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 ...

This video documents a walk through Madagascar’s largest slum, offering a close look at daily life inside a densely populated ...

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 ...

Australian influencer Pete Z has been accused of "poverty tourism" after filming himself "surviving" in an Indian slum, as seen in a viral Instagram video. Is he a slumdog millionaire? An Australian ...

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 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 ...

Kennedy Odede knows what poverty is. He grew up in Kibera, the largest slum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. It's a place ...

From Connecticut to Kenya, fundraising is changing lives. It started when a local veteran made a trip to the African country in December. Now one act of kindness has evolved, and has the potential to ...

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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 ...