Call it, if you will, the unlikeliest marriage in the world — high-flying capitalist dollars earned by multibillionaire Bill Gates flowing to a network of Asian, African and Latin American slum ...

In Kawangare, one of the many “informal settlements” – or slums – in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, Jane is often worried about the weather. The droughts and flood events that hit her neighbourhood are ...

Link: Shack/Slum Dwellers International - Home. "Trust is built up by a system which allows a person to take a loan for almost any purpose whatsoever - whether it is to buy one's freedom as a ...

CAIRO, Aug 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a compound in southeastern Cairo, Elham Fouad walks through a clean, organised street full of colourful buildings with her husband and young daughter.

In IIED’s 'Make Change Happen' podcasts, our researchers and guests discuss key global development challenges and explain ...

Anna K. Tibaijuka is Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, the first African woman elected by the UN General Assembly as Under-Secretary-General of a United Nations programme, and is currently serving a ...

The ‘neighborhood effect’ of slums could help to alleviate some of their associated health problems, a new, international study suggests. A new study suggests that the 'neighborhood effect' of slums ...

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Attic.Caramel.Truth is not a crossword puzzle. It is the address of India's most famous monument - the Taj Mahal - on a mapping app that aims to help millions of ...

During Egypts historic uprising in January and February one of the popular chants in places like Tahrir Square was bread, freedom and social justice. Its maybe not as snappy as Maggie, Maggie, Maggie!

Governments cannot celebrate the UN World Habitat Day on 4 October while ignoring one billion people living in slums, said Amnesty International. Amnesty International’s Senior Director of ...

CAIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a compound in southeastern Cairo, Elham Fouad walks through a clean, organised street full of colourful buildings with her husband and young daughter. The scene ...