A 2017 decision in a lawsuit brought on behalf of the residents of Ilaje-Utumara and several other informal colonies show that government officials argued that they were illegal squatters and that the communities violated environmental laws and constituted a threat to security. The High Court of the State of Lagos revealed that the members of … Read more
Harare, Zimbabwe – A few days after giving birth to her youngest daughter in May 2024, Shirley famous Mkono, a 34 -year -old mother, went to her local clinic to ask for help for persistent headaches. The nursing staff feared that she could not have uncontrolled hypertension, remembers Mkono as she rocks her daughter, now … Read more
Avellaneda, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina – during the first drop of rain, Ermelinda Aguirre takes his bed in the kitchen, in the sole place where water will not go. It will always be a white night. If the rain is strong, the water will spring through the drain and the bathroom patio, rising until … Read more
Harare, Zimbabwe – For years, the capital of this country has unloaded wastewater in its main water supply. Then, the city began to invoice to purify the water – a cost which, according to the inhabitants, eats up to a fifth of their income. The water they receive is not even clean. Now the municipal … Read more