BBC: Sheds with Beds are London’s Modern Day Slums
Posted On February 28, 2012
They came to Britain illegally in search of a better life, but the reality turned out to be far removed from what they dreamed of…. Read More →
The Seven Myths of Slums
Posted On December 10, 2010
Conventional thinking on development issues is often characterised by many assumptions, clichés and rationalisations about the residents of slums. In challenging some of these core… Read More →
How to Move into a Slum
Posted On January 14, 2009
According to the UN, 1 out of every 6 people on earth today lives in a slum. Yet those who intentionally relocate to these communities… Read More →
Thought from the Streets – My 7 Days of Homelessness
Posted On July 9, 2007
I am sleeping on the ground. Well, on cardboard really. One of more than 2000 people who are homeless on the streets of Vancouver tonight…. Read More →