A recent report shed light on the social ills that face women living in slums. The magnitude of the poor living standards that characterise informal settlements and slums in Nairobi is overwhelming.

Interviews with women living in slums reveal that many girls are drawn into the world of drugs and guns after being unknowingly lured in by boyfriends who wouldn’t let them leave peacefully.

As a consequence, these slums became the breeding ground for disease, crime and poverty. Public housing schemes provided by the local authority were initially encouraged by the Housing of the ...

Even though the political parties have showered freebies on Delhi slum dwellers ahead of election, water, sanitation, ...

The Delhi elections on February 5 feature AAP, BJP, and Congress competing for slum votes, with unique strategies to engage ...