Nairobi, Kenya – Kibera, Nairobi’s largest informal settlement, is often reduced to images of poverty – rusted tin rooftops, open sewers and overcrowded homes. But a community project is using ballet as a means to build the confidence of the children living there.
Hidden within Kibera's maze of alleyways and makeshift homes is a modest studio space, where a group of children don second-hand leotards and ballet shoes to rehearse with the quiet discipline of dancers preparing for the stage.
