squalor

"Just get on with it includes violence, just get on with it includes living in squalor," she said.

When Anuja has a potential way out of squalor, the choice isn’t so simple; she also has to think of the possibly dire consequences for her beloved sister.

Undeterred, he has been taking children from his community, often stuck living in unimaginable urban squalor, to experience Nairobi’s verdant parks and expose them to green spaces.

Scenes of squalor, drug use and petty crime have spawned a subculture of gonzo-style documentary videos racking up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.

“There is nothing compassionate about letting these individuals live in filth and squalor, rather than getting them the help that they need.”