Can Bottom Up Stratagies Improve Mumbai?

Question 1

SPARC and community toilet blocks

Answer 1

Toilet blocks provided by the government were too expensive and city toilets were badly designed with no running water.

SPARC is an Indian NGO which works with communities to build new toilet blocks connected to the cities water supply.

These toilets then have very cheap monthly permits and then can use the toilets how many times they want

Question 2

Hamara Foundation

Answer 2

There is an estimate of around 200000 street children who have dropped out of school living on the streets.

The foundation helps provide social work services for the children to improve their health, education and job skills

Question 3

Angora Microfinance India

Answer 3

People living in squatter conditions are normally not accessible to get bank loans or bank accounts.

AMI provides lans for ppl like this who want to improve their homes or invest in their existing business. They also give out educational loans.