Chinese volunteers change the lives of Nairobi's slum kids

Mildred Mtola's determination to succeed at school had been plagued by a lack of facilities in a rundown neighborhood.

But the 14-year-old class-eight pupil is praised by her teachers and relatives for her impressive academic performance in Chang Rong Light Center, a primary school built by Chinese volunteers in Nairobi's Mathare district.

Located at the heart of Kenya's second-largest slum, the center, which was rebuilt last year by a group of young Chinese volunteers, has become an oasis for disadvantaged children seeking better education and emotional solace.