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Inclusive Cities: transforming the lives of Delhi’s urban poor
Posted in Events, Research by Kate Archdeacon on September 30th, 2011
| 11 October , 2011 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 1:00 pm |
Source: Brotherhood of St Laurence
Photo: Asha
Over 23 years of working with the urban poor in India, the non-government organisation Asha has developed a community development model that emphasises pro-poor growth and the inclusion of slum dwellers in the rest of society. Join Dr Kiran Martin, Director of Asha, and Visiting Fellow at the Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne, at this special lunchtime seminar.
Around one third of inhabitants of the world’s cities – nearly one billion people – live in urban slums. Over 3 million people in India’s capital New Delhi, stay in slum areas. India’s slum populations are growing at much higher rates than urban populations overall, a trend mirrored across the developing world. This state of affairs is unsustainable for India and the world. People in slums display poor developmental indicators across the board, from poor health to low literacy rates to lack of access to financial services. Over 23 years of working with the urban poor, the NGO Asha has developed an urban community development model that emphasises pro-poor growth and the inclusion of slum dwellers in the rest of society. Having seen success in poverty alleviation through programmes in health, education, empowerment, financial inclusion and environmental improvement, this seminar focuses on how Asha has achieved results in heterogeneous slum communities through the practical application of such universal values as equality, individual dignity and social justice.
12.00 pm – 1.00 pm, Tuesday 11 October 2011
Fr Tucker’s room, Brotherhood of St Laurence, 67 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Click through to register your attendance or to read more about Dr Martin.
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