Andy Haddow

Lighting up the darkness with Compassion UK

14 August 2018When the sun sets in some of Nairobi’s slums, family life stops. No more cooking, cleaning, homework or playing till morning. Without electricity, it’s almost impossible to carry on after dark. Those hours of darkness matter, for a family to be productive and work themselves out of poverty. Children need to eat well and get enough hydration to help them concentrate at school. At home, they need time to practise the skills they are learning, and they need time to relax and play. None of this…