SDI is a global network of slum dwellers driving a collective, bottom-up change agenda for inclusive and resilient cities.

What we do

Local voices share stories of resilience and change from slums around the world.

Stories of change

Bringing slum dwellers' rich lived experience and knowledge into research, policy, and development work.

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Explore our data collected in over 7,000 slums in more than 16 countries across the global south.

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Read stories of resilience and change from our network of community voices.

STORIES OF CHANGE

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  • Benin
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  • Malawi
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Philippines
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
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Earthquake in Haiti
Jan 14 2010
Earthquake in Haiti by James Tayler
SDI Bulletin: The cruel contest between community organization and state corruption
Jan 06 2010
SDI Bulletin: The cruel contest between community organization and state corruption by James Tayler
Government as
Jan 06 2010
Government as "outsourcer", government as "facilitator" by James Tayler
Zimbabwe fed builds on housing convention gains
Jan 04 2010
Zimbabwe fed builds on housing convention gains by James Tayler
Welcome!
Jan 04 2010
Welcome! by James Tayler
Women Savers Meet in Bolivia
Dec 10 2009
Women Savers Meet in Bolivia by James Tayler
Federation opens houses in Livingstone, Zambia
Dec 03 2009
Federation opens houses in Livingstone, Zambia by James Tayler
Eviction Train Rolls into Alberton
Nov 12 2009
Eviction Train Rolls into Alberton by James Tayler
Eviction of the Aoko Road Traders, Nairobi, Kenya
Nov 11 2009
Eviction of the Aoko Road Traders, Nairobi, Kenya by James Tayler
Zimbabwe federation highlights accomplishments
Nov 01 2009
Zimbabwe federation highlights accomplishments by James Tayler
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Know Your City (KYC) TV is a creative collective of youth from the SDI network. Youth make up the overwhelming majority of the 1 billion people living in slums and amplifying their voice is critical to delivering SDI’s strategy. Through our photography, film and stories we mobilise young people to drive and evaluate change at the settlement, city and global level.

Hidden Treasure is a publication celebrating the creativity and ingenuity of the KYC TV youth.

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Slum Upgrading is Climate Action
KYCTV 20 Jul
Gungano Urban Poor Fund: Community Led Urban Finance
KYCTV 20 Jul
Cities4Children
KYCTV 20 Jul
Learning Monitoring & Evaluation workshop
KYCTV 20 Jul
Dignified Urban Life Youth Exchange 2023
KYCTV 20 Jul
A Tribute to Jockin Arputham, late president of SDI
KYCTV 31 Oct

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