Mary Njeri, Minoo Kyaa and Wanjira Wanjiru are three brave, powerful and caring women that are part of the Organic Intellectuals Network, a group composed of members who live in informal settlements like Mathare and work towards the betterment of their community. They present their chapters from the book, Breaking the Silence on NGOs in Africa by the Organic Intellectuals Network, which can be found here: https://darajapress.com/2023/03/14/breaking-the-silence-on-ngos-in-africa   We talk about how the presence, and intervention, of NGOs disrupts many of their grassroots initiatives and deal only with the symptoms not the causes of problems. Please consider contributing to their efforts through this M-Pesa Paybill: 522522 and Account Number: 1287134076 Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hMbM3T Instagram: thedevelopmentdilemma; Twitter: @dev_dilemma; Music credits: Juliani, 'Kama sa Sisi'