Access Afya
The soap is provided to residents of the slums through the micro clinics to bring home to their families to stop the spread of these waterborne diseases. The Mukuru Slums make up almost 50% of Nairobi's population. However, there is a complete lack of basic services in the slum, including formal water supply. Water cartels control water access and sell jerrycans to community members at a large mark up but the inability to pay for it means drinking from disease-ridden pipes. When possible, families purchase the clean water while forgoing soap. The soap provided by NGOs and Soapbox is critical to everyday health.
