Apnalaya, Our Space in English, is a non-profit organization, founded in 1973. We work with the most marginalized people living in highly under-served slums of Mumbai.
In 1947 when India became Independent, its average life expectancy was 32 years. By 2014 the national average had risen to 67 years. The life expectancy in M East ward, where we work at present, however, still hovers around 39 years (MHDR 2009). This is 7 years lower than that of Sierra Leone, a West African nation with the lowest life expectancy in the world (World Health Organization, 2013).
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ABC Australia Interview with Apnalaya CEO, Arun Kumar: Unraveling the COVID Crisis in Mumbai's Slums
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