an Ally: The Story of Kennedy Odede of Kibera, Kenya

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Nicholas Kristof, Lara Galinsky, Jessica Posner, Echoing Green, Kibera, Kennedy Odede, Shining Hope for Communities, Impact News

On May 27, a 27-year-old graduating senior at Wesleyan University from Kenya stepped onto the podium and delivered the commencement address. Kennedy O...

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What Has Become of Empathy?

Rachel Ben-Avi | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Good Works, Health, Africa, Women, Education, Philanthropy, Kenya, Kibera, Kibera Slum, World News

She is real to me now. I want to send her things, meet her, talk to her, hug her. I see her; both she and her people feel real to me. In fact, I want to go to her. But that's silly, isn't it?

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WATCH: One Marine's Quest To End Ethnic Violence & Poverty In The Slums Of Nairobi

Rehema Trimiew | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Rye-Barcott, Marines, Video, Carolina for Kibera, Kenya, Ethnic Violence, Kibera, Ngos, It Happened on the Way to War, You've Got, Peace, Impact News

It started with a small seed, $26, and an idea. The seed took root and grew into Carolina for Kibera. What has blossomed in the fertile grounds of Ken...

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Creativity, Energy And Extra-Ordinaryness In Kenya

Lindsay Maines | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Usaid, Kibera, Global Motherhood, Kenya, Onemoms, ONE Campaign, Impact News

I heard a Kenyan joke, "We don't have oil here in Kenya -- our people are our main exports." We all laughed, but the truth is, though Kenya has many great natural resources, the people are an amazing asset. I have yet to meet an ordinary person.

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A Community Response to Girls' Education in Kibera

Wendy Cross | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, Kibera Girls Soccer Academy, Girls Empowerment, Abdul Kassim, Girls Education, Kgsa, Video, Impact News

Buried deep inside the sprawling maze of Kibera, sub-Saharan Africa's largest slum, you'll find a hidden gem. Much more than a school, Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA) is a beacon of hope and opportunity.

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Sacrificing for Success

Emily McKhann | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Kibera, Carolina for Kibera, Kenya, Onemoms, ONE Campaign, Impact News

"Sacrificing for success" -- that was Tabitha's motto. I was thinking about those words today as I walked into Kibera, the largest slum in Africa (think Central Park, N.Y., with 1 million people living in squalor).

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Marine's Memoir Commands Our Attention -- And Personal Investment

Greg Barrett | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Book Reviews, Author, Iraq War, Rye Barcott, War on Terror, Kenya, Memoir, Kibera, War Memoir, Nonfiction, New Books, London-United Kingdom, Greg Barrett, Books News

Books like Rye Barcott's It Happened on the Way to War come with a price that can't be easily discounted. You can't finish it and remain prone on the sofa.

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In Kenyan Slums, Access To Education Saves Girls' Lives

Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Video, Kenya, Make a Difference, Slums, Kenya Slums, Kibera, Kibera School for Girls, Good News, Shining Hope for Communities, Making a Difference, Girls Education, Impact News

In the slums of Kenya, much like the slums of any developing country, girls are devalued, undereducated and often sexually exploited. Kennedy Oded...

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MIT Class Studies Kenyan Slum's Clinic Quandary

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Public Health, Kibera, Mit, Kenya, Mit Kenya Clinic, College News

NAIROBI, Kenya — The clinic's paperwork carried a common medical symbol – a snake coiling around a wooden rod. But that simple insignia sp...

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Give Flip Cameras a New and Better Life

Tamar Abrams | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Smartphone, Humanitarian, Kibera, John Chambers, Cisco Systems, Nairobi, Smithsonian, Technology, Flip Camera, Smart Phone, Impact News

There are places on this planet where the Flip camera can change a life.

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Togetherness Supreme: Kenyan Youth, Hipness and Hope on Screen

Ruth Starkman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University of San Francisco, Bob Marley, Education, Film, Africa, Nathan Collett, Kibera, Togetherness Supreme, Mercy Murugi, Hot Sun Foundation, Kibera Film School, Odm, Africalia, Entertainment News

Nathan Collett's new feature film Togetherness Supreme offers a bright, young, film school-hip view into Kenya's dark political and social struggles.

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In African Slum, Dreaming About Things So Close, Yet So Far

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lack of Sanitation, Poverty, Africa, Unsafe Water, Kibera, Knight Center for International Media, 1h20.Org, Nairobi, University of Miami, Slum, Kenya, World News

Being poor and young in Africa does not mean that you cannot dream.

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Bringing Hope to Africa's Largest Slum

Kennedy Odede | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gender Equality, Poverty, Africa, Kibera, Kibera Slum, Global Poverty, HIV/AIDS Africa, Shining Hope for Communities, Impact News

Together, we co-founded a nonprofit, Shining Hope for Communities. We use an innovative, two-step community-driven model to combat gender inequality and extreme poverty.

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Jessica Posner's 'Do Something' Victory Gives $100K To Kenyan Slum Project

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jessica Posner Video, Jessica Posner, Do Something Awards 2010, Kibera, Kibera School for Girls, Kibera Slum, Jessica Posner Jane Lynch, Jessica Posner Do Something, Kibera Kenya, Do Something Awards, Video, Impact News

The 2010 Do Something Awards ceremony, hosted by actress Jane Lynch, was a star-studded affair, with appearances by Megan Fox, Snoop Dog, the Jonas Br...

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1,000 Words About Kenya

Bernard Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pastoralists, Livestock, Kibera, Africa LIFE Network, Solidarity Center, Vertical Farms, Nairobi, Kenya, Video, World News

Our entry begins in Maralal, Kenya, a place mostly known for its wildlife.

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In an African Slum, Clean Drinking Water Gets Low Priority

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

In Kibera, Kenya, the government clinic gets a shipment of water purification tablets every three or four months. In a week or two the tablets are gone.

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The Blue Sweater Challenge: Inspiring Social Change in Kenya

Jacqueline Novogratz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Acumen Fund, Tedx, Kenya, The Blue Sweater Challenge, The Blue Sweater, South Carolina, Ted, Anne Dunlap, Sandor Teszler, Kibera, Book Clubs, Wofford College, Spartanburg, Nairobi, Ben Dunlap, Impact News

Young organizers from the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, will identify and award three local groups who are doing the most to effect positive social change in their communities.

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Seeing Kenya Through Local Eyes

Kyle Bullington | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Kibera, Youtube, Kenya Election, Volunteering, Carolina for Kibera, Kenya, Healthy Living News

This summer I decided to take my high school volunteer work to the next level by taking my community service global and volunteering in one of the largest slums in the world.

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From Obama's Ancestral Village Home To Africa's Largest Slum: Perspectives On Democracy And Change

Modiba | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kenya, Africa, President Obama, Kibera, Kogelo, Obama, Barack Obama's Ancestrol Village, Nairobi, Global Music Corner, World News

This is HuffPost World's regular feature that highlights interesting musicians and musical trends around the world. Know of a great musician doing g...

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