Mothers of Mathare

From "Solutions Inside Out," a short film from Lydia Matata x m2m.

In Mathare, an impoverished community on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, accessing vital health services is often a struggle. Wilbroda and a team of mothers, employed as community health workers by the African nonprofit mothers2mothers, are working tirelessly to change that. This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project.

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Meet mothers2mothers

Mothers2Mothers provides health care to families who need it most, delivered by women who know them best. M2M is building a healthy, thriving Africa.

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Nairobi, Kenya

Meet Lydia Matata

Lydia is an independent filmmaker making films about the people, issues and experiences that move her. She's one of the writers of Country Queen, Kenya's first drama series on Netflix and Igiza, a limited series on Showmax. She has also written, directed and produced various narrative and documentary films, including Millet (2018), winner of Docubox’s Shorts, Shots & Shots scriptwriting prize; Sungura, (2021) a narrative film that has screened at several notable festivals such as the Pan African Film Festival at Cannes, Interfilm Short Film Festival, and the Black Star International Film Festival where it received the best Women in Film Award.

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Making an Impact

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Film Credits

Director: Lydia Matata

Producer: Lydia Matata

Cinematography: Lydia Matata, George Maina Mundi

Editor: George Maina Mundi, Lydia Matata

Sound Mix: Eric Musyoka, Decimal Records

Post Facility (Colour): Africa Post Office

Colorist: Koome Mwirebua

Assistant Editor: Kelvin Kyalo

Production Assistant: Macharia David

Featuring: Wilbroda, Miriam Kitenge, Willy Okullo

Story Consultants: Carolyn McEwen, Dillon Mann

Executive Producers: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond

Producers: Mungai Kiroga, Debra Aroko

Editorial Consultant: Will N. Miller

Legal Services: Matthew T. Rogers, Esq.

Music provided by: Musicbed

Special Thanks: Kenya Ministry of Health, Mathare North Health Centre, Community of Mathare, Charles Muruka, Emily Owino, Jane Njoki, Emmaculate Abuya, Ruth Adhiambo, Grace Anyango, Everlyne Apondi, Ann Kaniu, Lydia Kiarie, Zipporah Kinara, Gladys Kunani, Stella Maunda, Naomi Mwangi, Lucy Njau, Edith Nthenya, Julie Obiero, Caroline Oluoch, Sarah Polo, Agnes Waichagaki, Scolastica Wambui, Rachael Kamori, Jothan Ngotho Rutere, Maureen Kwamboka.

This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators in the Global South to produce solutions-focused short documentaries that catalyze positive change.

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