ACHRlogo URBAN POOR ASIA - ACHR
The Asian Coalition for Housing Rights is a regional network of grassroots community organizations,
NGO's and  professionals actively involved with urban poor development processes in Asian cities.

Quick COUNTRY Index on the ACHR SITE 

Cambodia

Cambodia Updates 
5 Years of the Urban Poor Development Fund - 2003 Special Series
The Bloc Tanpa Fire and Relocation
The Bassac Fires and Relocation
Diary of a Relocation             
PM Hun Sen Meets SUPF
The Urban Poor Development Fund in Cambodia: 1998 -2000 Series
Tribute to Thai -  a remarkable Young Professional
Fr Jorge Anzorena in Phnom Penh 
Cape Town Communities exchange visit 

 

Bangladesh   

 Urban Cleansing of Dhaka  - Forced Evictions   June 2002
Fact Finding Mission on Housing and Evictions  - ACHR and COHRE
 News briefs on Bangladesh Activities

 

East Timor
         COMING  SOON 
 Download a report on the exchnage between Thailand and Dili communities

 

Hong Kong

  SOCO and the Urban Poor In Hong Kong   and an exchange with Korea and Japan June 2001
          

 

India

History of Community Exchanges 
Peoples Tools from Face to Face series part 3
Jockin and the Magsaysay Award 
Celine D'Cruz writes on Savings and Credit
Impacts Bombay Secure Tenure Campaign
Urban Poor Report from Calcutta
SPARC / NSDF and  Sustainable Sanitation in Mumbai
 

Indonesia

The Asian People's Dialogue in Indonesia
Report on Urban Poor Consortium Jakarta  June 2002
Fact Finding Mission on Jakarta's Poor
 Jakarta Governor's Anti-Poor Clean Up
After the Crisis.  by Prof Johan Silas
Vietnam Exchange visit to Surabaya

 

Japan

Brief News on Japan's Homeless June 2002
News on Japan's Homeless Tokyo and  Osaka
The Urban Poor in Japan Report
March of the Homeless across Japan

 

Korea

Views on HABITAT + 5 and Korea by Prof. Ha  from KOCER

 

Malaysia

News on PERMAS and Urban Poor Malaysia  June 2002
Penang - Evictions pending with new rent controls

 

Nepal

New Urban Poor Partnership in Katmandu
2 Community Federations with Lumanti support 
 Community  Infrastructure projects of Lumanti
  Photo Gallery from Nepal by Nick Seaman

 

Pakistan

Updates from Karachi on the Urban Poor movement
 Lyari Expressway Eviction News Updates
 Orangi Pilot Project Awarded
 Protests Against World Bank Loans June 2002
Alternatives to External Loans
The Rationale Urban Resource Centre Karachi 
A Visit to the URC Karachi
Arif Hasan  Urban Heroes Award Plus
A quick visit to the Orangi Pilot Project 

 

Philippines

Profile Philippines Homeless People's Federation
Secure Tenure Campaign
Photo Diary of 1 week in the Philippines -   Payatas
Payatas News
Visit to Payatas Dump Site 

 

Thailand

Upgrading in All cities in Thailand - Bann Mankong Guide - series
CODI - The first 4 Years Download Word Document
Community Networks
DANCED  environmental  improvement program
Uttaradit    A City Mayor with a plan for the poor
Under the Bridges    Bangkok's Poorest
Poor in Bangkok      Urban Poor Report

 

Sri Lanka

Colombo's Street Vendors and the Urban Poor

 

Tibet

Profile on the Tibet Heritage Fund  - Photos 
Urban Poor Report from Lhasa

 

Vietnam

8 Cities Network   Vietnam Updates
Vietnam to Thailand and Surabaya - Exchange
Urban Poor Report  Vietnam