Urban Innovation in Mumbai's Slums

Location: Mumbai urban slums

High-density neighbourhoods with poor waste management and high AQI risk.

Intervention:

• 100+ residents engaged in lung health awareness and screening
• Visual learning tools — children’s lung drawing wall, “smiling vs. unhealthy lung”
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• AQI literacy games for youth
• Rotaract Club & student volunteers trained as lung health ambassadors
• Sticky-note boards for residents to share health concerns and pledges

Outcome:

• High recall of air pollution symptoms and preventive measures
• Dialogue started with local civic bodies on waste-burning policies

Community Voice: “My child now draws clean lungs and says we should close the window when there’s smoke outside.” – Shaila, 29, homemaker.