at the United Nations governing council meetings, the team built a full-size house model and a community toilet block in the UN building. Although merely five or six years old, the SDI was on its path to pave a way for the urban poor to gain recognition globally and stake their claim in the global habitat-linked discussions. Members of SDI, were however disappointed as only a few cared about what the urban poor had to say in the formal proceedings.
At United Nations governing council meetings, the team constructed a full-size house model and a community toilet block within the UN building. Although only five or six years old, SDI was working to ensure that urban poor gained global recognition and participated in habitat-linked discussions. However, members of SDI were disappointed as their concerns about what the urban poor had to say during formal proceedings went largely unaddressed.