Changing the face of construction in slums

By Ferdinand Mwongela

Deep in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums, a group of boys play football next to an imposing iron sheet structure used as classrooms. The building will, however, not be there for long. It will soon be demolished to pave way for an ultra modern Information Communication Technology (ICT) centre thanks to a non-profit organisation, Architecture for Humanity, which has partnered with a local non-governmental organisation — Slums Information Development and Resource Centre (Sidarec) and 50x15 Foundation to introduce hi-tech information facilities to the youth of Mukuru Kwa Njenga.