Our Mission
In Mathare, where the scars of floods, fires, and demolitions remain fresh, mental health is rarely spoken about openly. Yet it is often the silent wound carried by many residents.
SSIM was born in 2017 when our founder Calvins Moda began mobilizing youth in Mathare. The April 2024 floods became our turning point — destroying homes and livelihoods, but also opening our eyes to the deeper crisis: trauma, silence, and disconnection.
Today we run urban farms, community kitchens, support groups, and skills programs — not as separate projects, but as one connected practice of collective healing.
Every program we run creates space for people to share, listen, and recover — alongside the practical work of feeding, growing, and building.
Our leaders are from Mathare. The solutions we build are designed by the people they serve — not imposed from outside.
Floods damage homes; they also damage minds. Our work links environmental resilience to emotional well-being.
Our Vision
“A resilient, empowered Mathare where every person lives with dignity, has access to opportunity, and shapes a peaceful, prosperous future.”
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The People Behind the Work
Our team of organisers, farmers, counsellors, and volunteers all share one thing: they call Mathare home. Meet the people turning collective healing into daily practice, or reach out and become part of the story.
Networks & Collaborators
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