Shantytowns

PHOTOS: Slums Around The World

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Slums, Brazil, Slums Across the World, Brazil Slums, Favelas, Shantytowns, United Nations Slums, World News

Last month, 3,000 security forces stormed one of Brazil's largest slums, taking control of an area that the country's head of security described as ha...

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Celebrity Trainer Helps Kids From Rio Slums Stay In School

Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Tinha Carvalho, Education, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Slums, Keep, Good News, Favela, Shantytowns, Martial Arts, Impact News

Celebrity trainer Ricardo "Tinha" Carvalho will not budge on the price to become a member at his gym: one report, signed by the school principal, prov...

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Haiti's Resurrection: Promoting Human Rights

Mark Schuller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Human Rights, Haiti Earthquake, Tent Cities, Shantytowns, Haiti, Home News
Mark Schuller

April 4, 2010 (Port-au-Prince) Today is Easter, an important symbol of rebirth. Christians everywhere rejoice in the victory over death. In Haiti the...

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