Entrepreneurs have come up with novel solutions to a dire lack of toilets in Kenya’s poorest slums.
![Slums in Kenya often have few private toilets, boosting the spread of disease and the risk of rape [Laila Ali/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2013118105240616734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Entrepreneurs have come up with novel solutions to a dire lack of toilets in Kenya’s poorest slums.
![Slums in Kenya often have few private toilets, boosting the spread of disease and the risk of rape [Laila Ali/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2013118105240616734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Having fled violence in their home regions, Somali women remain at risk from sexual predators while in temporary homes.
![Home in informal encampment for IDPs in Mogadishu [Laila Ali/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/201315152617758734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Innovative solutions using mobile technology are becoming increasingly popular in solving local problems.
