Social Inequality - Dharavi, Mumbai, India

Cards (15)

  • 1 square mile, one of the world's largest slums
  • 85% work in the town
  • 1 million people live here
  • 12x12ft houses, 5 people per room
  • Children play amongst sewage -> risk of waterborne disease, 4000 cases a day
  • Thriving community and village feel
  • No maps or road signs
  • Informal shopping areas
  • £40 a month income
  • Business turnover for private enterprise US$ 1 billion
  • 500 people share one latrine
  • Three digital apps built by women such as 'Women Fight Back' and 'Clean and Green'
  • Life expectancy of less than 60
  • Pottery area which is a community centre
  • Asbestos roofs (dangerous)