Brit Weaver spends a day with Fundaco, a foundation that sets up and operates free veterinary clinics in the villas in and around Buenos Aires.

As part of our shantytown series, we revisit Hannah Mendoza’s story on the Amistad o Nada, a social and artistic project run out of Villa 20.

Mundo Villa is a publication that was developed with the mission of giving a voice to the unrepresented, unheard populations of the villas, the shantytowns of Buenos Aires.

As part of The Indy’s on-going villas series, we revisit Laura Mojonnier article on ‘curas villeros’ – priests who have been working out of the capital’s shantytowns for 40 years.

As part of our shantytown series, we revisit Kristie Robinson’s 2006 article on El Milenio Continua, a radio station run out of Villa 31.

As part of our on-going villa series, we revisit Anthony Bale’s 2008 article on paco, a by-product of cocaine that is wreaking havoc on the lives of many villa inhabitants.

As part of the on-going villa series looking at Buenos Aires’ poorest neighbourhoods, we re-visit Charlotte Turner’s 2007 story on the ‘Ciudad Oculta’.

As part of The Indy’s villa series, we revisit Kristie Robinson’s 2006 article on a photography project run out of the Ciudad Oculta, which just turned ten.

As part of our villa series, we revisit Mateo Hinojosa’s 2008 article on Julio Arrieta’s film production company run out of Villa 21, one of Buenos Aires’ many shantytowns.

As part of our on-going villa series, looking at Buenos Aires’ shantytowns, we revisit Sam Walker’s 2008 article on Goal’s for Girls, a football project run out of Villa 31.