SMALL ACCA PROJECTS

Total Number of projects approved

310 projects

Number of households directly benefit

47,919households

MARCH 2010
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Activities approved in 67 towns and cities in
14 countries
34 big housing projects and
310 small upgrading projects

Community development funds in some form in
32 cities

Community-driven disaster rehabilitation projects in 4 countries

National surveys in 6 countries

Total small project budget approved

US$735,500

STATUS of the projects

Number of projects completed:

99 Projects

Number of projects in process:

118 projects

Number of projects not started yet:

93 projects

TYPES of the small projects
By the end of March 2010, a total of 310 small upgrading projects in 310 slum communities in 55 cities in 13 countries had been approved, about one-third of them finished now. These small projects are all being planned and proposed by communities, through a city-wide process of prioritising and agreement, and are being implemented by community people themselves, with an enormous number of both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

These projects involve :

Paved roads and walkways (73 projects), Drainage lines (29 projects), Bridges (8 projects), Water supply systems, wells, pumps (64 projects), Electricity systems and street lighting (10 projects), Private and communal toilets (44 projects), Community centres (21 projects), Rice banks (3 projects), Children’s library (1 project), Community fire- protection systems (2 projects), Tree-planting (7 projects), Solid waste and composting systems (18 projects).

ACCA Reports

Total number of big projects approved in the first year

34 projects

Total big project budget approved

US$ 1,280,120

MEETING REPORTS

Number of households directly benefit from these projects

3,892 households

Reports have been prepared on all three of the ACCA committee meetings and the other ACCA Program related gatherings held so far. These reports summarize the key points, discussions and agreements from the meetings and present detailed information about the projects already underway and the new projects being proposed.

First ACCA Committee meeting in Nepal, February 2009
Regional Community Forum in the Philippines, March 2009

Second ACCA Committee meeting in Thailand, April 2009

Third ACCA Committee meeting inIndonesia, October 2009.

Community Architects meeting In Bali, October 2009

STATUS of the BIG projects

Fully completed (5 projects) Khawmu and Khunyangon (in Burma), Manila drainage and Mandaue (Philippines), Tunkhel (Mongolia).

More than 50% done (11 projects) Serey Sophoan and Peam Ro Distridt (Cambodia), Surabaya (Indonesia), Bharatpur (Nepal), Quezon City Dist. 1, Typhoon Ketsana project and Iligan (Philippines), Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka), Bayanchandmani (Mongolia), Chumpae and Bang Khen (Thailand).

Less than 50% done (11 projects) Samrong, Preah Sihanouk and Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Viet Tri, Vinh and Quinhon (Vietnam), Erdenet (Mongolia), Leh (India), Vientiane (Lao PDR), Kalutara and Matale (Sri Lanka), Manila Fire in Baseco (Philippines).

Not started yet (7 projects) : Bavet (Cambodia), Makassar (Indonesia), Biratnagar and Birgunj (Nepal), Seoul (Korea), Navotas (Philippines), Bhuj (India).

TYPES of the big projects

Infrastructure improvement projects

Renovate, rebuild, repair existing houses

On-siteu pgrading or reconstruction

Relocation of scattered squatters to new land

Relocation of all in communities to new land

Projects not selected or started yet

FIELD VISIT REPORTS

Who provided the LAND in these big projects?

Three reports have also been prepared which provide detailed accounts of the exposure visits to community-driven, city-wide upgrading projects that are in process in the cities and countries where ACCA meetings have been held.

City-wide upgrading in Bharatpur, Nepal, Feb. 2009

City-wide upgrading in Iloilo, Philippines, March 2009

City-Wide upgrading in Chantaburi, Thailand, April 2009

Korea after 20 years, June 2009

People purchased land or already owned it

6 projects / 1,149 households

Land provided free by the government

22 projects / 2,305 households

Presidential proclamation land

2 projects / 293 households

Occupied without formal tenure

2 projects / 145 households

LAND TENURE in the big projects

Collective ownership

Individual ownership

Insecure tenure

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Community development funds in some form in 32 cities

Community-driven disaster rehabilitation projects in 4 countries :
Cambodia (1 project), Burma (3 projects), Philippines (6 projects), Vietnam (1 project)

National surveys in 6 countries : National surveys have been carried out - or are in process - in six countries, with support from ACCA program :

OTHER ACCA REPORTS

ACCA 6-Monthly Progress Report, May 2009

ACCA 1-year Progress Report, December 2009 (in process)

Information brochure about the ACCA Program, with profiles of 6 cities where ACCA projects are underway,
June 2009

ACCA Philippines Assessment trip Report, January 2010

All these reports can be downloaded from the ACHR website.

Cambodia : A survey of communities with insecure land in 27 cities by community leaders and UPDF

Nepal : A survey of slums in 20 cities by the two community federations with support from Lumanti

Philippines : A national survey and mapping of urban poor communities in 33 cities in high-risk and disaster- prone areas by the Homeless People’s Federation.

Lao PDR : A survey of urban poor communities in 6 new cities

Vietnam : A survey of urban poor communities in 6 new cities

Indonesia : A survey of urban poor communities in 8 cities.

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