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Washing clothes provides food for her family

Nairobi, Kenya: For the last three years, Willimer Wafubwa, 31, has known only one kind of job: Washing clothes at an estate in Nairobi's South C. She wakes up early and walks from Mukuru Kwa Reuben slums in Embakasi and by 8am, she docks at the gates in the estate, ready for work. This has been her daily routine since she joined her husband in the city.

Although a humble job, Willimer beams with hope each day she wakes up, grateful that she can contribute to the family's income.

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