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Rebuilding the fund
written by Benjamin Bradlow and Louise Cobbett, 2010-02-12 Full article
Hyperinflation nearly wiped out the Zimbabwean urban poor fund. The federation meets to decide how to move forward.
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Eviction threat leads to exchange
written by Brazil Federation, 2010-02-09 Full article [PDF, 225.5 KB]
Slum dwellers in one Brazilian state learn from their counterparts in another how to fight dispossession of their homes.
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SDI conducts Kroo Bay Settlement Profile
written by Sierra Leone Federation, 2010-02-07 Full article [PDF, 295.3 KB]
While international agencies dither, slum dwellers get cracking. Even when it comes to gathering data they are ahead of the game.
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Women savers meet in Bolivia
written by Benjamin Bradlow, 2009-12-10 Full article
Female leaders of savings schemes in South Africa and Brazil traveled to Bolivia to exchange ideas and learn about how to organize their communities.
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Federation opens houses in Livingstone, Zambia
written by Louise Cobbett, 2009-12-03 Full article
The Zambia Homeless and Poor People's Federation and the Zambian Government officially open 50 houses in the Mwandi community of Livingstone, Zambia.
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Eviction train rolls into Alberton
written by Benjamin Bradlow, 2009-11-12 Full article
A community in South Africa lives on an abandoned train station. Now struggling residents worry that they may be kicked out.
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Eviction of the Aoko Road Traders, Nairobi, Kenya
written by Louise Cobbett, 2009-11-11 Full article
The Aoko Road traders were served with a 48-hour eviction notice - however the bulldozers arrived less than 24 hours later
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Zimbabwe federation highlights accomplishments
written by Benjamin Bradlow, 2009-11-01 Full article
While politicians and developers descended on Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, to discuss low-cost housing, ordinary poor Zimbabweans were showcasing their own solutions.
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Report from Sri Lanka
written by , 2009-10-13 Full article [PDF, 536.2 KB]
The latest photos from the Usaviwattha Housing project, Morotuwa, Sri Lanka
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Brazil Report September 2009
written by , 2009-10-12 Full article [PDF, 1.0 MB]
Rede Interacao is in partnership with the Brazilian Federation and started working with the SDI methodology in the end of 2004 and the number of savings groups increased since then as well as the exchanges and enumerations. The main activities of the last three months are detailed in the report.
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Federation Responds to Flooding in Manila
written by Sonia Fadraigo, 2009-10-07 Full article [PDF, 205.1 KB]
First direct reports from the Philippines Homeless People's Federation.
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Latest City Watch India
written by , 2009-09-25 Full article [PDF, 1.5 MB]
These are times when social unrest and xenophobia begin to emerge, and interventions are needed to address potential calamities.
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Joe Slovo Enumeration Report
written by , 2009-09-15 Full article [PDF, 9.0 MB]
The community of Joe Slovo "surveyed" with the exercise described in this report is a good example of an organised community willing and able to take up their own developmental issues.
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SDI Signs MoU in Monrovia, Liberia.
written by Farouk Braimah, 2009-08-22 Full article [PDF, 106.7 KB]
Like many countries and cities in West Africa,
Monrovia is rapidly urbanizing but government and
local authority have inadequate strategies to deal
with, or effectively manage the change process.
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Preparatory work starts on UPFI Projects in Malawi
written by , 2009-07-27 Full article [PDF, 66.3 KB]
SDI affiliates now submit regular reports to UPF International. This report covers recent activity in Malawi.
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Constitutional Court Judgement on Cape Town Squatters
written by , 2009-06-10 Full article [PDF, 759.5 KB]
The Joe Slovo community lost the court judgement, but will they be ready to define their future. Here is the court judgement.
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SDI Meets African Ministers in Windhoek
written by , 2009-06-08 Full article [PDF, 110.0 KB]
Slum Dwellers International met with Ministers and high ranking officials from eight African countries at the recent Shelter Afrique meeting in Namibia.
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Nambian Federation CLIP Launch
written by , 2009-04-28 Full article
On the 28th of April the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) launched the Community Land Information Program (CLIP) Document. The CLIP is the national information gathering activity of low-income people living in informal settlements and backyards throughout Namibia.
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Nairobi Inventory Publication
written by , 2009-04-01 Full article
The Nairobi Inventory is a list of informal settlements in Nairobi. It also carries a standardized measure of the variables that define informal human settlements and markets. We found it equally important to collect and present the story of each and all slums and informal markets.
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A Miracle Rises Out of the Ashes
written by , 2009-03-13 Full article [PDF, 608.2 KB]
On Sunday March 8th, there was a huge fire at Joe Slovo settlement, leaving 1000's of people destitute. SDI responded to the crisis and helped community members create a makeshift solution that was a significant improvement on what existed before.
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Citywatch India
written by , 2009-02-26 Full article [PDF, 2.3 MB]
After a long hiatus SDI's founder network, the Indian alliance, has brought out a new edition of its highly informative journal: Citywatch-Sparc. This edition covers events that took place in 2008.
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Thinking the Unthinkable and Doing the Improbable in Zimbabwe
written by Beth Chitekwe-Biti, 2009-01-28 Full article [PDF, 2.0 MB]
When Government pursues only the policy of plunder and the economy collapses then necessity becomes the mother of invention. The Federation does what neither Zanu nor the crippled economy can do.
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SDI Council of Federations Meets in Dar es Salaam
written by Joel Bolnick, 2009-01-23 Full article [PDF, 103.6 KB]
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SDI Affiliate Builds in Mpumalanga Province
written by , 2008-12-10 Full article [PDF, 79.4 KB]
The Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP) has finally translated years of negotiation with Government at the highest level into housing delivery. In the city of Standerton, Mpumalanga 37 houses are under construction.
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Anglican Church gives 214ha to East London's Urban Poor
written by Ronald Eglin, 2008-11-20 Full article [PDF, 91.4 KB]
Anglican Church gives 214ha to East London's Urban Poor...
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WUF Round up
written by Katia Savchuk, 2008-11-19 Full article [PDF, 161.0 KB]
Nearly 40 delegates from 11 countries represented Slum/Shack Dwellers International (SDI) at the fourth World Urban Forum (WUF) in Nanjing, China, from November 3rd to 6th...
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Namibians and Brazilians Support the Angolan Federation
written by Anna Muller, 2008-07-20 Full article [PDF, 151.4 KB]
The Brazilians, Namibians, and Angolans visited Windhoek and Luanda in early July to share learnings about how to build ...
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Typhoon Frank
written by PHPF, 2008-06-26 Full article [PDF, 4.5 MB]
480,495 families were affected by Typhoon Frank and the acompanying flashfloods that struck IloIlo on ...
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Namibia Community Land Information Programme
written by SDFN, 2008-05-24 Full article [PDF, 739.9 KB]
The Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia, in partnership with the National Government and Local Authorities, recently co...
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Understanding Xenephobia
written by 3 Articles, 2008-05-23 Full article [PDF, 93.0 KB]
Below is a series of three articles from different voices on xenephobia. Please email us if you would like to contribute...
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