NGO Little Bees International (LBI)

Mission

Currently, LBI works in Korogocho slum located in Nairobi city. Korogocho is the third largest slum in Kenya where around 200,000 people are forced to live under World Bank poverty line of USD 1.25 per day. Korogocho means “useless” in Swahili. Originally, Korogocho started as a waste site but in 1980s poor and vulnerable people started moving into Korogocho from downtown area in Nairobi. It has been discriminated area for years and many people struggle to get jobs and to put food on the table. Residents of this informal settlement also suffer from HIV & AIDS and many children have no access to education.

Of course, Korogocho people are the same people with other people in the world. They show rich emotional aspects such as joy, cheerful, angry, sad and cry. They fell in love with partners and value family time as well. People in Korogocho love Korogocho and are proud of Korogocho.
All of the people there wish for a better life and a better community, which motivate us to set up a support platform between Kenya LBI and Japan, LBI. Little Bees International is named after the symbol of diligent, hard-work and corroboration of small presence by Korogocho people. Like name, LBI empower the people in Korogocho for a better future. LBI was registered officially to the government of Japan in November, 2013 while LBI was done to the government of Kenya in June, 2014. LBI became a special accredited organization for SDG summit at UN headquarters in 2015.