Tag: Poverty Tourism

Recently people are interested to visit slums and areas where poor people dwell. The practice is getting popularity in Africa, where the organizers of such visits name it as ‘slum tourism’ or ‘poverty tourism’. However, most of the residents are against this practice as it is affecting their dignity. Some have already protested and said they feel like wildlife. Kibera Slum, Kenya Slum tourism actually dates back more than 150 years, when the upper Victorian class travelled from London to the east of the city to see how the lower class lived. It is said that slum tourism in Africa ... Read more