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Building Safer and More Inclusive Cities for Women

Article
Voices & Views

A refuge for women in Kenya’s Langas slum in Eldoret decided it needed to provide more than shelter and healthcare for victims of sexual and other violence. So SlovakAid helped set up the St Vincent de Paul vocational training...

Africa
Kenya
Asia
+3
Lebanon
India
Europe
Gender
Urban Development

Waste Management in Mali: Training Small Scale Enterprises Improves Incomes and Environment

Article
Voices & Views

By training informal workers in the waste management industry, the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is helping to formalise waste management economy in Mali, and to generate incomes.

Africa
Mali
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Capacity Development
Climate change & disaster risks
+7
Environment & green economy
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Health
Knowledge Management
Learning
Forests
Urban Development

Fostering Dialogue Between Local Authorities and Slum Dwellers

Article
Voices & Views

During the European Development Days 2012 (EDD), organisations dealing with urbanisation such as the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and Slum Dwellers International (SDI) said that the only way to improve...

Africa
Rwanda
Asia
+1
India
Development Effectiveness
Governance & Corruption
Urban Development