Are Our Dreams Valid?: From Kibera Slums

By Makamusi Aquaman, Adrian Odero, KENNEDY Ochieng

Are Our Dreams Valid? is a powerful and deeply emotional collection of true stories written by the children of Kibera-one of Africa's largest informal settlements. Guided by artist and educator Makamusi AquaMan, these young authors bravely share their dreams, struggles, and hopes.

In ten vivid chapters, each co-written by a child from Kibera, you'll meet aspiring doctors, footballers, chefs, and pilots. You'll walk through their daily challenges-poverty, loss, fear, responsibility-and witness how, even in the harshest environments, dreams still take root.

This book is more than storytelling. It is a declaration.

It says: "See us. Hear us. We matter."

With touching honesty, vivid imagery, and unstoppable hope, Are Our Dreams Valid? invites readers of all ages to believe in the power of children's voices-and to answer the question not with doubt, but with conviction:

Yes. They are valid. And they always will be.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F8RC4C5V
• ISBN13: 9798283811048
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"