Meet the ChangemakerShelter Associates partners with slum communities and local authorities to study slum settlements and to facilitate the development of housing and basic infrastructure including sanitation and water. Achievements:
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Meet the LeaderPratima Joshi is one of the founding members of Shelter Associates (SA).
An architect by profession, Pratima has been recognized globally as an expert on urban planning, slum architecture, GIS mapping, and housing and sanitation.
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Stories of Change
Madhuri Banerkar is a single mother, born with a heart condition that has only worsened with time. Two years ago she underwent a surgery to replace her heart valve, but in the last two months, it has become very difficult for her to leave her house.
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Sakharabai Tuzare is a 68 year old woman living in a modest house made of corrugated tin sheets. In 2013, a sewage pipeline had to be laid by a corporator that passed from underneath her neighbour’s house. Due to its fragile condition, her house did not sustain the impact of the construction and collapsed.
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