rio de janeiro

• social challenges

  1. healthcare
  2. water supply
  3. energy supply
  4. education
• healthcare challenges

  1. barra ta tijuca - 80 life expectancy
  2. cidade de deus - 45 life expectancy
  3. 34% of 105 hospitals are public
• challenges in education

  1. only 50% children stay in education after the age of 14
  2. lack of training and schools
  3. lack of money so children need to work
• challenges with water supply

  1. 12% of the population has no access to running water
  2. 37% of the water is lost through leaks and illegal access
• challenges in energy supply

  1. frequent blackouts and powercuts
  2. people electrocuted by tapping into mains supply
• solutions in healthcare

  1. medical staff can treat and detect 20 diseases at home - reducing infant mortality rates and increasing life expectancy
• solutions for education

  1. giving grants to poor families
  2. opened private university in rochina favela
• water supply solutions

  1. 300km new pipelines
  2. 7 new water treatments
  3. 95% of population had access to mains water in 2014
• energy supply solutions

  1. 60km new power lines
  2. new nuclear generator
• economic challenges

  1. unemployment
  2. crime
• challenges in unemployment

  1. 2015 recession - increased unemployment
  2. 20% people in favelas are unemployed and most are in the informal job sector
• challenges in crime

  1. murdering, kidnapping and assault
  2. drug gangs
  3. drug trafficking