Mathare Social Justice Centre

Mathare Social Justice Centre (MSJC) is an initiative by young members of the community to promote social justice. For years Mathare has been a place where much violence has been allowed to go on without any redress for its residents. These forms of violence include, but are not limited to, land grabbing, forced evictions, police abuse and extrajudicial killings, political impunity and other economic, social and psychological violations. In view of this ongoing situation, a collective of young community activists in Mathare came together in 2014 to envision a centre that would promote more participatory forms of justice. Since then, as a registered community-based organization, MSJC have been involved in a number of initiatives, most notably the organisation's foundational campaign to document extrajudicial killings. MSJC work in all wards of Mathare to fulfil the core mandates: social justice advocacy and the documentation of human rights violations. These objectives are captured in both our vision and mission which are: Vision: To have a Mathare free of human rights violations.Mission: To promote social justice through engaged community and social movement platforms. MSJC's current campaigns are: 1. Art for social change 2. Reproductive justice 3. Participatory action research (also overall coordination) 4. Extrajudicial executions and police abuse of power 5. Political accountability 6. The Mathare Green Movement (ecological justice campaign) 7. The MSJC Kids Social Justice Club 8. Disability Justice 9 Maji ni haki (water is our right)