UNICEF estimates that one billion children live in poverty -- almost every second child in the world. The Philippines can be seen as a microcosm of the problem, with children driven to the streets. One man -- a former child of the streets himself -- is trying to help.
All Posts Tagged With: "slums"
Signature Video
October 6, 2009
Filipino children driven to the streets by crushing poverty
Perspectives
July 23, 2009
Ethnic Nubians live on the margins in Kenya
Adam Hussein Adam, project coordinator of the Open Society Initiative for East Africa, writes how his community's plight is largely unknown outside of Kenya. About 100,000 Nubians live in Kenya, brought by British colonialists to the area as soldiers from different parts of Sudan.
Worldfocus Radio
May 12, 2009
Tune in: Online radio show on urban slums
For the first time in history, more people are living in cities rather than in the country. But urbanization has come with a cost -- there has been an explosion of world slums over the past decade. Worldfocus.org's weekly radio show explored urban slums. Listen now.
Perspectives
April 3, 2009
Indian nationalism begins to challenge caste destiny
Multimedia reporter Ben Piven spent nine months documenting the caste system in Mumbai on a Fulbright grant. He recalls his field research and the questions surrounding caste and Indian nationalism in the slums of Mumbai.
Blogwatch
February 23, 2009
“Slumdog” sweeps Oscars, draws mixed reactions in India
Danny Boyle's feel-good love story "Slumdog Millionaire," set in Mumbai, won eight Oscars Sunday night. But the movie has faced some criticism in India.
