South africa • Cities and Urbanization
- Sector: Cities and Urbanization
- Headquarters Country: South africa
- Founding Year: 1996
- Operating Regions: India,south africa
- Founders: Jockin Arputham
- Problem Identified: urban poor agreed that a global platform could help their local initiatives develop alternatives to evictions while also impacting on the global agenda for urban development.
- Solution Offered: Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) is a network of community-based organizations of the urban poor in 33 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
- Social Impact: mission is to link urban poor communities from cities across the South that have developed successful mobilization, advocacy and problem solving strategies.
- Funding: Non profitable
- Awards: Jockin is a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (2000) and the Légion d'Honneur (2004). Visit their website
- Website: Sectors Cities and Urbanization
- Instagram: Sdi
- Score: 7 Evacuation assistance
