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In Nairobi, Naperville native Jennifer Sapitro helps Kenyans fulfill their artistic dreams, Chicago Sun-Times, January 6, 2023
Finding a ten-year-old art gallery in Kibera, Business Daily, June 20, 2022
Young artists turn passion into income, The Standard, June 4, 2022
5 gallery shows to see in the Berkshires over Memorial Day weekend, Berkshire Eagle, May 26, 2022
“The Cure is Us:” Kibera artists take on the pandemic, Gavi, May 20, 2022
‘I am out to create a new image of Kibera, using paint and brush‘ Nation, April 14, 2022
‘Small business, big impact on families in Kenya’s informal settlements’ UN Women, May 12, 2021
‘Africa’s private sector leads the fight against Covid’ The Africa Report, May 5, 2021
‘Stars’ wonder kid Hassan takes the nation by storm’ The Star, April 3, 2021
Teenage Mothers Have Come Together To Curb Covid-19 In Kibera’ Ebru TV Kenya (video), March 8, 2021
‘E-voucher scheme delivers essential goods to vulnerable families free of charge‘ The Standard, July 7, 2020
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‘Mural art: Coronavirus pandemic inspires global graffiti artists‘ Gulf News, August 6, 2020
‘Uweza Foundation fights Covid-19 in Kibera by giving free soaps’ Shine TV Kibera (video), May 13, 2020
‘In 2020, masks aren’t just for protection — they’re being used to make a statement’ CNN, May 10, 2020
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‘This Young Kenyan Designer Is Making Masks for East Africa’s Largest Informal Settlement’ Vogue, April 30, 2020
‘Coronavirus – Uweza Art Kibera educating people to take precaution through Art’ Shine Kibera TV (video), March 29, 2020
‘Kenyan artists paint murals to raise awareness of coronavirus’ CGTN, March 27, 2020
Artists in Kenya’s Kibera slum are kicking out coronavirus with these eye-popping murals Face2FaceAfrica, March 30, 2020
‘Grind Yangu: Uweza Foundation painters’ NTV Kenya, (video) October 19, 2019
‘Uweza Art Gallery that Helps Children Pay for their Education through Art’ Uzalendo News, September 3, 2019
‘Slum artists draw the crowds in Cheltenham’ Punchline, January 16, 2019
