WOMEN IN MATHARE

 A Mathare woman realy struggled alongside the husband to make ends meet within a family.
Most woman in Mathare engage themselves in small business that help them suplement with their men's earnings to enable them  support  their families financially.
Mostly they sell grocerie in the streets of the slum some are small scale retaillers in shops and some operate cateries.
women of Mathare also engage themselves in brewing ''chang'aa which is an illicit brew. The brewing of chang'a is done along the Nairobi river and it is profitable to the woman because most people take it. Chang'a is generally cheeper and offer dable to a resident of Mathare compaired to other forms of alcohol eg beer.

Location: Mathare 4A, Nairobi, Kenya