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An elderly woman in Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya, September 2007. Most urban slums are characterised by an exponentially rising cohort of youth - many of whom spend years in insecure, makeshift housing. Many families are caught in the trap of the informal
Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

  • An elderly woman in Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya, September 2007. Most urban slums are characterised by an exponentially rising cohort of youth - many of whom spend years in insecure, makeshift housing. Many families are caught in the trap of the informal

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  • Credits Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
  • Themes Environment and Disasters
  • Regions Kenya

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