Thanks to your support and to our friends at Project Kenya, we have been able to provide funding to Lookslike Avido, and together, we have created and distributed more than 5,000 masks for free to residents of Kibera and Nairobi. The masks are double-layered cotton with a pocket for a…
Uweza Art Gallery artists continued their awareness campaign this week in the 42 and Undugu areas of Kibera. Their murals are inspired by posters created by Shujaaz Biz and now include updated advice about staying home, mask wearing, maintaining distance from other people, and the Ministry of Health’s hotline at…
There are currently 158 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Kenya. As of today, movement of Nairobi residents is restricted to within Nairobi for the next 21 days. We are under a daily night curfew from 7 pm to 5 am. Many businesses, markets, and job sites have closed down and…
We are 1/5 of the way toward our first fundraising goal of $5,000 for mask, food, and hand soap distribution to vulnerable families in Kibera. Today, the Kenyan government announced that everyone will be required to wear face masks when using public transportation. The need is immense and urgent. Please…
As of yesterday, Kenya had 59 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Last week, in partnership with Lookslike Avido and Project Kenya, we launched the COVID-19: Protecting Kibera campaign to try and protect as many residents of Kibera as we can. As countries around the world combat the spread of the disease…
“We decided as artists to go around to write murals, to spread the message of the coronavirus. We wanted to emphasise the common enemy of the virus, that people should be aware of it, they should not take this virus for granted, they should be serious,” says artist Josphat Ndemo,…
Uweza Art Gallery artists continued their awareness campaign in Lindi and Laini Saba. We continue to remind everyone that, although we recognize the challenges in doing so for Kibera residents, the best way to prevent the spread of the virus and keep yourself and everyone around you safe is to…
Kibera residents are particularly at risk when it comes to coronavirus because most can’t afford protective supplies such as masks and sanitizers, are unable to afford to stockpile food, lack running water in their homes, and need to leave their homes every day to earn a living. In response, we…
As a way of increasing awareness and educating the community, Uweza Art Gallery artists have been painting murals around Kibera with information about ways to protect yourself from COVID-19 and what to do if you are feeling unwell. We hope everyone will take the advice seriously and do their part…
