Slum tourism, a controversial practice where tourists visit impoverished urban areas, has gained attention for its complex relationship with urban poverty. This phenomenon raises questions about ...

A US influencer has been receiving massive backlash on social media after she uploaded a video of her "slum tour" in Mumbai, with netizens terming it as "insensitive and tone-deaf." Tara Katims ...

The developing world is becoming more urban. Some observers see this as the unwelcome precursor to new poverty problems, such as urban slums blossoming in congested cities. Yet others see it as a ...

Casual labourers The majority of Kasarani residents work as casual labourers on the farms of native Elburgon and Molo residents to make ends meet, hence the high poverty levels in the slums.

Crime feeds on the slums. This is where bosses recruit new thugs, this is where they sell drugs and profit, this is where they live, rule and hide. If we don't solve the problem of extreme poverty in ...

The devastating fires in the slums of South Africa's Johannesburg expose the deeper crisis of housing triggered by neoliberal policies.

A rural community's experience indicates that an essential element in a war on poverty is inducing Slum dwellers to develop patterns of social functioning, including group action and local leadership ...

She lives in a slum in the shadow of Quest ... the World Bank's median poverty line. And 21%, or more than 250 million people, survive on less than $2 a day. Like other middle-class Indians ...

Hemant Shukla, an Indian IT professional, purchased a house for his father in Mumbai, symbolizing his family's journey from ...

In this article, we explore the inspiring journey of Shaheena Attarwala, who rose from the slums to secure a position at ...