slums
EU, French Development Agency develop Ezbet Khairallah project at LE57 mn cost
Egypt
September 14, 2021
EU, French Development Agency develop Ezbet Khairallah project at LE57 mn cost
A delegation from the French Development Agency, the European Union, the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise Development Agency, and Cairo…
‘I am so afraid’: India’s poor face world’s largest lockdown
Features/Interviews
April 17, 2020
‘I am so afraid’: India’s poor face world’s largest lockdown
The street peddler watched the prime minister’s speech on a battered TV, with her family of five crowded around her…
Egyptian initiative builds better houses for the poor in an eco-friendly way
Features/Interviews
June 24, 2019
Egyptian initiative builds better houses for the poor in an eco-friendly way
When Radwa Rostom was just a civil engineering student at Cairo’s Ain Shams University, she participated in various charitable activities…
Daily hell for squatters in Caracas’s poorest areas
World
May 29, 2019
Daily hell for squatters in Caracas’s poorest areas
Erick Hurtado wants to escape the abandoned Caracas building that has been his home for eight years, but despite his…
Cairo to be free of slums by end of 2019: Governor
Society
May 25, 2019
Cairo to be free of slums by end of 2019: Governor
Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel-Aal announced Friday that the governorate has devised a plan to focus on development for dangerous and…
Tahya Misr Fund provides housing for 250,000 citizens
Society
December 26, 2018
Tahya Misr Fund provides housing for 250,000 citizens
The Tahya Misr Fund announced on Tuesday that it would continue to provide urban and social development activities for…
Cairo ‘cargotecture’ company transforms shipping containers into homes
Environment
May 3, 2017
Cairo ‘cargotecture’ company transforms shipping containers into homes
An Egyptian design duo has begun re-purposing old steel shipping containers, transforming them into living spaces, shops and restaurants in…
Young researchers present report on slums, call for new policies
Egypt
September 20, 2016
Young researchers present report on slums, call for new policies
A research study has revealed that Egypt has slums in at least 79 areas, with 12 areas in need of…
Sisi pledges to eliminate slums within two years, inaugurates housing project
Egypt
May 30, 2016
Sisi pledges to eliminate slums within two years, inaugurates housing project
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has officially opened two new areas of purpose-built housing in the Moqattam area of Cairo that…
Rio de Janeiro police search slums for suspects in gang-rape case
World
May 30, 2016
Rio de Janeiro police search slums for suspects in gang-rape case
Rio de Janeiro police swarmed two slums on Sunday searching for suspects in the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old…