A PHOTOJOURNALIST based in southern Oxfordshire is set to travel to Kenya to take part in a project to fund children living in slums' education.

Daniel James Homewood, who is based in Faringdon, will go to Nairobi to support the Kenyan art project at Nyota Art Gallery.

He will teach a three-day documentary photography workshop for the grass roots project, which sells student-made artwork to fund their education.

Mr Homewood, who is hoping to raise more than £1,000 towards the project registering as an non-governmental organisation, said: "The Nyota Art Gallery work directly with children and young people who live in the slum to give them a platform from which to create art and photography to fund their education.

"Steve Kyenze, who helps run the project, is extremely proud that eight students finished high school solely on the revenues from art sales. The effects of this process are further reaching than just financial - it benefits the student’s self-esteem, teaches entrepreneurship and is hugely empowering by enabling them to take control of their own futures."

The project is situated in the heart of the Kenyan capital's Kibera slum, one of the largest worldwide.

Estimates on population vary, but it is thought to be home to more than 500,000 people.

For information on donating, email contact@danieljameshomewood.com.