New York & Mumbai

What did the South Bronx face in the 1980s?

Unemployment rates exceeding 25%, inadequate housing, and high crime.

What is the South Bronx Redevelopment Plan

Invested $1 billion in affordable housing, infrastructure, and public spaces

What is the LIHTC (NYC)

A federal program (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) helped support the construction of 50,000 housing units.

What did the BronxWorks do?

provided food assistance job training, affordable childcare.

What did private businesses do? (NYC)

Create employment opportunities, such as the Bronx Terminal Market which generated over 1,000 jobsC

What did these combined efforts result in? (NYC)

Reduced unemployment to 12% by 2020, and increased high school graduation rates from 50% in 2000 to 75% by 2020.

What did a 2022 survey find in Dharavi Mumbai?

90% lacked piped water, 50% shared toilets with over 100 people.

What is the Dharavi Redevelopment Project?

Launched in 2004, aimed to replace slum housing with modern apartments, however because of legal disputes, and opposition from residents, less than 5% of the project has been completed since 2023.

What have NGOs done? (Dharavi)

NGOs like SPARC (Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers) have provided microloans for small scale improvements.

What about Dharavi’s informal economy? What does it do?

Process 80% of Mumbai’s recyclable waste, generating $1 billion annually and employing over 250,000 residents.

What have other NGOs done? (grassroot contributions) (Dharavi)

The Dharavi Project have improved working conditions by providing safety training and equipment, reducing workplace injuries by 40% since 2015.