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Urban Poor Fund International
The Urban Poor Fund International is a subsidiary of Shack / Slum Dwellers International that provides capital to member national urban poor funds. The Fund is established on the proposition that the poor are central actors in urban development and poverty eradication and are best able to decide and co-manage their own urban improvement programs. Giving the poor direct control of capital enables them to negotiate with formal bodies such as government and banks.
Key Focus Areas
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- How can communities build resilience to climate change when they are at constant threat of losing everything? We mu… https://t.co/hjCjt7mV6g
- Tomorrow, SDI will host a #LocallyLed #ClimateAction event at @COP26 #AfricaResilienceHub, showcasing examples from… https://t.co/o0OYAiC5q9
- SDI is excited to announce the launch of the Voices for #JustClimateAction website. The VCA alliance - of which SDI… https://t.co/39UM5O1LZq
- SDI is pleased to announce its participation at #COP26. SDI will be participating in 8 events at the #ResilienceHub… https://t.co/ZrTh7SSWqq
- RT @KeithDHyams: Just got poster drafts for our #COP26 film on #COVID & #ClimateJustice, featuring @sdinet @KnowYourCityTV youth from acros…
- RT @IIED: Sarah Nandudu of @sdinet Uganda described how local savings groups in informal settlements improve women's resilience. Young peop…
- RT @IIED: .@BethChit of @sdinet comments data collection helps local govts to implement & enhance WASH services in informal settlements. Na…
- Friend and colleague @SaleemulHuq speaks about resilience and adaptation efforts of the world's "first adapters" --… https://t.co/YtfMGS8yt2
- RT @CitiesAlliance: 👂#ClimateChange is affecting us on a daily basis. The #NUA talks about #inclusive #development. We, #slum dwellers want…
- The principles for #LocallyLedAdaptation put communities at the centre of #ClimateChange solutions. We need decisi… https://t.co/hLZixwG4Ce
- SDI's Rose Molokoane spoke yesterday at a #COP26 event on informality and #ClimateJustice about what adaptation and… https://t.co/5SaOdvKeRM
Featured Projects
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Jan. 11, 2016, 11:01 a.m.
Construction of a community hall with water tanks and running water, in George Compound, Lusaka.
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Oct. 13, 2015, 10:52 a.m.
Incremental housing construction in settlements across Namibia.
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June 7, 2016, 11:23 a.m.
Upgrading of water and sanitation facilities in settlements in Dar es Salaam.
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