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The Cities Alliance is delighted to welcome
Slum
Dwellers International (SDI), whose application
to join the Cities Alliance was unanimously accepted
by the Consultative Group at its meeting in Manila
on the 8th and 9th November. SDI was represented by
its President, Jockin Arputham, and SDI co-ordinator,
Joel Bolnick.
The Cities Alliance and its members have been
working with SDI and their affiliates for a number
of years through activities such as
Community-Led Infrastructure Financing Facility -
CLIFF (in Mumbai, Kenya and, most recently, the
Philippines), and SDI affiliates have also taken
part in a number of Cities Alliance events,
including the 2002 Public Policy Forum in Kolkata. |
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Jockin Arputham and Joel Bolnick of
Slum Dwellers International flanked
by Billy Cobbett (l.) and Farouk
Tebbal (r.) at the Cities Alliance
Meetings in Manila, the Philippines. |
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