That was the turning point for me in Maji Mazuri. It was on a Saturday afternoon in 2006, I was with the teen’s group children in Mathare Valley and they offered to teach me a game named fire on the mountain. We had had several sessions together before that but this was the first time they reached out to me and I felt I belonged to the group more. The game involved running around in a circle and responding to the leader, and when he/she shouted a certain number e.g. 8 we were to form a group of that number or be kicked out of the game. I remember being tugged in a million directions and laughing and bonding... that was my moment, Maji Mazuri became a second home for me... I get to be part of this huge loving family.

















