Lok Seva Sangham - Bottom Up Development In Mumbai

Question 1

Why is being ill a problem in Mumbai?

Answer 1

Diseases spread easily and there is no NHS

Question 2

How many share a toilet in the slums?

Answer 2

500

Question 3

What is Lok Seva Sangham (LSS)

Answer 3

A health charity specialised in curing leprosy working in Mumbai since 1976

Question 4

Where did LSS start?

Answer 4

In the Chunabhatti slum

Question 5

What kind of work does LSS do?

Answer 5

Educated people to minimise spread of leprosy, treats and diagnoses people and runs kindergartens to help parents

Question 6

How many cases of Leprosy were there in 1980, did this figure improve?

Answer 6

4000 cases but in 2007 reduced to 216

Question 7

What percentage of people have LSS cured of Leprosy?

Answer 7

75%

Question 8

How many people have LSS treated?

Answer 8

28,000

Question 9

How are LSS treating people?

Answer 9

By employing full time working staff including 3 nurses

Question 10

How does the charity educate people on Leprosy?

Answer 10

• Teaches them the symptoms
• persuade people treatment is easy and carry out checkups
• teaches women sanitation like washing hands before cooking

Question 11

What are the two slum communities LSS works with?

Answer 11

Chunabhatti and Baiganwadi

Question 12

How does LSS help the community?

Answer 12

• Holds activities like sewing to aid discussion about disease and raise money
• use drama in street theatres to show disease symptoms
• encourage making compost to recycle waste and sell it to earn money