This archive report was first published on 9 August 2019.
Isaac Biosse, a 23-year-old Kenyan-born Ghanaian, is a photojournalist and social entrepreneur who has made it his mission to tell the story of Nairobi's highs and lows through his camera lens.
With a passion for photography and a desire to make a difference in his community, Isaac founded the Aboki Foundation in 2014, along with his friends, to pool resources and buy textbooks for schools in slum areas, increase literacy, and rehabilitate street children through education.
Today, the Aboki Foundation has grown stronger and bigger, with 160 members, and has impacted the lives of more than 400 learners in schools in Kibera, including Olympic primary and Baraka za Ibrahim secondary schools.
Isaac's brand of photojournalism is unique, as he not only captures dramatic shots of the city, but also offers help when he can, and has even partnered with other organizations to achieve self-sustainability.
Despite the challenges of limited financial resources, Isaac remains motivated, and his charity work has taken him to meet and interact with high-profile personalities, including former Ghanaian president John Mahama.
Isaac's advice to young people hoping to make a difference in their community is to be 'stubborn with their goals, and flexible in their method', and to be willing to put in the hard work needed to make progress.
For now, Isaac is happy to transform lives in his community, but he hopes to work with the United Nations or any other humanitarian organization in the future, to impact more lives and on a bigger scale.
