Sadia Muhamoud with her 3 girls at Kiboro ground in Mathare, where they now call home after they became homeless. [Tomian Nyongesa]
The morning routine of feeding babies, changing their diapers and preparing them for the day ahead looks much the same in any home.
But this is not true for homeless mothers, struggling against systemic barriers, economic hardships, and the fear of raising a child without a place to call home.
Many of these women have lived on the streets for more than five years. For most, the streets were a last resort. They cite parental neglect, extreme poverty, domestic conflicts, and tragedies as key factors that drove them into homelessness.
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