Kibera began over a century ago as a temporary settlement for Sudanese soldiers. Today, it’s one of the world’s largest informal urban settlements, home to around 1.2 million people, shaped by decades of migration, conflict, and climate disruption. Often reduced to statistics on poverty and overcrowding, Kibera is also a vibrant, tightly woven community filled with courage and ingenuity. It’s a place where grassroots movements are rewriting futures, especially for the next generation. But the challenges are real, and urgent.

In a world flooded with crises, Syria has slowly slipped from the headlines. What began as one of the defining humanitarian disasters of our time has become a long, drawn-out silence. And yet, behind that silence are millions still living with the consequences: displacement, grief, and the slow erosion of opportunity.