The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

Dharavi

• India's largest slum
• 1 million people squeezed in an area that's 1/2 the size of NY Central Park
• There's too little water and unreliable power

Jobs, Industries, etc.

• Dharavi's biggest industry is recycling
• Rag pickers work 10 hrs a day but only earn $5
• Rag pickers put themselves in danger for the sake of food and for
• their child's education
• 85% of the residents in Dharavi have jobs

Education

• Even though money is hard to earn, parents save up for their
• child's education so they can be successful and not live in the slum
• Children drop out of school because parents cannot afford it
• Education is important in Dharavi

"SLUM DOGS"

• I feel like the people in Dharavi deserve to be treated with more
• respect because they go through so much stuff. They don't
• deserve to be called "slum dogs" when they're working so hard
• for education, food, and shelter. It makes me sad to see that people
• would actually call other "dogs."