Shacks made of mud, sticks and corrugated iron sheets, sewage-strewn streets, unemployment, shortage of water, hunger. In Korogocho slum, (the word means "rubbish") tens of thousands of teenagers roam the streets without hope, in the knowledge they are indeed on the scrap heap of society.

In April 2010, as a result of security concerns Kao la Tumaini moved to new premises outside the slum, and the students chose to rename their school "Neema Education Centre". Neema is a Swahili word meaning 'grace' or 'free gift'. These students know their school is a gift and they are grateful. The school continues to grow and is approaching 100 students, 18 of whom live in a boarding house nearby. The first group of students will take their national exams in November.