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Accommodation: Pocket-friendly shelters right next to the city centre

One of the buildings near Gikomba Market that offers accommodation to women at Sh50 (PHOTO: Jenipher Wachie)

NAIROBI, KENYA: For as little as Sh50, you can get a ‘safe’ place in the city to spend a night. The only conditions are that you must be a woman and bring your own bedding.

This place in Gikomba commonly referred to as ‘mothers’ home’ provides shelter for more than 100 women every night.

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