The Zabaleem of Cairo
Garbage collectors (zabaleem) in Cairo, Egypt recycle and trade roughly 80% of collected waste. Recently, this decades-old resource recovery system has come under threat.
10 Years of Okwegatta TVC
This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the National Slum Dwellers Federation. On the 12th of December the Federation will host a celebration, slum dwellers market, Urban Poor ...
10 year Anniversary with Bobi Wine
The Ugandan Federation10 year Anniversary with Mr Ghetto President, Bobi Wine
Slum Upgrading Processes in Pune, India
Sheela Patel, director of SPARC India, discusses the process of community-driven in situ slum upgrading in the city of Pune, in Maharashtra, India.
Making Cities Inclusive
Slum Dwellers International is a platform where governments and slum dwellers engage as partners in urban development. Together they co-produce cities that include the poor.
"If Push Comes to Shove" | Accra, Ghana
Members of Peoples Dialogue Ghana in the settlement of Old Fadama unite around savings schemes and engage with local government to stave off eviction.
Federation Profile: Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation unites people to living conditions through community-driven savings schemes, enumerations, exchanges and training.
"We are Citizens, Not Squatters" | Uganda
Community members in Jinja settlement initiate a community-wide enumeration, halting evictions and allowing the community to negotiate with local government for nearby land.
The Backyarders of Manenberg
After a community-wide enumeration, backyard shack dwellers in Manenberg (Cape Town, South Africa) unite around savings schemes and mobilize for land.
Profiling Informal Settlements in Namibia
The Community Land Information Programme (CLIP) allows for mobilization around knowledge and information, providing leverage in negotiating with government to improve living conditions.
Federation Profile | Philippines
The Homeless Peoples' Federation Philippines (HPFPI) uses savings and community-driven processes as tools to address challenges faced by the urban poor.
Blocking in Joe Slovo | South Africa
After a fire in March 2009, the community of Joe Slovo rebuilt hundreds of shacks in their settlement, uniting residents and catalyzing a city-wide upgrading process.
The Zabaleem of Cairo
Garbage collectors (zabaleem) in Cairo, Egypt recycle and trade roughly 80% of collected waste. Recently, this decades-old resource recovery system has come under threat.
Protocols for Upgrading Informal Settlements
Key protocols for informal settlement upgrading, as seen in the work of national urban poor federations of Shack / Slum Dwellers International (SDI).
Struggle for The Right to the City
How can organized communities make meaningful contributions to the struggle for inclusive cities? Slum Dwellers International highlights key rituals to engage in this process.
A Profile of Dharavi | Mumbai, India
A brief profile of Dharavi, one of the largest informal settlements in the world, situated in the city of Mumbai, India.
SDI Board Member Awarded by Rockefeller
SDI Board Member and executive director of Kenyan support NGO Jane Weru speaks about her work in Kenya and recent award from The Rockefeller Foundation.
Making a Home in the City | Tanzania
Facing threat of eviction, members of the SDI alliance in Tanzania saved money collectively and negotiated with government for land.
