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 ...

Collaborating with Pratham Mumbai Education Initiative and USHA Silai School, she empowers marginalized women in Bandra and Andheri slums by providing sewing skills and tools for self-reliance.

Rachel Mwikali’s kind of feminism is radical and confrontational, but also kind and compassionate to the deprived living in Mathare slums. She says that’s why she founded the Pussy Power movement. She ...

During his address, Minister Lodha said, "We understand the challenges faced by women living in slum areas when it comes to accessing proper bathing facilities. To alleviate this issue ...

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