Something to Smile About: Changing Lives in the Mathare Slum

Mathare stories fund urgent needs: housing, food, schooling, medical aid

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Something to Smile About: Changing Lives in the Mathare Slum

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Reece & Rengo Productions Presents:
Something to Smile About

A social worker, a basketball player, and an artist navigate life in Mathare, Kenya—Africa’s second largest slum—reminding us that even though life is unfair, there's always Something to Smile About.

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In January 2025 we traveled to Mathare, a massive informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, with a vision to create a film about hope and humanity in the face of great adversity.

One year later, in early 2026, we will return to Mathare to premiere the film, and to provide immediate assistance to the film’s subjects and their loved ones.

This fundraiser will support those struggling with homelessness, hunger, lack of educational funding, medical debt, and drug addiction.

Mathare is one of the most densely populated and underprivileged areas in the world where many people live below one dollar per day.

Any support will make a meaningful difference.

Thank you,
Peyton and Sam

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Sam Rengo
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Esko, MN
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