'Kibera is one of the largest informal settlements in the world, with an estimate of 600 000 – 1 millon people.'
Ghetto Gifts is a new kind of tourist shop, not only because of its place in the slum but also through it´s support of gifted artists, musicians and designers from ghettos all around Nairobi. The artifacts are locally produced with unique designs. You can find art t-shirts, baby sandals, CDs from musicians, jewellery, bags and more!
Come to Ghetto Gifts to find your presents.
Coming to Ghetto Gifts is more than just shopping; it allows you to meet the amazing people from the Kibera slum.
Kibera is one of almost 100 slums in Nairobi. Ghetto Gifts is located along a typical ghetto street, full of shops selling charcoal, restaurants, hairdressers, tailors, kiosks, a bank, car wash and more. The shop is close to a police station which makes it safe to visit.
Ghetto Gifts is managed by staff from The Cup, a girl empowerment project supporting more than 15 000 Kenyan girls since 2015.
The project aims to keep underprivileged and adolescent girls in school, healthy and secure. A percentage from the Ghetto Gifts sales goes to helping a girl. The Cup distributes menstrual cups to the girls. A menstrual cup is a hygienic and environmentally friendly solution that can be reused for 10 years. Come and learn more about how to use cups at Ghetto Gifts or donate a cup to a girl. For more information see www.thecup.org.
On the 28th of May every year there is Menstrual Hygiene Day. We at Ghetto Gifts celebrate and create awareness menstruation ever day: we have menstrual cups hanging in our window and every visitor gets to learn about cups and about the challenges women and girls face due to the taboo but also to poverty …
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Clinton Artistico is the artist name of a boy who goes to Secondary School in Kibera slum. He is a painter and artist and responsible for some of the artwork for sale @ Ghetto Gifts. To buy something made of Clinton or of any other youth supports not only a girl but ensures the artist …
Please visit Ghetto Gifts to find your own cool Shadeshares sunglasses made by Finish birch wood. A project that provides work opportunities to young people in Kenya and where profit supports important charity work. In photo founder of Ghetto Gifts and staff while visiting their factory in Eastlands in Nairobi. For more info see their …
Book a visit and a pick up at your hotel.
Call for booking one day ahead at +254 70 97 50 099
Opening hours Monday – Sunday 9 am – 5 pm
Contact: info@ghettogifts.co.ke