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Climate Change Renaissance: The bottom-up cit ...

15 Dec 2015

                  **This article was cross posted from...

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Kenya

Global Agenda

Building EcoSan toilets in Blantyre, Malawi ...

10 Dec 2015

By Mariana Gallo and the Malawi Homeless People's Federation Background The sanitation challenges that Blantyre...

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Malawi

Sanitation

Building Communal Sanitation in Uganda ...

09 Dec 2015

This is the third in a series of eight blogs that highlight lessons from community-led sanitation...

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Uganda

Sanitation

Improved Sanitation Improves Half a Million L ...

08 Dec 2015

By Maria Lobo and Mahila Milan Background Sanitation has been the shame of India. More...

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India

Sanitation

Building a Communal Toilet in Chinhoyi, Zimba ...

07 Dec 2015

By Evans Banana and the Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation This is the first in a series...

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Zimbabwe

Sanitation

A Lesson for All: Orangi Pilot Project Visits ...

04 Dec 2015

Background Orangi Pilot Project is one of the most successful community-based upgrading projects in the...

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Tanzania

Sanitation

Launch of Upgrading at Flamingo Crescent with ...

23 Feb 2015

**Cross posted from the SA SDI Alliance blog** Authored by CORC “People said Flamingo Crescent...

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South Africa

Youth

Know Your Settlement/Know Your City: Slum Dwellers Federation of Namibia and ...

16 Feb 2015

By Royal Mabakeng and Braam Harris for SDFN and NHAG with Anni Beukes, SDI Secretariat “As someone who lives in a shack, it is my responsibility to do this work...

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Namibia

Profiling Enumeration…

24: The Day Huruma Slums Got Secure Land Tenure

13 Feb 2015

A backstory inspired by the TV drama, "24".  By Jack Makau, SDI Secretariat 3:56 PM Friday 30th January 2015 Jane Weru, Director of Kenya slum dwellers financing facility, Akiba Mashinani...

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Kenya

Tenure Security

YOUTH: Young. Organised. United. Talented. Ha ...

12 Feb 2015

By Skye Dobson, SDI Secretariat “Poor people have me. Rich people don’t need me. If...

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Youth

Kenyan Federation Launches Sanitation Block in Kiandutu

04 Feb 2015

After a settlement profile revealed that 56% of Kiandutu's population was without access to any sanitation facilities, the local Federation decided to mobilise to build a communal sanitation block for...

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Kenya