About Us
About Slum Tv
About Us
Slum TV is a grassroots media collective based in Mathare, Nairobi. The organisation was founded in 2007
Slum TV is a grassroots media collective based in Mathare, Nairobi. The organisation was founded in 2007 to train young people from the neighbourhood in digital media production under the slogan; films made by Mathare, in Mathare, for Mathare. Since 2007 Slum TV has grown to work with young adults from, and to document life in, the broader Eastlands region. The organisation has trained over 150 individuals and produced more than 500 films.
While the mainstream media depicts the slum as a space of poverty and crime, Slum TV tries to tell a more nuanced story.
We describe the entire spectrum of life in Mathare and Eastlands, the highs and the lows
The successes and the shortcomings. These are our stories - of our sisters, brothers and parents, and of our economic and socio-political environments. And we tell them - our trainees, alumni and staff hail from Mathare and Eastlands.
Slum TV equips young people with the technical and conceptual tools to document and describe the world that they live in. A Slum TV trainee not only learns how to make films, from scripting to shooting to editing and post-production, she learns why making films is so important, the rich responsibility of representation.
Our vision is to radically redefine the image of the informal settlements we work in by training communities from these settlements to take ownership of this narrative. We are connected and collaborate with a network of similar-minded organizations nationally and internationally. Collectively we aspire to collectively build an international slums’ broadcasting channel to connect the global slum community.
SlumTV was registered in 2007 as a Trust under the Trustees (Perpetual Succession) Act CAP 164 by the following Trustees: Sam Hopkins, Biki Kangwana, Francis Kimanzi and Mutheu Mbondo.
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Our Services
Training
Training is one of the programs offered at Slum TV, with a mission to capture, document and tell authentic stories on the lives of informal dwellers through film and photography, we place the tool of self representation on the hands of the young people from the slums. Initially the Slum TV trainings were only for the 20 slum TV members.
Production
We have handled logistically and financially challenging projects and through partnerships with other international and local agencies, we have been able to establish a close relationship. We are able to offer the best services based on our prime position in the industry. Our crew understands how different productions work, are flexible and can handle projects of all sizes.
Distribution
Hand in hand with our Film production and Training programme, Slum TV exhibits its films in different forums and locations mainly the Goethe Institutte, Mathare slums and in other parts of Nairobi county. The aim of this programme is to raise people’s awareness both nationally and internationally on the lives of the informal settlement dwellers through film.This serves Slum TV’s inquisition on the effects of its screening program a well as a guide for Slum TV’s content development.
Project Consulting
Slum TV's project consulting services extend beyond creative development to encompass the logistical and business aspects of filmmaking. They assist clients in creating realistic budgets and timelines, identifying potential funding sources, and navigating legal and contractual considerations. This holistic approach ensures that filmmakers have a comprehensive understanding of the resources and strategies needed to bring their project to life successfully.
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