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 ...

Another criticized her, saying, "Whites and their obsession with poverty in India." A third wrote, "'Slum tour'? Girl, bye. People live here - poverty is not tourism; it's not for you to be ...

[iStockphoto] Aisha Kolombo, 18 (not her real name), is a Grade Seven student at Hatata Primary School in Mororo slums of ... women and girls worldwide who face “period poverty.” ...

Anuja, the film, shows that the mere appearance of a life-changing opportunity is not enough to change one’s life trajectory.

The children's ages are…the girls are 13 ... As a consequence, these slums became the breeding ground for disease, crime and poverty. Public housing schemes provided by the local authority ...

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.

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 ...