Community finance : the news from Asia and Africa : report of a workshop held in November,2007
Asian Coalition for Housing Rights
Community finance : the news from Asia and Africa : report of a workshop held in November,2007 - London International Inst. for Environment and Development 2008 - v,75p. - Poverty reduction in urban areas series working paper .
Contents 1 Summary - Community finance: the news from Asia and Africa .1 2 Community finance: the news from Asia and Africa 5 2.1 What is the significance of this movement? 5 2.2What is the significance of this meeting? 7 2.3Introduction to community savings and funds 8 3 Day 1 - Nov 10, 2007 Morning 11 3.1Welcoming speech 11 3.2Delegate welcome from Thailand 13 3.3Questions for the Thai panel 20 3.3.1 Question 1: How do the savings groups ensure the safety of the deposits individual members have made into the savings groups? 20 3.3.2 Question 2: How can we acquire public land to make our communities secure? 21 3.3.3 Question 3 : How to make formal sector banks understand the people's way of doing things? 21 3.3.4 Question 4: How do communities get access to support from CODI? And are there any loan repayment problems?.22 4 Day 1 - Nov 10, 2007 Afternoon 22 4.1 Diana gives a background to the African federations 23 4.2 Country reports from Africa 26 4.2.1 Country report from the Federation of Urban and Rural Poor, South Africa 26 4.2.2 Country report from the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia 27 4.2.3 Country report from Zambia Homeless and Poor People's Federation 27 4.2.4 Country report from Malawi Homeless People's Federation 28 4.2.5 Country report from Kenya Homeless People's Federation 29 4.2.6 Country report from Slum Dwellers Federation of Uganda 30 4.2.7 Country report from the Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation 30 4.2.8 Country report from the Tanzania Homeless People's Federation 31 4.3Country reports from Asia. 31 4.3.1 Country report from the National Women's Savings Network in Lao PDR 32 4.3.2 Country report from the network of community savings groups in Mongolia 32 4.3.3 Country report from the Mahila Milan women's savings collectives in India 33 4.3.4 Country report from the Homeless People's Federation Philippines 33 4.3.5 Country report from the Women's Savings Network (Nepal Mahila Ekta Samaj) in Nepal 33 4.3.6 Country report from the Orangi Pilot Project in Pakistan 34 4.3.7 Country report from the Women's Bank in Sri Lanka 34 4.3.8 Country report from the Women's Development Bank Federation in Sri Lanka 34 4.3.9 Country report from the national network of community savings groups in Cambodia. 34 4.3.10Country report from the savings network in Indonesia 34 4.3.11 Country report from the eight Provincial Cities Savings Network in Vietnam 34 4.3.12Country report from the Fiji Islands 35 5 Day 2-Nov 11,2007 Morning 35 5.1Discussion notes from the sub-group on SAVINGS 35 5.1.1 What are the STRENGTHS in our savings schemes? 35 5.1.2 What are the WEAKNESSES in our savings schemes? 37 5.1.3 What are the successes and weaknesses of the LOAN SYSTEMS in our savings schemes? 38 5.1.4 How have our savings scheme helped us resolve OTHER PROBLEMS : stopping evictions, getting houses, getting land, etc 39 5.2Discussion notes from the sub-group on HOUSING FINANCE and FUNDS 43 5.2.1 Questions on finance 43 5.3Discussion notes on the sub-group discussions on NETWORKING and PARTNERSHIPS 51 5.4Discussion notes on the sub-group discussions on BEYOND HOUSING 53 6Day3-Nov 12, 2007 55 7Afternoon program : Closing discussions at the CODI Office 64 8Annex 1 - ACHR Regional Community Savings and Credit / Community Fund Seminar. List of participants and contact details 65 9Recent publications by IIED's Human Settlements Group 71
362.582 / ACHR
Community finance : the news from Asia and Africa : report of a workshop held in November,2007 - London International Inst. for Environment and Development 2008 - v,75p. - Poverty reduction in urban areas series working paper .
Contents 1 Summary - Community finance: the news from Asia and Africa .1 2 Community finance: the news from Asia and Africa 5 2.1 What is the significance of this movement? 5 2.2What is the significance of this meeting? 7 2.3Introduction to community savings and funds 8 3 Day 1 - Nov 10, 2007 Morning 11 3.1Welcoming speech 11 3.2Delegate welcome from Thailand 13 3.3Questions for the Thai panel 20 3.3.1 Question 1: How do the savings groups ensure the safety of the deposits individual members have made into the savings groups? 20 3.3.2 Question 2: How can we acquire public land to make our communities secure? 21 3.3.3 Question 3 : How to make formal sector banks understand the people's way of doing things? 21 3.3.4 Question 4: How do communities get access to support from CODI? And are there any loan repayment problems?.22 4 Day 1 - Nov 10, 2007 Afternoon 22 4.1 Diana gives a background to the African federations 23 4.2 Country reports from Africa 26 4.2.1 Country report from the Federation of Urban and Rural Poor, South Africa 26 4.2.2 Country report from the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia 27 4.2.3 Country report from Zambia Homeless and Poor People's Federation 27 4.2.4 Country report from Malawi Homeless People's Federation 28 4.2.5 Country report from Kenya Homeless People's Federation 29 4.2.6 Country report from Slum Dwellers Federation of Uganda 30 4.2.7 Country report from the Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation 30 4.2.8 Country report from the Tanzania Homeless People's Federation 31 4.3Country reports from Asia. 31 4.3.1 Country report from the National Women's Savings Network in Lao PDR 32 4.3.2 Country report from the network of community savings groups in Mongolia 32 4.3.3 Country report from the Mahila Milan women's savings collectives in India 33 4.3.4 Country report from the Homeless People's Federation Philippines 33 4.3.5 Country report from the Women's Savings Network (Nepal Mahila Ekta Samaj) in Nepal 33 4.3.6 Country report from the Orangi Pilot Project in Pakistan 34 4.3.7 Country report from the Women's Bank in Sri Lanka 34 4.3.8 Country report from the Women's Development Bank Federation in Sri Lanka 34 4.3.9 Country report from the national network of community savings groups in Cambodia. 34 4.3.10Country report from the savings network in Indonesia 34 4.3.11 Country report from the eight Provincial Cities Savings Network in Vietnam 34 4.3.12Country report from the Fiji Islands 35 5 Day 2-Nov 11,2007 Morning 35 5.1Discussion notes from the sub-group on SAVINGS 35 5.1.1 What are the STRENGTHS in our savings schemes? 35 5.1.2 What are the WEAKNESSES in our savings schemes? 37 5.1.3 What are the successes and weaknesses of the LOAN SYSTEMS in our savings schemes? 38 5.1.4 How have our savings scheme helped us resolve OTHER PROBLEMS : stopping evictions, getting houses, getting land, etc 39 5.2Discussion notes from the sub-group on HOUSING FINANCE and FUNDS 43 5.2.1 Questions on finance 43 5.3Discussion notes on the sub-group discussions on NETWORKING and PARTNERSHIPS 51 5.4Discussion notes on the sub-group discussions on BEYOND HOUSING 53 6Day3-Nov 12, 2007 55 7Afternoon program : Closing discussions at the CODI Office 64 8Annex 1 - ACHR Regional Community Savings and Credit / Community Fund Seminar. List of participants and contact details 65 9Recent publications by IIED's Human Settlements Group 71
362.582 / ACHR