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I work for the Triple Trust Organisation, an enterprise development NGO
in South Africa that specialises in skills and business training for =
people running
micro/small-level businesses. Our sister company, the Institute for
Development Services (IDS), sells enterprise development training =
materials (we developed the BEST game used by the ILO and GTZ), does =
capacity building for NGOs and does consulting and project management =
work for enterprise development-related projects. =20
We're doing a literature review for a local urban upgrading project in =
an informal settlement area in Cape Town. Our basic goal is to find and =
learn from other cities or examples or people upgrading infrastructure =
and housing in informal settlements, without the people moving out, =
using a people-centred approach and creating sustainable economic =
opportunities through the process. The role players involved in the =
project are a strong local community organisation, a local university =
civil engineering department, local government (funding infrastructure =
and housing development with the community providing most of the =
labour), local NGOs and some corporate partners. =20
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Do you know any other key people or organisations working in or writing =
on
the combined areas of:
* upgrading urban informal settlements
* in situ upgrading - people don't move out of the area
* providing labour intensive job creation opportunities through
infrastructure and housing development
* people-centred approaches to informal settlement development (strong
community organisation and involvement)
* developing broader, sustainable economic opportunities in informal
settlements.
I'm particularly interested in contacts in Latin America or India, if =
you know people or organisations. Also, are there any particular =
journals you recommend that we scan?
Thanks for considering this request. Please respond to me off the list =
at either of the e-mail addresses listed below. =20
Don Shay
9 Keswick Way Research and Development Manager
Pinelands Triple Trust Organisation
7405 P.O. Box 13227
South Africa Mowbray (Cape Town)
7705
South Africa
+27+21 531-1486 phone +27+21 689-6000 phone
+27+82 202-2002 cell +27+21 689-6003 fax
mailto:shay@ct.lia.net dshay@tto.org.za
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capacity building for NGOs and does consulting and project management =
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enterprise development-related projects.
We're doing a literature review for a local urban upgrading =
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an informal settlement area in Cape Town. Our basic goal is to =
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learn from other cities or examples or people upgrading infrastructure =
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housing in informal settlements, without the people moving out, using a=20
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community organisation, a local university civil engineering department, =
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government (funding infrastructure and housing development with the =
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providing most of the labour), local NGOs and some corporate =
partners. =20
Do you know any other key people or organisations working =
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the combined areas of:
* upgrading urban informal=20
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* in situ upgrading - people don't move out of the =
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providing labour intensive job creation opportunities =
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* people-centred approaches to informal =
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I'm particularly interested in contacts =
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Thanks for considering this request. Please respond to me off =
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