As Egypt’s population sprawls beyond the capacity of social services, informal residency in slums and squatter settlements is a reality for many thousands of marginalised locals. Vocational training within these urban areas has proven to be highly effective in fostering employability and life skills for a brighter future.
Over decades of civil conflict and gang warfare, the alarmingly high prevalence of sexual violence has been critically overlooked and downplayed in Colombia. Rape, involuntary prostitution, unplanned pregnancy and forced abortion is commonplace.
