Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

• Developing slum youth talent and creativity • Building slum youth self confidence • Changing how slum youth are viewed • Developing film industry and employment in the slums • Film school model for other slums

Project Message

Hot Sun Foundation is changing the story of conflict, poverty and despair in Africa. Working with youth in Nairobi, we are telling a new collective story of Africa of hope, innovation and creativity
- Nathan Collett, Managing Trustee, Hot Sun Foundation

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Nathan Collett,

PO Box 30933
Nairobi, GPO 00100
Kenya
+254 722 850128
Email:

Project Sponsor

Nathan Collett

Organisation

Hot Sun Foundation P.O. Box 30933 GPO 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Kenya Kenya +254-20-251-6909 http://www.hotsunfoundation.org

Learn more about Hot Sun Foundation and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Kenya and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 23, 2012.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 09, 2009.

Latest Update from the Field

Feel Great about Your Self: Dorcas' Story

By Pamela Collett with Dorcas Saisi - Communications, Kibera Film School Trainee, January 23, 2012 12:23 PM

Dorcas Saisi, outside Hot Sun Foundation office

My name is Dorcas Saisi. I am 23. I moved to Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, two years ago.  There was nothing for me in my village. Like so many farmers, I came to Nairobi to look for a job.

My first job was as a house help.  I was paid only Kes 2,000 per month (about US$25) although the official minimum wage in Kenya is Kes 6,000.  Sometimes the family would wake me at 3 am telling me to get busy and clean the house.  I just couldn't do it. I worked so hard but they were never satisfied. 

I decided to become a security guard. But I was fired when I was unjustly accused of taking something from someone's house. 

A friend told me about Hot Sun Foundation.  I want to be a filmmaker so I can show the world how servants and other poor people are mistreated. 

My parents are praying for the success of Hot Sun Foundation.  They hope that more and more poor people can have the opportunity to become filmmakers.

What is my message for our friends and supporters?

When people are helping Hot Sun Foundation, they can see for themselves from our films that they are promoting our talents. 

When you help someone else, it makes you feel great about yourself.

Please offer the opportunity to become filmmakers to more slum youth. 

Contribute at http://www.globalgiving.org/3632.  A monthly recurring contribution is especially helpful.

Thank you for promoting our talents.

Francis and Dorcas, Kibera Film School trainees

Links:

• Kibera Film School blog
• Purchase Kibera Film School DVDs online

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