Kenyan Artists

The artists below are members of two projects based in two different informal settlements in the capitol city of Kenya: the Kangemi Self-Help Group in Kangemi and Shield of Faith in Kibera. Read more about Shield of Faith and Tandaza Trust here.

Abigael Kwamboka
Abigael, 26, is a mother of two who lives in the informal...

Abigael Kwamboka
Caroline Barasa
Caroline, 45, lives in the informal settlement of Kangemi, Nairobi. She has...

Caroline Barasa
Christine Kibuka
Christine is a professional fiber artist who was born in Uganda and...

Christine Kibuka
Diana Adeya
Diana lives in the informal settlement of Kangemi, Nairobi with her two...

Diana Adeya
Everline Makungu
Everline is a single mother with one child who lives in the...

Everline Makungu
Florence Wangari
Florence lives with her 7-year old son in the informal settlement of...

Florence Wangari
Harriet Njeri
Harriet, 24, lives in the informal settlement of Kangemi, Nairobi where she...

Harriet Njeri
Modester Makhungu
Modester lives in the informal settlement of Kangemi, Nairobi where she works...

Modester Makhungu
Pauline Makeri
Pauline lives in the informal settlement of Kangemi, Nairobi, where she mentors...

Pauline Makeri
Rachel Afumbi
Rachael is a single mother with two children and a disability who...

Rachel Afumbi
Sabina Mutiso
Sabina, 21, was seventeen when she signed up for embroidery training in...

Sabina Mutiso
Spencer Moraa
Spencer, 23, works as a mentor for young girls in the informal...

Spencer Moraa

Beldine Ongoya
Beldine is an experienced stitcher and advocate who lives in the informal...

Beldine Ongoya
Caroline Achieng
Caroline lives with her four children in the informal settlement of Kibera...

Caroline Achieng
Catherine Nyambeki
Catherine lives with her husband and three children in the informal settlement...

Catherine Nyambeki
Esther Wambui
Esther lives in Nairobi with her three children one of whom Hope,...

Esther Wambui
Fridah Marauni
Fridah lives in Nairobi with two children, one of whom – Blessing...

Fridah Marauni
Liz Awor
Liz is a single mother with two children, one of whom, Rick,...

Liz Awor
Margaret Waringa
Margaret lives in Nairobi with her two children, one of whom -...

Margaret Waringa
Patricia Waithera
Patricia lives in the informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi where she runs...

Patricia Waithera
Rachel Njoroge
Rachel Njoroge is a single mother living in Nairobi with her three...

Rachel Njoroge
Rehema Owiti
Rehema Owiti lives in Nairobi and works at a bakery. She is...

Rehema Owiti
RoseAnn Wairimu
RoseAnn lives in Nairobi with her two children, one of whom has...

RoseAnn Wairimu
Ruth Njeri
Ruth lives in Nairobi with her three children, two of whom have...

Ruth Njeri

Anne Mutei
Anne is a single mother who lives in Nairobi and has a...

Anne Mutei
Maureen Odhiambo
Maureen lives with her three young daughters in the informal settlement of...

Maureen Odhiambo
Stella Makena
Stella Makena lives in the informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi and is...

Stella Makena
Vena Moige
Vena lives with her husband and three children in the informal settlement...

Vena Moige
Violet Inyanje
Violet lives in Nairobi with her four children, two of whom have...

Violet Inyanje
Susan Nyambura
Susan lives in the informal settlement of Kangemi, Nairobi, with her three...

Susan Nyambura
Teresia Kithanga
Teresia has four children and teaches science at a primary school in...

Teresia Kithanga
Agnes Mogire
Agnes lives with her husband and three children in the informal settlement...

Agnes Mogire
Caren Mbyaki
Caren became introduced to the Advocacy Project through the Kenya Woman’s World...

Caren Mbyaki
Irene Okome
Irene Okome is 29 years old. In 2012, she moved to Nairobi...

Irene Okome