ANNOTATED LIST OF BEST PRACTICES a.o. 18 January 1996 The list contains a brief summary of best practicves which have been submitted and reveiwed by UNCHS (Habitat) The list is updated on a monthly basis. It is organised by region as follows: Africa Asia & Pacific Europe Latin Amerka & Caribbean North America Middle East Additional information regarding this list and the Best Practices Initiative can be obtained from: The Coordinator Global Best Practices Initiative UNCHS (Habitat) P.O. Box 30030 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (�54-2) 623029 Fax: (254-2) 623080 E-Mail: <[email protected]> AFRICA 18 January 1996 BESTAfrican PRACTICES Region The following list of Best Practices from the African Region, disaggregated by country, is under evaluation for fonnal presentation at the Habitat II Conference in Istanbul. These cases are offered by external partners, other United Nations Agencies or National Committees for Habitat II: BENIN 107. Waste-Water Purification System, Toboue, Benin In Pono-Novo, a very old village in south-east Benin, waste water is disposed of in counyards, public paths or in the open. Studies have shown that only 13 % of household have a completesanitation system. Sewage that is collected is emptied,untreated, into the lagoon from where it flows to the sea. This project uses ponds of macrophytesto transform waste water into safe water, thus employing local, low-cost technology. (Habitat InternationalCoalition/UNDP Local Initiative Facility forUrban Environment project) [Document to be translated into English] Contacr.· M Gnanih. CTOM-EMMAUS, BP 492. Porto-Novo. Tel/Fax: 229-212738 BOTSWANA 132. Upgrading of Old Naledi, Gabarone, Botswana Naledi was a squatter settlement that sprang up on the outskins of Gabarone in the 1960s and which had a population of 6,000 by 1973. As a result of a survey carried out in 1975, it was determined that Naledi bad a relatively high population, that most residems were employed and could afford to pay for improved housing, and that the community desired such improvements. The Gabarone Town Council applied to have Old Naledi declared a bona fide extension of Gabarone, thus rendering it eligible to receive legal tenure and services. To secure land tenure rights for the residents, the original industrial designation of the area was revoked and land ownership revened to the State. The implementation of the upgrading plan began in 1977. Prior to the upgrading, Naledi had all the characteristics of a slum: the settlement was unplanned, plots had been randomly self-allocated, four water taps served the whole population, there was almost no sanitationfacilities with most residents using the open fields, no electricity and 43 % of the population had never attended school. The plan was implemented in two stages. The first stage entailed the provision of primary services (main roads, drainage, water supply) and the second stage involved the legal defmition of the plots and the supply of secondary services. The plan commenced by freezing all new development. Next, an aerial photograph was taken of the area and Cenificates of Rights were issued to all plot holders whose plots and homes appeared in the photograph. The Cenificates of Rights (COR) provided security of tenure for the plot holders: the State retained real ownership of the land, but the COR, in exchange for a small service charge, entitled the holder to occupy the land legally and to transfer or bequeath those rights to another. Plot holders who were displaced or suffered the loss of propeny improvements were compensated monetarily. Building material loans were provided. Residents were involved in the planning process. Site and services plots were provided for those displaced in a resettlement area. This project has been used as a model for the upgrading of other squatter settlements. Contact: Project Directors: Mrs. G. Moatshe & Dr. A. C. Mosha, Gaborone Town Council, The SelfHelp Housing Agency, The Ministry of Local GovernmentLands and Housing, Botswana Christian Council, PO Box 355 Gaborone, Botswana. Phone/Fax: 351-981 261. The Impact of the Concept of Site and Services and the SeJf-HelpHousing Agency (SHHA) Programmein Botswana Contact: Director, Department of Housing, Private Bag 00138, Gaborone. Tel: 306547 262. Planning for the Socio-Economic Integration in Gaborone, Botswana Contact: Director, Department of Housing, Private Bag 00138, Gaborone. Tel: 306547 BURKINA FASO 38. CREPA, Wogodogo, Burkina Faso The pilot project in the neighbourhood of Wogodogo of the City of Ouagadougou staned in 1993 as jointa initiativeof an NGO and an Institute in collaborationwith neighbourhood associations. The objectiveof theproject is to promote wastecollection and re-cycling using appropriate technology to create jobs and to re-invest the profitsfrom waste collectionand re-cyi:lin� to improve water and sanitation. Contact: Dr. lng. C.S. Toure, CREPA, 03 BP 7112, Ouagadougou. Tel: 226 31 03 59. Fax: 226 31 03 61 1 I. 129. Management and Development of Average Cities and Housing Development, Burkina Faso The focus of this project, a joint undenakinginvolving the Ministryof Public Works, Housingand Urbanization, UNDP, UNCHS and the local authorities of ten average cities, was the management and development of local institutions. Achievements of the project include: the formation of new local structures (the Communal Technical Suppon Committeeand Communal Technical Agents); training and assistance were given to all municipal staff; basic working instruments (manual, technical andprocedural) have been provided. By the end of the project, most municipalities had taken measures to improvetheir management system by implementing project recommendations: for example, local tax collectors were enlisted and local commissions to assist the local population in development (markets, slaughter houses, etc) were set up. [Original document in French) • Comact: Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Urbanization, Ouagadougou 130. Urban Development Fund, Burkina Faso The Urban Development Fund (UDF), a project involving the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Urbanization, the Netherlands and the Municipality of Ouagadougou, has been the financing source for squatter settlement zones. Funds invested in landdevelopment are recovered from theplot beneficiariesthrough the Ministryof PublicWorks andthe cost price of a square metre is deposited into an open account in a private bank to ensure thecirculation of the capitalof the UDF. The UDF finances road works, sanitation and the drainage system through the municipality; charges arc recovered from the plot beneficiaries to reimburse the UDF. The UDF has, amongst other things, built two dispensaries, a primary school and set up fencing. The Burkina government has been impressed by the success of this project and has decided to adopt a similar method of financing the allotment of land throughout the country. This scheme has also highlighted the imponance for the urban community to organize themselves and become involved in the development and improvement of their way of life. [Original document in French] Contact: Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Urbanization, Ouagadougou 131. Progressive Method of Development, Burkina Faso This project, a joint undenaking of the Burkina Faso Government, squatter communities and the Netherlands, endeavoured to alleviate squatter settlement problems in Ouagadougou. Plot allotment was carried out in the following way: the area to be developed was identified; an aerial survey of the area was carried out; a socio-economic profile of the community was drawn up on the basis of door-to-door research; the development planwas discussed in theGeneral Assembly; plots wereallocated; road works commenced. The value of the methods used includes: re-using 85 % of the buildingmaterials used in squatter settlements; 200 employment opponunities were created in the housing construction sector; small street businesses developed; water sellers on cans have expanded. The permanent dialogue that has evolved betweenthe community, theState and the promoters is another positive aspect of this approach. This method has been used elsewhere in the country. [Originaldocument in French) Contact: Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Urbanization, Ouagadougou CAMEROON 263. Improvement of Work and Living Environments, Yaounde, Cameroon Contact: Mme. Horteuse /1,"sanga, Fondation Fact, B.P. 8147, Yaounde DJIBOUTI 390. Improving the Lives of the Inhabitants of the Ancient Quarters of the Capital, Djibouti Contact: M Ali Cheick Barkad, Directeur de /'Urbanisme et du Logement, Ministere des Travaux Publique, de l 'Urbanisme et du Logement. B.P. No. 11. Republique de Djibouti ETHIOPIA 400. The General Applicable Integrating Materials System (GAIMS), Ethiopia Contact: Professor H. Hendrickx, Paste Resta111e. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Fax Restante: 251 1 51745.J GHANA 2 397. Street Kids Generating Jobs and Income through Peer Learing and Joing Effort in Ga-Mashie, Accra, Ghana Contact: Centrefor CommunityStudies, Action and Development (CENCOSAD}, A.J. Annorbah Sarpei, P. 0. box X22, Jamestown, Accra. Tel: 233 21 300 070. Fax: 233 21 669060/662680/665960. Or, UNICEF, Mr. Nicholas Pron, Unicef House, P.O. Box 5051 Accra-North. Tel: 233 21 722972. Fax: 233 21 733147 398. Community Based Environmental Sanitation Management in Ga-Masbie, Accra, Ghana Contact: C entrefor CommunityStudies, Action and Development (CENCOSAD), A.J. Annorbah Sarpei, P. 0. box X22, Jamesto-»-n, Accra. Tel: 233 21 300 070. Fax. 2�3 21 669060/662680/665960.