Shanty town

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Redevelopment proposal for Mumbai’s largest informal settlement stirs controversy

Dharavi is known as the largest informal settlement in Asia, where 1 million people live in 1 square mile of Mumbai. For decades, it’s been slated for redevelopment. Plans are finally taking shape, but debates remain over where people will live and work. 

Wide view of Almeria in southern Spain.

Migrant farmworkers in Spain living in makeshift encampments have little hope for formal work

Migration
Emoya Shantytown1

Well-off tourists can now spend a night in a fake South African slum

The World

JR awarded TED Prize

The World

Life in Nairobi’s Kibera slum