"We need to encourage the informal settlers, the slum dwellers, to invest into this infrastructure themselves," says Keller. "We cannot rely on a passive population to simply sit there and expect governments to solve their problems, so we need to make sure that any investments that they've made won't become redundant in the future."
High-tech shack brings green living to slums
Solar-powered shack being tested in South Africa
Published On: Jan 30 2013 03:27:11 PM EST
Updated On: Jan 14 2013 10:14:32 AM EST
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