72 Hours Living in Africa's Toughest Slum As a Woman

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• JO

  @josieliftsthings · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

  Use my Holafly eSIM code <b>JOSIE</b> for 5% off here: <a href="https://holafly.sjv.io/GKYMGV">https://holafly.sjv.io/GKYMGV</a> for your next trip! <br>Hi friends! Josie here. Thank you all so, so much for your wonderful donations towards the people of Kibera. We have reached our goal and I have closed the donations to Kenya&apos;s Biggest Slum as we&apos;re making preparations to return to Kenya this year and present the funds/see the impact.<br><br>Keep an eye out on my instagram for updates, it may not end up a main Youtube channel video, but it will end up somewhere and Instagram is the best place for me to direct you there when the time comes.<br><br>Your wonderful donations raised enough money to;<br>* Pay for 1750 months of school for students<br>* Pay for 350 sets of books and uniforms for students<br>* Pay for over 100 months of teacher salary<br>* Support the most needy individuals in Kibera with access to meals<br><br>The combination of which will be decided, but what an incredible feat to be part of. I am so grateful of the wonderful community we have. It&apos;s an honour to know that you&apos;re here watching the content, and that we&apos;re aligned on this journey of helping others together.<br><br>Links to follow below:<br>* To keep updated, follow my Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/josieliftsthings">https://www.instagram.com/josieliftsthings</a> <br>* To help support and fund more videos like this that can have a ripple affect in helping others, you can shop our new brand here: <a href="http://www.justsayhello.co/">www.justsayhello.co</a><br>* To join my more close knit community on Discord and also receive updates on the donation: <a href="http://discord.gg/vHXdbnDKBC">discord.gg/vHXdbnDKBC</a><br><br>Thank you so much. Together we have done something amazing and created change I couldn&apos;t have imagined when I put this video out. This could not be possible without you.<br><br>Thank you for your help 🤍🤍

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• JR

  @jrd1982 · 1 year ago

  Again I have to say that its so refreshing to see a female traveller as most travellers are &nbsp;males. The education on all these videos is priceless.

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• EC

  @ECH000LALIA · 1 year ago

  The little boy with the burns broke my heart… You can tell he hurts so bad, but trying his best to play and keep a small smile. I wish him and everyone here a better life, a prosperous life, they all deserve so much better than this.

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  @m.r.clippy · 1 year ago

  That&apos;s a wonderful video. &quot;They call it slums, we call it home.&quot; That statement has so much meaning to it.

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• EL

  @ellenrebeccadavies2246 · 1 year ago

  Oh that little boys burn 😢😢😢 I can only imagine the pain he felt. Poor baby 😢

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• TE

  @tebogomogamisi1127 · 11 months ago

  I don&apos;t know how to explain it. I came across your page today and you have such a refreshing way of approaching different cultures. Just by how to address them. Even the choice of jokes with them. You don&apos;t impose your own western jokes. You conversate with them with universal jokes and themes. Something about it is warning, very heart warming. Like you&apos;re not there to emphasise that you&apos;re from another world, but being completely immersed by theirs, and occupying their playground. And truly adopting their pair of eyes. There&apos;s an attention to detail you have about addressing different cultures. I don&apos;t have the English to describe it. 😂 But ANY travel vlogger can speak another language or say words in another language. You&apos;re not the first you&apos;re not the last, but the way you do it, it&apos;s so sensitive and unique, and dignifying. I am South African and in my own country with 11 official languages (and going deeper with different regional ways of speaking within those languages), that sensitivity is very important to us. Not just for outsiders,but for ourselves. It warms our hearts. Thank you for existing. ❤

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• FO

  @Fostermewma · 10 months ago

  Your hostess is an absolute gem and icon! If I was rich, I’d take her on a trip to the nicest spa in Africa! She deserves the world for her kindness and hospitality. I wonder what life would be like here (in the US) if people were as kind. I can’t even get a simple hello from my neighbors 😂

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• GI

  @gillianc8106 · 1 year ago

  First time I’ve ever commented on your channel, Josie, but I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. You demonstrate such positivity, compassion, respect and open-minded curiosity towards the communities you visit, and to see strangers responding to that is honestly kind of magical. I hope you stay curious and kind for a long, long time and that you keep travellling the world as long as you wish. 😊

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• WA

  @WarmthofHope · 1 year ago

  Hi Josie, I’m from Kenya, born and raised In Nairobi, a place called Embakasi which is not far from Kibera. Thank you for your work and passion in sharing people’s stories. Karibu Kenya tena .

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• BR

  @brihxo · 11 months ago

  the kids are always so happy, and they&apos;re so well educated im crying

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• KE

  @KennyKakes531 · 1 year ago

  As a woman who served in the military I have seen places and situations that are hard to describe—but your video captured that reality so powerfully, especially the strength and resilience of the women. It gave me a way to show my family what I’ve witnessed: the courage, community, and hope that shine even in the toughest places. I’d give anything to go back as a civilian and meet people like this. Absolutely amazing content—thank you.

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• LO

  @lorraineolsen2377 · 1 year ago

  I married my husband when i was 20 yrs old. Six months later we went to Nigeia for 2 yrs. &nbsp;We opened a small school there. &nbsp;I am now 67 yrs old with 3 grown children and 8 grandchildren. &nbsp;The years have gone by so quickly. &nbsp;When our first daughter got married and our 2nd daughter was 19 and our son was 11, we moved to Belize for five yrs to open schools in a small village. <br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;You remind me of myself when I was young. Take care of your back, mine is shoot and I can no longer stand for more than a few minutes

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