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February 15, 2001

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APRIL 2000: The first exchange visit comprised Mayors, Vice Mayors, government officials and UNCHS project officers working with communities in the 5 cities.
In 10 days they visited 3 cities - Bangkok and Kohn Kaen in Thailand, and Surabaya in Indonesia - with 27 field visits and meetings with local authorities and urban poor communities.

Below is a brief summary of the exposure.

	THAILAND
	CONCEPTS AND CONTENT Land- sharing, community savings and credit, cooperatives, com-based enterprises, solid waste management, com-health and drug prevention, housing construction, environm't improvements, walkways, community contracts, municipal priorities and budgets, child care centres, govt - community partnerships, revolving funds, community networks, com to com exchanges, the role of pilot projects, community improvement loans, security of tenure and self help
Land Sharing		Translator Hiep

Recycling Centre	Field Visits	Community Networks
	BANGKOK Ruamjai Samaki Land sharing BMA Office of Com Develt Ladprao Recycling Com Ctre Urban Community Devlt Office Samut Prakan Relocation site Bang-Na Community KOHN KAEN KK Recycling Centre KK Inner city community Community Network Centre KK Municipal Offices Municipal Health Centre Com Childcare Centre Com Vegetable Bank Mayors Reception
UCDO: Change Agent		Mayors Face to Face

Vegetable Banks		Question Time
	SURABAYA INDONESIA PROGRAMME Inst Human Settlements Intro to the Kampung Improvement Programme KIP KIP Walk Up Flats KIP Community 1 Cultural Evening Meeting with Vice Mayor New Comprehensive KIP Comp KIP Community I Comp KIP Community 2 Comp KIP Community 3 Unleashed for Shopping Reflection Lessons Learnt Plans for Vietnam
Prof Johan Silas		Walk up Flats

In the Kampungs	CONCEPTS AND CONTENT On-site Improvements V flats and relocation, community participation, standards for poor communities, regularizing informal processes, how tenure security promotes self help, community based enterprise; savings and credit, the role of subsidies, nexus between mayors, academics and community, student community research, KIP in Surabaya V KIP in Jakarta, land for housing, income generation activities, community improvements, solid waste management, access to water; affordable rents and ownership	Informal Sector Regularization

Vice Mayor's intro to Surabaya		Comprehensive KIP

Above left: The Mayor of City reflects on the exchange visit: The continuing message in Thailand and Surabaya was the importance of government's willingness to work WITH communities rather than FOR them; to involve community in the planning, implementation and maintenance.