Children living in Mathare do not have the means to buy a football, or the boots and kit that professional soccer players wear. This does not stop them from from scouring dump sites in the local area for plastic bags and bits of string to fashion their own, hand-made ball.

Like many children in Mathare, this boy is doing his school homework by candle-light due to a lack of electricity.

A congested start to the day at Valley View School in Mathare.

Vitamin D is important. That’s what this doll is thinking as it relaxes in the sun on a small hill in Mathare.

Children in Kibera slum who are hoping to become police officers in the future. This picture was taken in Kibera slum when the members of the Mwelu Foundation attended a screening of a film there.

Alcohol in Mathare is very dangerous. It can destroy your mind. When it does, you will end up sleeping in the garbage like this man.

This child is looking at his reflection in a mirror so he knows how God created his image.

The woman in this photos is crossing Mathare River with a heavy load of water. The stones look very slippery and she has very simple shoes so she may fall.

A mother is selling meat which she is roasting beside the road on the edge of Mathare. In the slum, a job is a job.

People in Mathare sometimes like to cook outside because of the smoke caused by the fire.