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Library gives slum children taste of literary world

Amid the putrid stench of chang’aa and busaa dens in the expansive Githurai 44 slum, the Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) community library stands out like a beacon.

The alluring fragrance of flowers and the serenity they imbue is in sharp contrast with surrounding chaos.

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