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Watch VideoWatch: Imagine My City
From an urban slum in Phnom Penh, a teenage girl describes the sort of city she wants to be living in.

Watch VideoImagine My City 2
Children in Metro Manila show us around their city, where every square kilometre houses around 43,000 people.

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News and features

Thailand: Partnership to reduce urban TB

Thailand: Partnership to reduce urban TBA renewed partnership between World Vision and the Bangkok Metropolitan administration will bring better awareness of TB to urban dwellers.

The challenges of urbanisation
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Philippines: Never too young to save the environment

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© World Vision 2009 Philippines: Never too young to save the environment
A rubbish collector for years, Ju-ar never realised that there was more to picking up trash than just making money.

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Papua New Guinea: second chance for school

Papua New Guinea: second chance for schoolNearly 200 children in 8 Mile, an urban settlement of Port Moresby, have a new lease on life with accessible and affordable early childhood education.

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Sathyaveni, slum hero of Bangalore

 
 
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© World Vision 2009 Sathyaveni, slum hero of Bangalore
Creating environmental awareness in a slum is tough but this thirty-year-old mother is committed to the cause.

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Slumdog Millionaire: Don't forget the children

Slumdog Millionaire: Don't forget the childrenAs Hollywood stars flock to the Oscars World Vision hopes “Slumdog Millionaire” not only bags awards but reminds the world that millions of Indian children are trapped in urban poverty.

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