As Kenya grapples with the high cost of living, women living in urban areas have turned to innovative farming methods for income and daily sustenance.
Njiru Feminists Network, a group of 25 women based in Siranga informal settlement in Nairobi, has adopted hydroponics, a farming technique of growing plants using a water-based nutrient solution rather than soil. The women show us a set of interconnected waste pipes that occupy a quarter of the little piece of land belonging to one of their members. Siranga, like most informal settlements in Nairobi, experiences water shortages and receives low annual rainfall.