India's Slum Dwellers

Clip: 1/30/2015 | 7m 7s

One man's efforts to organizine the urban poor has helped bring change around the world.

Jockin Arputham started his campaign to build a network among the urban poor by organizing a critical mass of India's slum-dwelling population, especially women’s collectives. Today they pressure local governments to be more responsive to their needs, especially toilet and sanitation facilities.

01/30/2015 | Rating NR

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