About the Issue
Urban populations in Africa are growing rapidly due to both natural growth and rural to urban migration. Most of this growth is leading to the mass growth of informal urban settlements. Many people go to towns and cities in search of better lives, hoping to find good jobs and overcome the poverty they face. Instead, they end up living in slums that lack even the most basic of services.
Projects
Here is the work that Comic Relief is currently supporting through the Urban Slums programme. To find out more, please click on the organisation's name in the list below.
African Outreach
APT Enterprise Development
Busoga Association
Homeless International
Homeless International
Kenya Community Support Network
Pearl of Africa
Sahara Communities Abroad
SCIAF
Skillshare International
St. Matthews Children’s Fund
Y Care International
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Region: Uganda
Organisation name: Pearl of Africa
Amount: £561,110
Duration: 4 years
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Region: Ethiopia
Organisation name: St Matthew's Children's Fund
Amount: £3,000,000
Duration: 5 Years
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Region: Ethiopia
Organisation name: SCIAF
Amount: £111,312
Duration: 12 months
Region: Kenya
Organisation name: Great Lakes Development Network (GLaDNet)
Amount: £497,482
Duration: 4 years
Region: Kenya
Organisation name: Sahara Communities Abroad
Amount: £639,141
Duration: 4 years
Region: Kenya
Organisation name: APT Enterprise Development
Amount: £450,000
Duration: 3 Years
Region: Ghana
Organisation name: African Outreach
Amount: £280,218
Duration: 4 Years
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Region: Jinja Municipality, Uganda
Organisation name: Busoga Association
Amount: £416,530
Duration: 4 Years
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Region: Free Town, Sierra Leone
Organisation name: Y Care International
Amount: £512,626
Duration: 4 Years
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Region: Ethiopia
Organisation name: St. Matthews Children’s Fund
Amount: £3,000,000
Duration: 5 Years
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Region: Kenya
Organisation name: Homeless International
Amount: £3,000,000.00
Duration: 5 Years
Region: Zambia, Malawi
Organisation name: Homeless International
Amount: £1,000,000.00
Duration: 4 years
Region: Kenya
Organisation name: Kenya Community Support Network
Amount: £29,000.00
Duration: 6 months
Region: Kenya
Organisation name: Skillshare International
Amount: £271,988.00
Duration: 4 years

