Kalyanpur Pora Bostee (KPB)

• KPB is a slum (known locally as a bostee) of 20,000 people living in flimsy shacks made of corrugated steel and bamboo poles.
• The dwellings average nine square metres, usually just a single room accommodating an average of four people, commonly two parents and two children.
• The shacks are fragile, uninsulated, without windows, and are blackened by smoke.
• The people who live there have no security of tenure, so they live in constant fear of eviction.
• They suffer from over-priced illegal electricity and inadequate water supply and sanitation.
• The average income for residents is about AU$1,800 per annum.
• KPB’s residents lead a life of exclusion and serious material deprivation.