In Kibera, Nairobi's largest slum, large blue water tanks stand out above the corrugated metal rooftops. These tanks are connected to an aerial pipe network established in 2016 by SHOFCO (Shining ...

Several road sections will be closed for the celebration of the Feast of the Sto. Niño de Tondo in Tondo, Manila on January 19, 2025, according to the Manila Police District (MDP). In an advisory, MPD ...

At the same time, affordable housing and other fair resolutions to Karachi's housing problems are not on the government's agenda, meaning slums will continue to pop up. The provincial government ...

A vendor anticipates brisk business selling Santo Niño attires outside the Archdiocesan Shrine of Sto. Niño de Tondo in Manila which will celebrate the feast of the diocese’s patron saint on Jan. 19.

Ahead of the Delhi Assembly election, the AAP, BJP, and Congress have sharpened their pitch on slums and are courting the city's over three million slum dwellers. The residents of the 675 slums in ...

The almost three lakh households in Delhi’s 675 slums and 1,700 jhuggi-jhopri (JJ) clusters, or unauthorised colonies, make up almost 10% of the electorate and, as a result of their sheer size, form ...

Most recently, in his crusade for decent housing, 33-year-old Danilo Dolci outraged official sensibilities with a book depicting the miseries of Palermo’s slum dwellers. Eight in a Bed.

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that the BJP will demolish all slums in Delhi if it is voted to power in the upcoming assembly elections. Addressing a press conference in the ...

New Delhi: In a bold political statement, Union home minister Amit Shah announced on Sunday that every slum dweller in Delhi will receive a pucca house, further pledging that no welfare schemes ...

NEW DELHI: With Delhi’s assembly elections drawing near, the BJP is stepping up its efforts to engage voters in slum areas, especially those from Poorvanchal regions. Recognising these areas as ...

MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 2.8 million Filipino families are considered “newly poor” in the last quarter of 2024, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on self-rated poverty ...