What is a Slum: Definition of a Global Housing Crisis (Whiteboard Animation)

Building the right definition of a slum is key to properly understand and tackle the problem of these unsafe, informal settlements.
As a form of illegal housing, slums are often defined by:
- Unsafe and/or unhealthy homes (e.g. lack of windows, dirt floor, leaky walls and roofs)
- Overcrowded homes, limited or no access to basic services such as water, toilets, electricity, transportation
- Unstable homes: weak structures are often blown away or destroyed during storms and earthquakes
- No secure land tenure (i.e. no land rights to live there)
We hope you enjoy this 2 minute hand-drawn whiteboard animated video exploring what life in the slums is like for nearly a billion people on the planet.
Illustration/Drawing by Bonnie Marie Art: www.bonniemari...
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One in five people across the world live in slums and substandard housing, locking them into a grinding cycle of poverty. This lack of housing negatively affects their health and well-being, educational prospects, and ability to make a living.
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Thanks. I didn’t know what it meant.

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Ye kon sa draw kar me vataye hai oh bahut achaa hai thank you so much

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Mere bhi ghat ko modi sarkar slum banane mein lagi hui hai. Humein AajTak apna ghar kahan hai, iska koi pramana patra nahin diya hai. Isliye modi sarkar ko chahiye ki croron arabin kharabon ki zaydaad humare naam kar di jaye. Bhale hi saare logon ko garibi mein jeewan yaapan karna pade.

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