Seated outside her home in Makoko, a low-income community in Lagos, Nigeria's bustling megacity, Margaret Okpoe is tapping away on her new tablet. The 14-year-old is trying to connect to a virtual ...

His sherry cabinet in Harvard Yard long since turned over to another president, his diplomat’s striped pants put into mothballs, the quiet New Englander embarked on a new career—unofficial Inspector ...

In the national headquarters of the American Federation of Teachers in Chicago, President Jerome Davis last week tacked up a map of U. S. “intellectual slums.” The Federation had just finished a ...

Young graduates from various parts of the country have opted to offer assistance in realizing quality education in informal settlement areas. This is in line with the United Nations Development ...

Luciene Pereira The standard policy response to slums—relocate people, bulldoze the settlement, and build public housing ...

After overcoming poverty and academic failure herself, Aarti Naik founded Sakhi for Girls Education, helping thousands of ...

Mumbai municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide has ordered the implementation of citizen-driven and institutional ideas to improve cleanliness, especially in densely populated slums. The plan includes ...

Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Co. Ltd (SEEPCO) in partnership with Chess in Slum Africa, has organised a ‘Chess Beyond Borders’ event for the children from slums, at Bon Voyage Hotel, ...

What you need to know: A visit to the city slums in Mbarara portrays a picture of hope, defined by relentless efforts of survival Ever since Mbarara attained city status in July 2020, there has been ...