BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Children living in a slum in Argentina’s capital are playing cricket as part of an initiative to help them escape poverty and crime. Villa 21-24 in Buenos Aires is a ...

Today, Kenya joins the world in celebrating the World Habitat Day whose theme is; voices from the slums. While Kenya is ranked a middle income country, World Bank statistics show that 4 in every 10 ...

The mention of Kasarani slums in Elburgon triggers memories of horrendous house fires that occur there almost every month. The informal settlement, which is home to more than 10,000 residents, was ...

Packed into just a small stretch of land, this slum is home to more than a million people and a nonstop economy. Workshops, factories, and informal businesses operate around the clock, generating ...

Millions of people in Lagos live in slums. Slums typically have poor housing infrastructure and sanitation, and limited access to education, health facilities and clean drinking water. These ...

South Sudan is currently home to the world’s largest slum population, with 94% of its urban population living in slum-like dwellings. The country suffers from extreme poverty, caused mainly by the ...

The origin of the term slum can be traced back to the writing of James Hardy Vaux in 1812, where he refers to slums as synonyms with “racket” or “criminal trade” (Davis 2006). The presence of slums ...

Inside Khlong Toei, Bangkok’s largest slum community, located in the heart of Thailand’s capital. Home to roughly 100,000 people within a small area, this neighborhood sits alongside a canal and is ...

Slum dwellers in Rajshahi city are turning to vegetable cultivation to supplement their income and ensure food security, transforming small and unused spaces into productive green plots. Residents ...

Chad is a landlocked country in Central Africa with a high prevalence of extreme poverty. 82% of Chad’s urban population currently lives in slums, which makes it one of the countries with the largest ...

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