Kenya’s contested presidential elections in December 2007 and the wave of violence that followed forced thousands of people to leave their homes and seek refuge in displacement camps. One year later, many are still not resettled. In the Rift Valley town of Nakuru, groups of refugees decided to take the matter into their own hands.

Urban population’s are swelling around the world, and more populated cities mean more rubbish – a major problem in slums like Kibera, in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. But an ingenuous incineration program could help contain pollution by transforming waste into fuel.

Our Lady of Grace School