African Slum Journal

African Slum Journal [1] is a biweekly video episode about the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya.

The short documentaries show the slum residents and their daily lives.

In the videos the slum residents also show their resilience and their creativity.

The informal economy creates jobs, such as recycling trash goods to provide food, housing and education for themselves and their families.

Their bottom up journalism captures the views of slum residents from inside.