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Slums, Resettlement, and Gender:Slums, Resettlement, and Gender:
Mumbai Urban Transport Project Mumbai Urban Transport Project
Satya N Mishra, SASDISatya N Mishra, SASDI
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Challenges of Urban TransformationChallenges of Urban Transformation
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High Real EstateHigh Real Estate PricesPrices
40.49
43.06
48.16
53.69
55.67
56.43
61.74
63.57
75.85
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Shanghai - Pudong
New Delhi
Taipei
New York Manhattan
Geneva
Mumbai
Seoul
Frankfurt
Hong kong
RENT PERANNUM IN $US PER SQ FT
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MUTPMUTP
6.5 mln live in 3000 slums; 1.2 mln6.5 mln live in 3000 slums; 1.2 mlnhouses required for resettling themhouses required for resettling them
Finance Capital ($30 BlnFinance Capital ($30 Bln--GDP); accountsGDP); accounts
for about 1/3 of countrys tax collectionsfor about 1/3 of countrys tax collections MUTP: improve east MUTP: improve east--west/rail trafficwest/rail traffic
20,000 households incl. 2000 businesses20,000 households incl. 2000 businesses
had to be resettled from slums alonghad to be resettled from slums alongrailway tracks, roadsrailway tracks, roads
18,000 resettled in resettlement townships18,000 resettled in resettlement townships
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R&R: Scope for Addressing GenderR&R: Scope for Addressing Gender
Detailed BSES planned and carried out Detailed BSES planned and carried out Gender segregated data compiledGender segregated data compiled Data collected on vulnerable families: womenData collected on vulnerable families: women
headed/ extremely poor/physically challengedheaded/ extremely poor/physically challenged
Large NGOs working with slum dwellers hired forLarge NGOs working with slum dwellers hired forcommunity mobilizationcommunity mobilization Stakeholder/Community ConsultationsStakeholder/Community Consultations Grievance Process (About 35% of petitionersGrievance Process (About 35% of petitioners
have got positive award)have got positive award) FiveFive--Member IMP includes 2 Women ProfessorsMember IMP includes 2 Women Professors
of Social Work; Field staff include womenof Social Work; Field staff include women No Specific Gender Action Plan preparedNo Specific Gender Action Plan prepared
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Women: Key ChallengesWomen: Key Challenges
Assistance for relocation Assistance for relocation Loss of supplementary incomes for thoseLoss of supplementary incomes for those
engaged in informal sectorengaged in informal sector
New expenditures/liabilitiesNew expenditures/liabilities
Need for Economic SustainabilityNeed for Economic Sustainability
Care for the children of working mothersCare for the children of working mothers
CHS: Role in decision makingCHS: Role in decision making
Role in sustainable self management of sitesRole in sustainable self management of sites
Adapting to new lives, new demands Adapting to new lives, new demands
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What has been achievedWhat has been achieved Provision for assistance for relocationProvision for assistance for relocation
Aged, Infirm women: given ground floors Aged, Infirm women: given ground floors Women, Child Care Centers in all buildingsWomen, Child Care Centers in all buildings Over 10,000 women engaged in MicroOver 10,000 women engaged in Micro--credit credit Transparent accounting/Fin. Status DisplayTransparent accounting/Fin. Status Display Women in CHS Ex. Com. MandatoryWomen in CHS Ex. Com. Mandatory Women hold separate meetings before GB toWomen hold separate meetings before GB to
influence decisionsinfluence decisions Unique Community Policing GroupsUnique Community Policing Groups
Post Resettlement Action Plan: women trained toPost Resettlement Action Plan: women trained toplay role in CHS/self management of assets/sitesplay role in CHS/self management of assets/sites
Work sheds for poor womenWork sheds for poor women Women and child centered activities by NGOsWomen and child centered activities by NGOs
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SANKALPSANKALP
Youth access to job opportunities Youth access to job opportunities Livelihoods Cell to address income issuesLivelihoods Cell to address income issues
Sankalp: Industrial Womens Coop to promoteSankalp: Industrial Womens Coop to promote
micromicro--enterpriseenterprise Activities: office stationers, festival items, bags, Activities: office stationers, festival items, bags,
trade in sarees, vegetable vending, bakery,trade in sarees, vegetable vending, bakery,greeting cards, etc.greeting cards, etc.
Linked up with suppliers and buyersLinked up with suppliers and buyers Planning new initiativesPlanning new initiatives
Have strong demonstration effect on the rest Have strong demonstration effect on the rest
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OutcomesOutcomes
IA Study: 80% women expressed high degree of IA Study: 80% women expressed high degree of satisfaction: privacy, safety, dignity attached tosatisfaction: privacy, safety, dignity attached tohouse ownershiphouse ownership
Ready to face challenges, need support Ready to face challenges, need support
MicroMicro--credit: protection from indebtednesscredit: protection from indebtedness
Mahila Milans: horizontal support networksMahila Milans: horizontal support networks
Clear role in achieving exit indicatorsClear role in achieving exit indicators
Sankalp: technical support to new groupsSankalp: technical support to new groups Com. PoliceCom. Police--GenderGender--based violence minimizedbased violence minimized
No one gave us respect, we know who we are No one gave us respect, we know who we are
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Lessons for FutureLessons for Future
Consultants: good in mgmt skills; weak in social mobilizationConsultants: good in mgmt skills; weak in social mobilization CSOs: ideological; tend to translate their values into actionCSOs: ideological; tend to translate their values into action
Having baseline data for tracking womens status during andHaving baseline data for tracking womens status during andafter resettlement important.after resettlement important.
Assess risks and opportunities to draw up post Assess risks and opportunities to draw up post--RR support RR support
plan for womenplan for women Sustained facilitation and handsSustained facilitation and hands--on business support moreon business support more
important than financial aidimportant than financial aid
Respect for womens identity and creative talent holds theRespect for womens identity and creative talent holds thekey to success in mobilizationkey to success in mobilization
Combine good diagnostics, sustained engagement, andCombine good diagnostics, sustained engagement, andmanagement support for transformationmanagement support for transformation
Learning for Action: Gender Need Assessment Study forLearning for Action: Gender Need Assessment Study forMUTPMUTP--2A2A
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Life in Slums Along Railway Lines-I
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Life in Slums Along Railway LinesLife in Slums Along Railway LinesLife in Slums Along Railway Lines---IIIIII
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PAP Housing Society Members TrainedPAP Housing Society Members Trained
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Economic Rehabilitation: Food ProcessingEconomic Rehabilitation: Food Processing
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Sankalp at Anik: Making Festival ItemsSankalp at Anik: Making Festival Items
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Sankalp: Greeting Cards for SaleSankalp: Greeting Cards for Sale
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Sankalp: Making Office StationerySankalp: Making Office Stationery
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Sankalp: Making Decorative Items for SaleSankalp: Making Decorative Items for Sale
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A lady PAP at her new work shed A lady PAP at her new work shed
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Cheaper to buy from work sheds?Cheaper to buy from work sheds?
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Job Fair for Resettled YouthJob Fair for Resettled Youth
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Children at Asgaonkar CrècheChildren at Asgaonkar Crèche
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We shall overcomeWe shall overcome::Chldren at Asgaonkar CrècheChldren at Asgaonkar Crèche