Nairobi There are big NGO’s (non-governmental organizations) and small ones. Some are rich and some are poor. When I was first in Nairobi in 2004, the phenomena was new to me so I was simply staggered by the size and variety of NGO’s seemingly everywhere I looked. The other thing that complicated the African picture …

Nairobi     Eventually when organizers meet, no matter how well intended or polite the manners, the facts will hit the table hard and fast. Mark Splain and I met with several trainers of community organizers at the COPA-K offices, Peter Ng’aug’a and Abisai Mugara. Having been on the ground for a several days now, we …

Nairobi When I was last in Kibera, I was able to convince myself that perhaps there were 300,000 people living here rather than the reported 1,000,000. Touching the elephant from a different direction, I have become more convinced that it is probably as large as advertised. There are different “villages” in Kibera: maybe 8, maybe …