One of the most breath taking sights in the world is a sunrise. Many miss it because they are maybe surrounded by buildings that hinder their sight; others are usually asleep while some are not just looking. You look at life in Mathare or in any other slum and it is deplorable: hunger, fear and insecurity, rape, drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, abortions, child abuse, hopelessness, HIV/AIDS, etc. Just looking at the houses and structures people live in paints a picture of a people forgotten by the world. But one thing very few seem to see is that behind all this are a people who are realizing that though everything seems to be against them they can beat the odds. These ones are rising up and giving it all they have got and they have begun to bring change to their lives and to Mathare. They are rising like the sun out of the darkness that has been and sight is breath taking. They might just be a handful right now but soon it will be hundreds and then thousands and hundreds of thousands. Lepta is determined to be counted among these. Do not allow your sight to be distracted by things around you. For those who have always wanted to do something about Mathare this is the time. Do not miss the sunrise.
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