Kenyan children find a passion for photography thanks to growing charity

Only 32 per cent of children in the country have finished secondary school. A charity encouraging education through photography is trying to change that, writes Will Worley

‘I look at this place in a new way,’ says Victor, 12 (Photography by Will Worley)

There is little expensive technology flaunted on the streets of Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, often called the largest informal settlement in Africa.

So it is a disorientating sight to see children gathering in the corner of a ramshackle bus terminal on the slum’s outskirts, clutching a disparate collection of flashy cameras, ranging from DSLRs to GoPros, as well as the occasional e-tablet.

The children of this juxtaposed scene are students of the Inua Mimi Rescue Centre, a local space dedicated to caring for some of the most disadvantaged children in Kibera. The cameras they hold have been donated by individuals and manufacturers, and are distributed among the kids by Photostart, a growing charity that aims to teach children life skills through photography.