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Dharavi, in central Mumbai, is considered one of the largest slums in Asia, but deep within this neighborhood, below the ...

The African Children's Choir celebrated its 40th anniversary of providing access to quality education for children across Africa at Desert Hope Lutheran Church.

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The official rate of Canadians 65 and older living in poverty is six per cent. But the number could be more than double that, new research warns.

Using the case study of the Kibera slums, this paper takes a medical anthropological approach to discuss and explain the untold and common practice among the urban poor in developing countries that is ...

Hemant Shukla, an Indian IT professional, purchased a house for his father in Mumbai, symbolizing his family's journey from poverty. Raised in Mumbai slums, he lost his mother during his teens, ...