There are approximately 800 families living here in squatter settlements where the birth rate and the mortality rate is high. Illiteracy, disease and low economic standards are the rule. By raising awareness to these issues, it is anticipated that the overall health of individuals will be improved. In addition to health concerns, the project is also featuring a literacy program for both children and adults. It also includes skills and vocational training for unemployed youth, leadership development through training, cultivating wasteland, encouraging small business ventures with start-up loans, and establishing a regular school for children with the intention of eradicating child labour in fourteen communities around the slum.
Community development involves the people at the grassroots.
They identify their needs and set out to find solutions to their problems. They are the best people to see what needs to be done and later, they can evaluate whether goals have been reached. Through mobilization of people and increased literacy, adults are empowered to resist the exploitation to which they have become accustomed. Many are taken advantage of and little concern for anyone's welfare is shown. This program enables people to become self-reliant in all aspects of their lives.