COLONIE — The poor, desperate children who live on the streets in the slums of Kampala, Uganda, call Diane Reiner "jajja." It's slang for grandmother, or a loving maternal presence. Advertisement ...

*NAIROBI, Kenya — Nairobi’s urban slums have become the breeding grounds for well-off street gangs. Violent robbery has long been associated with young men from impoverished backgrounds. The trend, ...

In a guest blog post, Indian journalist Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar argues that, contrary to their reputation for squalor and crime, slums provide a critical low-cost way for the rural poor to ...

Kennedy Odede knows what poverty is. He grew up in Kibera, the largest slum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. It's a place ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — The three-person crew of Slum TV set out under the hot noon sun, slinging a video camera and microphone through the crooked labyrinth of iron-sided shacks, graffitied beer joints, ...

It’s a regular Monday morning in one of Delhi’s city slums and 14-year-old Chandni is getting ready to face the day ahead. Just as she’s about to step out, a frantic voice calls out her name – it’s a ...