Talk:Jockin Arputham

2006 comment
zomg. I was checking this through other sources to make sure it wasn't patent nonsense. There is in fact an Indian National Slumdwellers association. O_O Elomis 21:37, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

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Arputham realized that slum dweller organizations had to change their strategy. They had to make governments see them as legitimate citizens with knowledge and capacities to implement solutions. So they sought to work in partnership with government to address their housing problems – and other problems. He often said how can you reduce urban poverty if you do not listen to and work with the urban poor. He built more than 20,000 (toilet) seats in Mumbai alone. He insisted on new standards on redeveloped housing, an increased floor-space-index. Over the years, Arputham has built 30,000 houses in India, and 1,00,000 houses abroad. Funding for his work came from many sources. Thanks to his work, he met both Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela.

He visited many other countries to encourage and support slum or shack dwellers to organize and to encourage them to take their own initiatives to show government what they are capable of. He resided in Mumbai; his office was in Dharavi.
 * this part - It was from Dharavi that Arputham drew plans for inclusive growth. He insisted on new standards on redeveloped housing, an increased floor-space-index. Over the years, Arputham has built 30,000 houses in India, and 1,00,000 houses abroad. Funding for his work comes from many sources. Thanks to his work, he has met both Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela. is plaigirised from the hindu

Mujinga (talk) 23:02, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

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He has two Daughters Sujatha Rajan and Glorita Samuel who currently are married and live in Bangalore and help in their Father's Work. He became involved in community action within the settlement where he lived and worked, organising efforts to get household waste collected, setting up informal schools for children, and establishing water connections. Mujinga (talk) 23:15, 9 May 2019 (UTC)