Turning Point Trust Blog
Sylvester’s Story
Sylvester was one of the first kids to come to Turning Point. His family moved to Kibera from upcountry in the hope of finding work in Nairobi. As with many who move to the big city to follow this same dream, his parents struggled to find jobs and provide for their four children. Sylvester had [...]
Continue Reading >Joyce’s story
My word of the week is this: ‘potential’ Potential Adjective: Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future Noun: [mass noun] latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness (often potential for/to do something) the possibility of something happening or of someone doing something [...]
Continue Reading >A Chat with Rose
Meet Rose. She is one of Turning Point’s 300 microfinance members. She works hard selling omena (small fish) to support her family. Tell us about your family I have seven children and two grandchildren. My children have all left home except for my daughter who is 22 years. I stay with her and her two [...]
Continue Reading >Brian’s Story
Meet Brian*. He’s 9 years and comes to our centre in Kianda. This is his story: Brian’s parents sadly passed away when he was young and he was left in the care of elderly grandparents. His uncle, realising the grandparents were unable to look after Brian, brought him to Nairobi last year. Financially, it was [...]
Continue Reading >A Walk Through Kibera
When taking visitors into Kibera, Peter (our security) often likes to take them on a short detour along the railway track that runs through the middle of the slum. Walking along the track, there’s a point where you can see between the shacks down into the valley where our centre at Mashimoni village is in [...]
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