She is a volunteer social worker dedicated to changing the narrative in the slumRisper Kigen believes every human has a story; and that those stories matter. As a volunteer social worker in Mukuru kwa Njenga, she says the most challenging part when working with people in the slum is that they have lived believing that their stories and life experiences are useless. “If you take a walk around the slums, you meet women sinking into alcoholism. She adds that the work of a social worker in slums is to inject hope where people are losing trust in the systems that exist, including their own families. Risper admits that there are days she feels overwhelmed and that being a volunteer social worker in the slum means there are many people who view her with suspicion.

Source: Standard Digital March 09, 2021 06:22 UTC