Finding Safety at a Public Bathroom in Nairobi’s Kibera Slum
The public bathroom in Nairobi’s Kibera slum. (Photo: Julienne Gage)
A group of women in Nairobi’s Kibera slum spent the last year operating a public bathroom. It was built to offer a safe place to shower and counter the gender violence that erupted following the 2007 election.
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