Slum Dwellers International -

About SDI

32 Countries. 478 Cities. Thousands of slums. Millions of people.

Women

"When you put women at the centre, things begin to move. Women, we put the community first."

Savings

"We save a little every day, but it adds up to a lot: a lot of money, a lot of women, a lot of power."

Data

"We don't need people to collect information for us. We can do it ourselves. You might leave it in the computer. We will use it."

Women Transforming the Slums of their Cities

From Recovery to Resilience: Community-led Responses to Covid-19 in Informal Settlements

17 Jan 2022

In 2020, as Covid-19 spread rapidly across the cities where SDI is active, ...

Zimbabwe

Covid-19

Covid-19: Fostering Community Resilience Amid the Pandemic

03 Sep 2021

*This article was originally posted on the Cities Alliance website here. ...

Covid-19

What women want – part two: to map vulnerability to climate change

24 Jun 2021

This article was originally published by IIED. By Sheela Patel, fo ...

Zimbabwe

Covid-19

What women want: how COVID-19 has highlighted the priorities and most pressing needs of urban poor women

18 May 2021

Sheela Patel discusses how COVID-19 has highlighted the priorities and ...

Covid-19

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