Wow!: Thai low-cost housing plan puts slum dwellers in charge
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the success of a rehousing scheme in Bangkok known as Baan Mankong…
Informal settlements: Mass demolitions, evictions as Nigeria continues housing push
KELECHUKWU IRUOMA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how evictions have ramped up over the past five years as the government in clears informal settlements to build new homes for a rapidly growing population….
Wow!: Kenya slum dwellers battle COVID-19 downturn with virtual currency
KAGONDU NJAGI, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a digital commununity-based currency is helping some of the poorest Kenyans survive economic downturns caused by the coronavirus…
Yangon migrants’ cramped lives on show at Bangkok art festival
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Photographs of migrant workers living in tiny, dark spaces in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon – on display at a glitzy Bangkok gallery – highlight the sharp contrasts that exist in Asia’s cities, the show’s artistic director said last week. Titled Below Three Feet, Myanmar photographer Kaung Swan Thar’s images are showcased […]
Egypt: Cautious hopes for slum dwellers relocated in housing project
MENNA A FAROUK, writing for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at an initiative to rehouse slum dwellers in new social housing units…
Countering misinformation: In Haiti, community leaders go door to door to bust deadly coronavirus myths
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how community leaders are fighting misinformation about COVID-19 in Haiti’s slums…
Bogota’s second lockdown: normality for some, hunger for the rest
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Colombia’s capital…
Postcards: Thailand’s tourism social enterprises help locals hit by coronavirus
NANCHANOK WONGSAMUTH, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how tourism-related social enterprises in Thailand are weathering the coronavirus storm…
In pandemic, new UN envoy sees chance to rethink housing
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Housing is the “front line” of the battle against the coronavirus, the new independent United Nations expert on the issue has said, calling the pandemic an opportunity for the world to rethink its approach. Balakrishnan Rajagopal took on the role this month and with travel off the agenda, has had to […]
“No time”: Latin America’s slum dwellers lead coronavirus battle
FABIO TEIXEIRA, ANASTASIA MOLONEY and OSCAR LOPEZ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how people living in slums in Latin America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic…