I think of what it means to be a teenager in America, necessarily pushing boundaries, making expected mistakes. Here there is no margin for error: a mistake, no matter how insignificant, dashes any small hopes to break the cycle of poverty. Here in Kibera the world is relentless and unforgiving.

~ Jessica Posner

Jessica Posner Adolescence Kibera Poverty Teenagers

While I live my life expecting to live, others expect that they might die. The rules of the world are not the same for all of us.

~ Jessica Posner

Jessica Posner Life And Death