Jembatan Besi Indonesia

Question 1

Jembatan besi

Answer 1

Jakarta
Indonesia fourth largest country in world
Jembatan besi is a slum 4km nw of city centre
Densely populated with 4000 plus people

Question 2

Income and employment

Answer 2

Average income us4 dollars a day (not usually regular )
Lot of self employment eg selling food
Garment industry little protection and few safety and health precautions

Question 3

Education

Answer 3

Poorly equipped schools
Children don’t always complete formal education

Question 4

Housing conditions

Answer 4

Relatively well built ground floor using timber and bricks
Upper floor made but makeshift
Fire a constant risk due to overcrowding use of kerosene for fuel and improvised electrical wiring
Narrow alleyways and tall buildings mean little nature light

Question 5

Health

Answer 5

Little sanitation due to lack of infrastructure
No clean running water, ground water supplies contaminated from former waste tip
Epidemics of water bourne diseases
Kerosene used for cooking so high levels air pollution

Question 6

Community

Answer 6

Strong sense of community and inhabitants are resilient