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There are few things that make me madder than seeing lorry loads of charcoal going into schools, hospital and other institutions in Kenya. These places are wrecking havok on our natural environment because they need energy for cooking  - but wont use clean (but more expensive) options like butane gas.

Kibera from space Google Earth is one way to appreciate the crush in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum. Not surprisingly popular images of people living in desperate conditions aren’t far from the truth when it comes to this corner of Nairobi - but out of the madness comes a little hope.

Stars reach out to Kenya - as Volutourists Posted on August 25, 2008 - Filed Under Artikal, Faces Of Reality, Feed the Hungry, Freedom Fighters, Help Today Please, Respect Is Due, Respect Life, Save Our Children, Star Files, TEACH !! | Leave a Comment URL: Voluntourism attracts stars to Kenyan slum NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) — Picture in your mind’s eye a trip to Africa.

This is a photo story - my words cannot do it justice. Welcome to Kibera,- here’s the Google Earth image of Africa’s second largest slum (after Soweto). It is a massive sprawling mess of shacks snaking through the heart of Nairobi hugging a golf course (!) on it’s way.

Day 1 of Cultural Immersion June 15, 2008 // 2 Comments // Tags: kenya, kibera, kibera slum, nairobi, slum One of my fellow BGU students, Jack, is staying with us for a few days. Jack lives in Nairobi and works in Kibera Slum, where there are 1.2 million people in a 2.5 acre space.