Low-Cost Housing for Peri-Urban Vulnerable and Poor Households In
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MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN YANGON The most vulnerable and poor 180 peri-urban households in Dagon Seikkan and South Dagon townships who previously lived at overcrowding squatter settlements with Yangon has approximately 300,000 squatters, 1,038 People 180 Families inadequate accommodation, lack of access public electricity, limited access to clean many came from Ayerawady Region after Benefitted Cyclone Nargis hit in 2008, and others are supported with water and sanitation, lack of proper waste disposal system and deteriorating housing and environment are now living at new apartments provided with clean and safe compound migrant workers from various rural areas with 500 538 basic services with fulltime access of public electricity for their school children, clean water supply insufficient household income that made them system, septic type drainage system and systematic waste disposal system in order to searching of job opportunities in the city. Dagon have a healthy environment for the residents. Children are safe and enjoy the Seikkan with estimated 50,000 squatters, is playground, and community gathers at community meeting hall to discuss issues of located in the eastern part of Yangon and ranks their concern. as the second most squatting populated area after Hlainghthaya; the area was originally UN-Habitat provided operation and maintenance training for maintaining apartments planned as industrial zone by government. and compound regularly, and book keeping training to Apartment User Committee and Squatter families living in these settlements Integrated Apartment Users for financial management. The project also provided suffer from overcrowding, inadequate hygiene awareness training to all household members. accommodation, limited access to clean water and sanitation, lack of proper waste disposal Low-cost Housing for Peri-urban Vulnerable and system and deteriorating environment. MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY Poor Households in Dagon Seikkan Township, Yangon UN-Habitat received funding from the The benefitted households developed management and maintenance rules by Government of Japan to assist the Government themselves and agreed on reasonable monthly maintenance fee collection system to of Myanmar to address the problem of cover the maintenance of housing and services expenses, and future activities to squatters through a pilot project to provide THE PILOT PROJECT, A HOPE FOR THE MOST DISADVANTAGED ensure sustainability supported by the community-driven approach. housing and basic facilities to most vulnerable and poor families. This has been one among A low-cost housing project to serve 180 squatter families from Dagon Seikkan Township has been completed in Dagon Beneficiaries who got this opportunity to blaze a new path to improve their living many projects that the Government of Japan conditions will be a model for other communities to implement community driven Seikkan and South Dagon. The housing project has 9 buildings of 5 storey each constructed with minimum land use; land has been funding for the people of Myanmar. It was made available by the Department of Urban and Housing Development (DUHD) under Ministry of Construction (MoC). approach in development projects. is a promising first time ever that grant assistance has been made available for the The Yoma Low-cost Housing Project was implemented through the People’s Process, a participatory approach adopted by purpose of housing construction for the poor UN-Habitat, in which beneficiaries were involved on decision making process and they were taken as a major stakeholder and vulnerable in the country. for implementation of the project. After finalization of beneficiaries’ selection and design of the buildings, Apartment Users Supported by Counterpart Contact us Committees (AUCs) were formed. An Apartment Users Committee for each building, and an Integrated Apartment Users Communities (IAUC) were formed for common works like compound and other works. The Yoma Low-cost Housing Project Phase-I and Phase-II with 6 and 3 buildings respectively started in 2016, and completed at the end of December 2017. No. 8(c), Saw Mahar Street (off Bogyoke Museum Rd.) Bahan Tsp., Yangon, Myanmar Tel: (95-1) 543 685 Fax: (95-1) 543 685 Website: www.unhabitat.org.mm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNHMyan/ ENSURING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROCESS COMMUNITY IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT Firstly, UN-Habitat through a local NGO partner invited ward administrative members, All AUCs and IAUC signed a social contract, which means their commitment to the community leaders, elderly persons, community volunteers, social mobilizes and local project and the people they represent. Following, all committees prepared Community NGOs to conduct a workshop for consultation and establishment of criteria to identify Implementation Agreements (CIAs), which is the legal instrument between UN-Habitat potential beneficiaries from Dagon Seikkan Township. The selection of potential and beneficiaries to transfer funds; all committees opened bank accounts. Community beneficiaries from poor and vulnerable families was based on the status of housing driven actions contribute significantly to promote social cohesion, build confidence and assets, daily income, type of occupation, family size, number of children in family, take the path towards sustainable improvement of beneficiaries living conditions. number of schooling children, number of working population and members with disabilities. The beneficiaries’ selection team conducted field visits, focus group discussion, interviews and rapid assessments to collect all potential beneficiaries’ Key Activities information and after having the detail data analysis 240 potential beneficiary households were selected. UN-Habitat and the NGO partner through local community The project implemented 9 building blocks at two different locations (Dagon Seikkan confirmation finally selected 180 beneficiary households. and South Dagon townships) each with 5 storey building with 4 units in each floor; each block has 9,360 square feet. Each apartment has 350 square feet space and The project orientation meeting was addressed to 180 beneficiary households sharing consist with one bed room, one living room, bath/rest room and kitchen space. It also project objectives, design, ownership, role of communities and participation, selection equipped with individual digital electric meter, 0.5hp water pump motor, water meter, criteria and process and implementing steps and procedures. The beneficiary 100 gallons fiber tank; and electrical and water distribution system. 180 target participated in the project orientation meeting to discuss households discussed and set up rules and regulations which including role and aim, building layout design, role of communities and participation, responsibilities of committee members and selection procedure of committee First location has total area 0.96 acre with 6 buildings at Dagon Seikkan Township and implementation and operation and maintenance, with the aim of members. The beneficiary households nominated 45 members; 5 members second location has 0.57 acre with 3 buildings at South Dagon Township. Each represented for each building to form Apartment User Committee (AUC). The location established with 900 sq. feet counts with children playground, assembly hall, making the project more effective, therefore achieving sustainability. beneficiaries elected 7 members from 45 members for each location forming the the compound is fenced with chicken wire mesh and has an accessible concrete road Integrated Apartment Users Committee (IAUC) which aimed to closely coordinate and which connects to main road. The project installed 90 fire extinguishers, 3x315 KVA manage the project activities. transformers, 3 bole holes, 12,500 gallons compound ground tanks for each location, 2,000 gallons ground tank for individual block, 7x2HPs water pumps and one 3HPs three phase water pump. .