scholarly journals The Significance of Community Training Centers in Building Affordable Housing and Developing Settlements

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Bredenoord ◽  
Joon Park ◽  
Kyohee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

This paper examines the visions and the roles of community training centers (CTCs) in community development and housing provision in developing countries from the perspective of assisted self-help housing. It reviews a Korean community center that contributed to community-led self-help housing for low-income groups in the 1970s. It also reviews a few notable CTCs from India, Uganda, Nepal, and three countries in Central America to examine the functions and contributions of the CTCs. It was found that CTCs play a central role in community empowerment and the production of affordable building materials receiving technical or financial assistance from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governments. The paper makes a compelling case for CTCs by drawing on these exemplary cases to provide a development model that has the potential to facilitate the improvement of the living environment in developing countries.

scholarly journals Low-income housing provision: between governmental interventions and informal settlements

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Hussaen Ali Hasan Kahachi ◽  
Alison Brown
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Low Cost Housing

Low-cost housing, so-called affordable housing, is an important subject as it affects many aspects of people's well-being and city planning. The urban poor, who form a respectable percentage of cities' residents in many developing countries, are the most affected segment by the availability and affordability of housing. Governments often try their best to provide affordable housing through housing interventions and programs. However, many low-income people end up in informal settlements including slums and squatter settlements. This research analyzes state-led low-cost housing initiatives compared to informal affordable housing in developing countries. The importance of this research is mainly associated with understanding how governmental housing initiatives and laws affect the housing preferences of the urban poor. The research starts by providing a brief background about the subject and its importance from the literature. The research uses mixed methods approach and a case study of Greater Cairo Region following the massive migration during the period between the 1980s and the 2000s to provide an in-depth understanding of the situation. The research then analyzes/discusses some housing initiatives, and uses both quantitative/qualitative data in order to explain potential malpractice and issues. Finally, the research will highlight the key findings and provide some recommendations for change/improvement.

scholarly journals POTENSI KESWADAYAAN MASYARAKAT DALAM IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM PENINGKATAN KUALITAS PERMUKIMAN (PKP) (Studi Kasus: Kelurahan Pringapus, Kecamatan Pringapus Kabupaten Semarang)

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Widyaningtyas Kartika Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Improvement Program ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Housing Improvement ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Village

<p>The house is one of the basic human needs and have significance in the development of social life, economy and identity of its inhabitants. Limitations of the funds or budgets from the government in addressing the housing needs of the community led to the current government can reach out to new formal sector only. It is displaced lack access to Low-Income Communities to get home. Of self-governing society to build a house with many limitations in terms of manpower, materials and costs, so that the housing conditions of low-income communities become unfit for occupancy. For that government to the approach followed by Kemenpera Housing Improvement Program. Sub-standart housing upgrading program is intended as a stimulant or stimulus to the community in order to develop themselves and want to contribute to the development. The purpose of this study to measure and assess the extent of potential self- supporting community in the implementation of sub-standart housing upgrading program is applied in the Village Pringapus. This study uses the method mix method, mixing method used sequential explanatory design using patterns. Collection and analysis of quantitative data is beginning, after the completion followed by qualitative data collection and analysis, and interpretation of the analysis performed. Indicators and variables to be tested or analyzed are forms of non-governmental organizations and the amount of public good issued in the form of money, labor or material that is processed by techniques of quantitative analysis used descriptive statistics and explanations. While the sources of non-governmental organizations to build houses as well as the pattern of development palaksanaan processed using qualitative descriptive analysis, how to capture this data focuses on the nature exploratory interviews and field observations. The results of this study, the average total pure self-help communities make improvements issued a total of Rp 10,224,985 unloading, so self-released the 2-fold greater than with stimulants provided only Rp 5,000,000. As for the people who repair some of the average self-RP issued 2.7266 million, although this value is not too big but when viewed from the type of repair that is lightweight and does not require a large fee, a nominal 2 jt rupiah is relatively high when compared with funds stimulants. This shows that the potential for community-owned self-help program beneficiaries in the Village Pringapus PFM is very high. Apart from the magnitude-governmental organizations, community-owned self-help potential is also evident from the pattern of building a house. Society has a variety of ways as the efforts made to build his house, as done by yourself, using a carpenter, and mutual cooperation. The third way has a different essence, but in ways that use these beneficiaries is high potential in an effort to build a house. The high potential of the community indicate that the approach taken by the government through Housing Improvement program (PKP) is successful. It is evident that the approach taken by the government is able to encourage the willingness and the willingness of society to berswadaya in the implementation of their housing. But all this success can not be separated by BKM Sedya Mulya role that has empowered leading independent predicate. </p>

scholarly journals Housing provision and improvement programmes for low income populations in the developing world. A review of approaches and their significance in the European context

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Jakub Gałuszka
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
European Context ◽  
The World ◽  
Slum Upgrading ◽  
Incremental Housing

Abstract.The paper deals with the issue of affordable housing provision for low income populations in the developing countries and its significance in the European context. My goal is to discuss this topic through the analysis of different approaches to household provision and improvement with special focus on the involvement of communities in various upgrading procedures. Separate sections of the paper refer to the most important approaches developed in the 20th and 21st centuries. These include: site and service, slum upgrading, incremental housing and communityled upgrading which are analysed through the prism of several examples coming from various parts of the world.The discussion of the strategies formulated in the developing world is linked with the new approaches towards housing provision that are presently promoted or are spontaneously emerging in various cities of Central Europe. These include the issues of container-houses construction in Poland and the creation of informal settlements by Roma populations in Polish and Slovakian cities.

Inclusive approach: a perspective towards more equitable housing provision?

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 81-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asnawi Manaf ◽  
Suharnomo ◽  
Hendri Yuzal ◽  
Micah Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Housing Development ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The People ◽  
Inclusive Approach

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the dynamics of inclusive approaches to housing development programs directed at supporting low-income communities. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a mixed-methods approach by employing a combination of case study and survey methods, whereby the development process is studied through qualitative approaches and specific determinant comparisons of quantitative Z-tests. This study provides data from key informants: end-users (ten occupants), leaders of community-based organizations (2), and supporting non-governmental organizations (2). Findings These results indicate that an inclusive approach is more likely be able to provide low-income households with access to a variety of key resources that are identified as housing development priorities, particularly when compared with the supply-side approaches currently being promoted. Practical implications This study helps to encourage policymakers to think about more targeted and facilitative processes to meet the needs of public housing in Indonesia, a challenge that has resulted in ironic effects, and has not met the important challenges in providing access that is adequate for the people of Indonesia. Originality/value The current study provides data that provide evidence of positive value of inclusive approach to response the equitable issues in housing provision, particularly in Indonesia.

Risk Analysis and Safety Evaluation of Biomass Cookstoves

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan G. Johnson ◽  
Mark Bryden ◽  
Angran Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Particulate Emissions ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Biomass Cookstoves

Combustion of biomass in open fires and ad hoc unventilated stoves is the primary form of household energy for two to three billion people worldwide. These cookstoves have significant health, social, and economic impacts on poor families in developing countries. These impacts include disease, injury, excess time spent gathering fuel, deforestation, and high fuel costs relative to income. In an attempt to address many of these problems numerous non-governmental organizations have developed several biomass cookstove designs in the past five to ten years. These designs have generally focused on increasing fuel efficiency, and to a lesser degree, reducing particulate emissions. This emphasis has been driven largely by the availability of relatively straight forward fuel efficiency tests for biomass cookstoves developed 10–20 years ago and the ability of researchers to adapt current air pollution testing methods for stoves. In contrast there are no safety standards or hazard evaluations available for biomass cookstoves. Because of this the safety of the cookstove is seldom explicitly considered as a part of the design process. This paper addresses the basic safety issues that should be considered in the design of biomass stoves used in developing countries, describes the reasoning behind these safety issues, and proposes a set of safety guidelines for testing and evaluating stove safety. These guidelines are intended for testing and evaluating in the field as well as in the design lab.

scholarly journals Media frames and public perceptions of global poverty in the UK: Is there a link?

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjam Vossen ◽  
Lau Schulpen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Global Poverty ◽  
Media Frames ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between media frames and public perceptions of global poverty. Building on a frame analysis, the paper reconstructs prevailing poverty narratives in British news articles and non-governmental organizations’ (NGO’s) advertisements between 2011 and 2013. Following this, these narratives are compared with the narratives that emerge from public opinion studies. The findings suggest that there is a strong connection between media frames and public knowledge and perceptions of global poverty. Both the media and the public define poverty in developing countries’ terms of destitute victims, lack of development and bad governance. Both suggest that the causes of poverty are internal to developing countries and imply that there has been little progress in reducing global poverty.

scholarly journals Disaster response and recovery in two informal settlements: A local government perspective

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 606-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu ◽  
Malcolm Alan Henworth Wallis
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
The Impact

Informal settlements in urban areas have long been afflicted by disasters and exposed to exploitation by politicians, shacklords, academics, journalists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), tavern owners and government officials. This problem is caused to some degree by limited land for expansion which has resulted in the creation of highly densified and unplanned, irregular settlements using poor, combustible building materials. The purpose of the article is to investigate whether eThekwini Municipality’s strategies are sufficient to respond to and recover from the impact of disasters. The research was undertaken at the Foreman and Kennedy Road informal settlements located in Clare Estate, under Ward 25, in Durban within eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal (refer to Annexure 1). These areas are very important politically as they are densily populated and highly contested between political parties and local resistant’s organizations such as Abahlali baseMjondolo. Questionnaires were self-administered to a sample size of 220 of which 140 respondents completed the questionnaires, thereby generating a response rate of 63.6%. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with municipal officials. The findings indicate that 44.3% of the victims of disasters received assistance from NGOs and regard civil society as playing an important role after disasters compared to 7.1% of the responding municipal officials.

First African Female to Manage a Global Crisis

2020 ◽  
pp. 31-58
Author(s):  
Matthew Waritay Guah
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Epidemic Response ◽  
And Control ◽  
Female President

Many studies have looked at leadership during disasters and emergencies in a number of countries but hardly any has concentrated on developing countries and the implications of these nations' infrastructure, culture, and control systems. This chapter attempts to examine the leadership of Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first female president on the African continent, who led a global medical epidemic response during Liberia's recent Ebola crises. It identifies lessons to be learned by future leaders of developing countries as well as executives of non-governmental organizations frequently working on disaster relief projects around the globe.

A Framework for Narrowing the Digital Divide

2003 ◽  
pp. 104-115
Author(s):  
Alexander Osterwalder ◽  
Mathias Rossi ◽  
Minyue Dong
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Business Model ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication

The bridging of the so-called digital divide is an important issue in today’s development efforts of international and non-governmental organizations and developing countries. This does not only concern access to new information and communication technology (ICT) such as the Internet, but also access to the knowledge how to use these technologies for economic development. This chapter outlines the business model framework and the business model handbook that shall help to develop a knowledgeable class of e-entrepreneurs that are able to use ICT and to detect the opportunities of the Internet era.

Mapping livestock and poverty: a tool for targeting research and development

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
P.K. Thornton ◽  
P.M. Kristjanson ◽  
R.L. Kruska ◽  
R.S. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Allocation Of Resources ◽  
Welfare Indicators ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Multilateral Institutions ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
Local Agencies ◽  
The Impact

Detailed geographical profiles of poverty and inequality can be extremely valuable to governments, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral institutions that aim to strengthen the impact of their spending on poverty. Some developing countries use information on the geographical distribution of welfare indicators to guide the allocation of resources among local agencies or government as a first step in reaching the poor. Poverty maps can also be important tools for researchers.

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