by Michelle Anekeya | Oct 6, 2025 | News
For nearly two decades, Stephen Nzioka and his family made do with a shared pit latrine outside their home in Mukuru kwa Njenga, one of Nairobi’s largest informal settlements. The toilet was crowded, unhygienic, and frequently full. The worst part, he says, was the...
by Michelle Anekeya | Sep 1, 2025 | News
For more than three decades, Joyce Wangui has sold sugar, cooking oil, and mobile phone airtime from a tin-roofed kiosk in the winding alleys of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, one of Nairobi’s most densely packed informal settlements. Her kiosk, weather-beaten but orderly, is the...
by Michelle Anekeya | Jul 21, 2025 | News
For years, we at WSUP have believed this to our core. We’ve seen how the absence of safe water and sanitation quietly chips away at human health, dignity, and opportunity, especially in overcrowded urban settlements where families live on the margins. Now,...
by Michelle Anekeya | Oct 3, 2024 | News
At the heart of Maputo City, Mozambique, Unidade 31 Primary School is a bustling center of education. For years, however, the school faced a significant challenge that affected the health and dignity of its 706 students and 17 teachers: inadequate water, sanitation,...
by Michelle Anekeya | Aug 19, 2024 | News
Over 1,000 residents in Inhaconjo, a neighbourhood in Beira, Mozambique, have experienced a positive transformation thanks to a community-led hygiene promotion initiative. This initiative is a result of a collaborative effort between WSUP Mozambique and the local...
