The Favela-Barrio Project
- Created by: beccawhitlow
- Created on: 30-05-18 13:15
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- The Favela-Barrio project
- Where?
- Rio in south east Brazil
- Rio has over 600 favelas
- Contains 1/5 of Rio's population
- Over one million people
- Contains 1/5 of Rio's population
- When?
- From 1995-2008
- It involved 253000 people in 73 favelas
- Social improvements
- Day-care centres for children
- Adult education classes
- Rehabilitation services for people with addictions
- Economic improvements
- People can apply to get legal ownership of their properties
- The number of self-made businesses within the favelas has doubles
- Training schemes to help people find better jobs
- Environmental improvements
- Wooden buildings replaced by brick
- Streets have been widened and paved
- Weekly rubbish collection
- Access to electricity and running water
- Where?
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