Comments on: Slums Around the World http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/ Destinations, Lifestyles, and Cultures in Asia Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:12:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: amee http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/#comment-44179 amee Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:40:01 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=2023#comment-44179 thanks so much. i am a food blogger and just came across this site while searching for "my seven links"...I am glad you gave us an extra chance to read this post. thanks for sharing this one. thanks so much. i am a food blogger and just came across this site while searching for “my seven links”…I am glad you gave us an extra chance to read this post. thanks for sharing this one.

]]> By: sentongo george http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/#comment-28451 sentongo george Fri, 27 May 2011 13:05:10 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=2023#comment-28451 Thanks so much for providing this web, Am a ugandan and live in uganda, Rakai district, Kalisizo town. I've a diploma in Architecture, Right now am trying to arrange our town by educating people how to live in an organized environment but the task is to big, bi course of the poverty. there for if there someone out there who can help and we start up a project for building for poor people at less costs but organized houses may contact me though that address or call +256702365020. pliz lets do it before it worse. thanks Thanks so much for providing this web, Am a ugandan and live in uganda, Rakai district, Kalisizo town. I’ve a diploma in Architecture, Right now am trying to arrange our town by educating people how to live in an organized environment but the task is to big, bi course of the poverty. there for if there someone out there who can help and we start up a project for building for poor people at less costs but organized houses may contact me though that address or call +256702365020. pliz lets do it before it worse. thanks

]]> By: Ellermann http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/#comment-24249 Ellermann Mon, 02 May 2011 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=2023#comment-24249 More green zones, more controlling of metals in use for chemical and production plants, minor population and anti slum law (persons to settled proscribed per m²). signed Ellerman More green zones, more controlling of metals in use for chemical and production plants, minor population and anti slum law (persons to settled proscribed per m²).

signed

Ellerman

]]> By: Philip Wyatt http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/#comment-20335 Philip Wyatt Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:07:38 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=2023#comment-20335 The situation of slums is only ever going to get worst and it's all down to over-population. What will happen in 50 years time when the world population doubles and resourses run out. Anyone who thinks you can eradicate poverty is living in a dream world. Civil wars, mass starvation will happen without a doubt. All the crap in the middle east kicked off because of lack of food in certain countries, but know one reports that! There is no answer unless you bring in a world law of one baby per family for the next 50 years. Radical I know, but the only way. It won't happen so the only other way is mass misery. I would hate to be born now!!! The situation of slums is only ever going to get worst and it’s all down to over-population. What will happen in 50 years time when the world population doubles and resourses run out.

Anyone who thinks you can eradicate poverty is living in a dream world. Civil wars, mass starvation will happen without a doubt. All the crap in the middle east kicked off because of lack of food in certain countries, but know one reports that!

There is no answer unless you bring in a world law of one baby per family for the next 50 years. Radical I know, but the only way. It won’t happen so the only other way is mass misery. I would hate to be born now!!!

]]> By: Hasan Raza Awan http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/#comment-17702 Hasan Raza Awan Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:30:51 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=2023#comment-17702 nice work..i am also working on a project which is on the life of people in urban slums.... nice work..i am also working on a project which is on the life of people in urban slums….

]]> By: Ajay Ranga http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/#comment-17122 Ajay Ranga Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:26:44 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=2023#comment-17122 Very good research work. I am also working on crime in slums. If you can help in my research on crime in slums . I shall be very thankful. Very good research work. I am also working on crime in slums. If you can help in my research on crime in slums . I shall be very thankful.

]]> By: Dina Al Khalili http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/#comment-14981 Dina Al Khalili Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:55:32 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=2023#comment-14981 Hi Carrie, BBCW ran a piece about Journalists around the world and the life threatning situations they are often put in in 3rd world countries. Part of it was about this British journalised who made an award winning short film about slum children in India - following that on the news was Rio's slum raids for drug traffickers... This was 10 minutes ago, I googled world's largest slums and I got your link :) I live in Oman, a 3rd but developing world country where the government grants people lands and housing. So a slum here is no where to be found. We do however have poor people, but after reading your article , it seems that our poor people could do something about it (maybe not much but they got it good compared to the people in the slums) I get very tired of reading about how "we" should do something about it, without mentioning how. As some of the readers mentioned above, giving or donating money might not be always the best solution, for lack of knowledge of where that money actually goes. Donating material always works for me, the basic food items and sanitary products, school material and clothes, used books...etc. Because Oman's population consists of people who are originally African (Zanzibari - Tanzanian) those often carry on food or clothes drives for Tanzania. A friend of mine helped open a school in Zanzibar and people donated everything they can think of relevant to school and education. Alot of people refuse to make donations or any kind of contriubtion to other countries, with the excuse that "since we have poor people here, why should I help outisde the country" - and I too used to think that was logical - until I read this. Now, I don't mind, or should I say, I will send the suitcase of clothes and items to Tanzania because alot there simply don't have anything. Thank you. Please excuse typos, i'm using my phone. P.S. I LOVE the idea of hotel toilettries and will start doing that! :) Hi Carrie,
BBCW ran a piece about Journalists around the world and the life threatning situations they are often put in in 3rd world countries. Part of it was about this British journalised who made an award winning short film about slum children in India – following that on the news was Rio’s slum raids for drug traffickers… This was 10 minutes ago, I googled world’s largest slums and I got your link :)

I live in Oman, a 3rd but developing world country where the government grants people lands and housing. So a slum here is no where to be found. We do however have poor people, but after reading your article , it seems that our poor people could do something about it (maybe not much but they got it good compared to the people in the slums)

I get very tired of reading about how “we” should do something about it, without mentioning how. As some of the readers mentioned above, giving or donating money might not be always the best solution, for lack of knowledge of where that money actually goes.
Donating material always works for me, the basic food items and sanitary products, school material and clothes, used books…etc.

Because Oman’s population consists of people who are originally African (Zanzibari – Tanzanian) those often carry on food or clothes drives for Tanzania. A friend of mine helped open a school in Zanzibar and people donated everything they can think of relevant to school and education.

Alot of people refuse to make donations or any kind of contriubtion to other countries, with the excuse that “since we have poor people here, why should I help outisde the country” – and I too used to think that was logical – until I read this. Now, I don’t mind, or should I say, I will send the suitcase of clothes and items to Tanzania because alot there simply don’t have anything.

Thank you. Please excuse typos, i’m using my phone.
P.S. I LOVE the idea of hotel toilettries and will start doing that! :)

]]> By: SAI FRED http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/#comment-13636 SAI FRED Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:56:10 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=2023#comment-13636 what you see on pictures does not bring a real reflection of life in a slum.pay a visit and be part of the slum community then you will know life is not easy in such places.i have lived in one! i know how it feels. what you see on pictures does not bring a real reflection of life in a slum.pay a visit and be part of the slum community then you will know life is not easy in such places.i have lived in one! i know how it feels.

]]> By: guilherme fragomeni http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/#comment-10787 guilherme fragomeni Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:45:22 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=2023#comment-10787 Hi Carrie Unbelievable..but almost after one year I saw your reply....and that because I "googled" my name to see what would come up. Anyway...I can indicate you some private and public organizations linked to works in favelas, just send me your email! I think you have my mail Better late than never.... Guilherme Hi Carrie

Unbelievable..but almost after one year I saw your reply….and that because I “googled” my name to see what would come up.

Anyway…I can indicate you some private and public organizations linked to works in favelas, just send me your email! I think you have my mail

Better late than never….

Guilherme

]]> By: JOSHWA http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2009/04/05/slums-around-the-world/#comment-10418 JOSHWA Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:38:43 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=2023#comment-10418 I have been living in Kibera slums in Nairobi Kenya , one of the third largest slums in the world and i have believed that something can be done to make it much better and already i have formed my organisation . KIBERA COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ORGANISATION (KCEO)to empower people to develops the slum situation I have been living in Kibera slums in Nairobi Kenya , one of the third largest slums in the world and i have believed that something can be done to make it much better and already i have formed my organisation . KIBERA COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ORGANISATION (KCEO)to empower people to develops the slum situation

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