# Slum Dwellers International (SDI) #  SDI is a network of community-based organisations of the urban poor in 32 countries and hundreds of cities and towns across Africa, Asia and Latin America. SDI is committed to supporting a process that is driven from below. The Secretariat facilitates, and sometimes resources, horizontal exchange and information sharing programmes amongst member Federations.These exchange programmes and projects have a political dimension, to the extent that they are geared towards catalyzing change processes at all levels, from informal community-based institutions to formal institutions of the state and the market. For more information [visit the Slum Dwellers International (SDI) website ](https://sdinet.org/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Economic Recovery]], [[Education and Skills]], [[Energy]], [[Sustainability]], [[Environment]], [[Agriculture]], [[Health]], [[Security and Safety]], [[Gender]], [[Children and Youth]], [[Data Governance]], [[Data Infrastructure]], [[Housing]] **Projects and Programs** https://sdinet.org/stories-of-change/ **Funders and Partners** For more information about the Funders and Partners, please visit [Slum Dwellers International (SDI)](https://sdinet.org/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sdi-shack-slum-dwellers-international-/people/) working at Slum Dwellers International (SDI) and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sdi-shack-slum-dwellers-international-/jobs/) currently available. **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** Slum Dwellers International (SDI) is classified as an [[NGO]] and has headquarters located in Cape Town, South Africa. We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Middle East]], [[Europe]], [[Latin America]], [[East Asia]], [[South Asia]], [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=Slum+Dwellers+International+(SDI)+Cape+Town,+South+Africa&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://sdinet.org/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/sdi_net/ *Instagram* https://www.instagram.com/sdi_net/ *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/sdi-shack-slum-dwellers-international-/ *YouTube* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNcgTf78HBASCG2TtBRrQMQ *Contact Form* https://sdinet.org/contact-us/ Slum Dwellers International (SDI) --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative