Challenges faced by children/youth living in Kibera:
Lack of school fees/educational opportunities: 12 (63%) Drug abuse: 11 (58%) Peer pressure: 8 (42%) Lack of job opportunities/unemployment: 7 (37%) Lack of opportunities to explore/develop talents: 6 (32%) Poverty and lack of basic needs (food, clothing, shelter): 6 (32%) Lack of parental love/advice/guidance: 6 (32%) Crime/robbery: 5 (26%) Health problems and poor healthcare: 5 (26%) Poor sanitation: 4 (21%) Early pregnancy: 4 (21%) School drop outs: 4 (21%) Insecurity:4 (21%) Lack of sanitary pads: 3 (16%) Prostitution: 3 (16%) Lack of places to study: 3 (16%) Sexual abuse/rape: 3 (16%) Poor housing infrastructure: 2 (11%) Lack of exposure to people and places outside Kibera: 2 (11%) Low self-esteem: 2 (11%) Early/forced marriage: 2 (11%) Stigma about being from Kibera: 2 (11%) Lack of moral values: 2 (11%) Other responses: Inadequate capital to start businesses, child labor, lack of knowledge of life skills, lack of places to share your problems/express yourself
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How Uweza is helping youth overcome these challenges:
Provides educational costs/reduces school drop outs: 14 (74%) Keeps children/youth busy so they avoid harmful behaviors: 7 (37%) Teaches how to avoid peer pressure/make good decisions: 7 (37%) Nurtures talents: 6 (32%) Guiding/counseling services and life skills: 6 (32%) Healthcare assistance/good sanitation: 4 (21%) Exposure to people and places outside of Kibera: 4 (21%) Provides safe place to live/basic needs: 4 (21%) Improves self-esteem and social skills: 4 (21%) Provides sanitary pads: 4 (21%) Keeps girls safe: 4 (21%) Job creation/income-generating activities: 3 (16%) Helps children/youth discover their career: 3 (16%) Provides a listening ear/encourages self expression: 2 (11%) Other responses: Provides business loans, Encourages parents to take care of children, Feeding program/prevents hunger, Reduces crime
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