I think of what it means to be a teenager in America, necessarily pushing boundaries, making expected mistakes. Here there is no margin for error: a mistake, no matter how insignificant, dashes any small hopes to break the cycle of poverty. Here in Kibera the world is relentless and unforgiving.
Jessica Posner, Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum
adolescence, kibera, poverty, teenagers