Slums

A slum is a derogatory term for a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty. The infrastructure in slums is often deteriorated or incomplete, and they are primarily inhabited by impoverished people.

visiting impoverished areas

A kampong (this term is in Za'aba Spelling, kampung in both modern Malay and Indonesian) is a type of village in Southeast Asia, particularly in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. It is also used to refer to a 'dock' in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especially of the indigenous peoples living in this region.