slums
How the Catholic Church Is Helping, and Hurting, the Philippines' Poorest People
The Church is running poverty alleviation programs in communities like Tondo. But it's also fighting against policies that could help them.
Meet the Street Preacher of Semarang
This heavily tattooed preacher works in the places few dare to tread.
In This, One of the World’s Most Densely Packed Slums, the Sun Never Rises
We visited Jakarta's Tambora slum to see what life was like in a place so densely populated that four people live in every square metre of space.
UK Government Money to Tackle Rogue Landlords Is Being Used to Arrest Tenants
In trying to clamp down on "beds in sheds", the UK government just made things harder for the people living in them.
Billeder af makedonere, der nyder sommeren ved en småbeskidt badesø
Det kan godt være, vandet er lidt klamt, men for de makedonere, der ikke har så mange penge, er Dojran et yndet turistmål.
We Went on One of Rio's Most Popular Favela Tours
On this episode of 'Daily VICE' we visit one of Rio's poorest neighborhoods in an attempt to understand a controversial form of tourism.
Derfor kan slumturisme være en god ting
Udflugter til slumkvarterer rundt omkring i verden bliver af mange set som usmagelig kommercialisering af fattigdom. Men en forsker mener nu, at det også har yderst positive konsekvenser.
How Slum Tourism Can Be a Good Thing
I spoke to Fabian Frenzel who has written a new book arguing about the positive impacts of tourists' fascination with poverty.
Billeder fra slum-kirkegården Cementerio Del Norte på Filippinerne
Cemetenrio Del Norte er en kirkegård, hvor mennesker indretter sig i gravkamre blandt knogler og kranier. Det er et helt slumsamfund, hvor der bor bandemedlemmer, folk, der er løbet hjemmefra, sexarbejdere og arbejdere, der er blandt de fattigste...
Meet the 'Slumscape' Painter Who Inspired Banksy's Dystopian Theme Park
The American artist Jeff Gillette has a new show in London juxtaposing Disney icons with real-world slums.
Inside the Philippines' Cemetery Slum
The Cemeterio Del Norte is inhabited by people who pull bones from tombs to move in. It's an entire slum community, populated by gang members, runaways, sex workers, and laborers who rank among the poorest of the world's poor.
The Slums of 1980s Glasgow Through the Lens of a French Photographer
Raymond Depardon's photo series captured everyday life in some of the city's most deprived neighborhoods amid the grind of Thatcher's Britain.