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Research and Reports

Explore our growing collection of research and evidence reports that bring decades of slum dweller experience and knowledge into advocacy, policy and development work.

We Beat the Path by Walking

Year: 2016

Type: Academic

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Making the Invisible Visible: Generating data on ‘slums’ at local, city, and global scales

Year: 2016

Type: Academic

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Know Your City, Know Your Settlement

Year: 2015

Type: General

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Joint Communique Against Forced Evictions Affecting the Urban Poor

Year: 2015

Type: General

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Alberton Station Enumeration Report

Year: 2015

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Senegalese Savings Groups Visit South Africa

Year: 2015

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SDI at COP27: Amplifying Voices of the Urban Poor for Transformative Change by James Tayler
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Jun 26 2026
SAMASOL Passive Cooling Infrastructure: Community-led Climate Adaptation in Action by hello@hannahwilliams.co.za
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Call to Action: Understanding Meaningful Youth Engagement (MYE) in Urban Poor Communities by hello@hannahwilliams.co.za
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Eyes in the Sky, Feet on the Ground: SDI Youth-Led Mapping in Sierra Leone by hello@hannahwilliams.co.za
Jun 19 2026
Ziguinchor: When young people map their own neighbourhood by hello@hannahwilliams.co.za
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Funding the Frontline by hello@hannahwilliams.co.za

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SDI at the 13th World Urban Forum by hello@hannahwilliams.co.za
May 08 2026
20th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA20) by hello@hannahwilliams.co.za
Apr 30 2026
SDI public tenders: KnowYourCity Data Platform Development AND Network Organisational Strengthening Support by hello@hannahwilliams.co.za
Feb 09 2026
Accelerating Locally-Led Responses to Climate Change in Informal Settlements by Slum Dwellers International
Jan 14 2026
SDI Media Statement, SOLIDARITY WITH MAKOKO: Condemning Forced Evictions in Makoko, Lagos in Nigeria by Slum Dwellers International
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