Young people studying in the library in the Kibera slum, the largest slum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The community advocacy organization SHOFCO operates 22 libraries across Kibera, providing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This slum isn’t temporary — it’s a permanent city inside a city. Millions live, work, trade, and raise families here without ...

Pastor John and his wife have spent the last decade working to break the cycle of spiritual and emotional poverty in a ...

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 ...

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 ...

SHOFCO CEO Kennedy Odede engages with a SWEP member at the inauguration of the Bondo SUN Community Centre in Siaya County, Kenya. SHOFCO CEO Kennedy Odede engages with a SWEP member at the ...

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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