Life, Death and Hope in a Port Au Prince Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity is a novel based on the residents of Annawadi, an overcrowded, squalid slum near Mumbai, India. Annawadi has a population of about 4,000, but it is very densely populated. It has a high unemployment rate, unsanitary conditions, little access to clean water or electricity, and an unfathomable level of poverty. Behind the Beautiful Forevers is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo who has won several awards. Boo mainly talks about Abdul Hussain, a teenage boy who is the main source of income for his family. Abdul started a trash recycling business that gave the Hussains the money they needed
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In the eyes of Abdul and some Haitians, it is a situation to take advantage of. These people are known as trash pickers. Even though they make money while working, they are also doing it for the betterment of their community. The government of Cité Soleil is getting involved in getting rid of trash as well. Haiti banned the import of polyethylene and polystyrene in the year 2012, but it has not made a difference in the situation (David Hatch, "Citiscope", 2014). The government is still working tirelessly on the trash problem because, "It presents a health hazard by causing sewers to overflow in poor neighborhoods during storms" (David Hatch, "Citiscope", 2014). Hopefully, Annawadi and Cité Soleil get rid of or at least decrease the concentration of trash in their region for a brighter future for their …show more content…
Abdul, Sunil, Sonu -- all are Annawadian trash pickers mentioned in Behind the Beautiful Forevers.(Katherine Boo, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers", 2012). They earn money by selling their findings to other citizens. The trash pickers of Cité Soleil get their income through a program that offers opportunity to those who have no hope. "The program is funded by government and the private sector" (David Hatch, "Citiscope", 2014). Stated earlier, the government of Cité Soleil is working to reduce the trash in their city. The Cité Soleil trash picking program is a prime example of their environment saving actions. If the government of Cité Soleil continues to provide this opportunity, their garbage problem will no longer be
In the eyes of Abdul and some Haitians, it is a situation to take advantage of. These people are known as trash pickers. Even though they make money while working, they are also doing it for the betterment of their community. The government of Cité Soleil is getting involved in getting rid of trash as well. Haiti banned the import of polyethylene and polystyrene in the year 2012, but it has not made a difference in the situation (David Hatch, "Citiscope", 2014). The government is still working tirelessly on the trash problem because, "It presents a health hazard by causing sewers to overflow in poor neighborhoods during storms" (David Hatch, "Citiscope", 2014). Hopefully, Annawadi and Cité Soleil get rid of or at least decrease the concentration of trash in their region for a brighter future for their …show more content…
Abdul, Sunil, Sonu -- all are Annawadian trash pickers mentioned in Behind the Beautiful Forevers.(Katherine Boo, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers", 2012). They earn money by selling their findings to other citizens. The trash pickers of Cité Soleil get their income through a program that offers opportunity to those who have no hope. "The program is funded by government and the private sector" (David Hatch, "Citiscope", 2014). Stated earlier, the government of Cité Soleil is working to reduce the trash in their city. The Cité Soleil trash picking program is a prime example of their environment saving actions. If the government of Cité Soleil continues to provide this opportunity, their garbage problem will no longer be