DHARAVI

UNFLINCHING DETERMINATION

• Most find work through some means
• Many are determined to rise out of the depths
• All understand that education is vital
• Many work to provide for their family

VERY TIGHTLY KNIT COMMUNITY

• Everyone is one big family
• Help one another in times of need
• The ragpicker woman helps out in an organization
• Eg: when someone new comes, will offer first meal
• Great sense of camaraderie

VERY INTERESTING!

• 1 million people packed into 1 square mile
• 85% are employed
• Produces much revenue for Mumbai
• Mainly into recycling material
• Per capita income $500 - $2000

OTHER INTERESTING THINGS!

• Sitting on a literal gold mine
• Directly placed in the middle of the city
• Redevelopment would cost millions
• Multiethnic, diverse settlement

PROBLEMS

• Sweatshops unsafe
• Undeveloped area
• Unsafe drinking water
• Open sewage drains
• Scarcity of toilers