Community Based Projects

The projects below represent the UPFI projects along with Donor Partners and Implementing Partners.
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191 Projects

Citywide Sanitation Strategy for Malawi

Updated: 03/10/2017

SHARE activity in Blantyre, including the construction of individual and communal ecosan toilets and a decentralized waste treatment system.

Kombo
Blantyre and Lilongwe
Malawi
Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research for Equity (SHARE)
Centre for Community Organisation & Development (CCODE)
The Federation of Rural and Urban poor
Water & Sanitation
Grant funding $ Active

Ruimsig Solar Project

Updated: 10/04/2017

Provision of basic energy to fifty (50) households in Ruimsig, Johannesburg. 

Ruimsig
Gauteng
South Africa
Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP)
Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC)
South African SDI Alliance
iKhayalami
uTshani Fund
Other Infrastructure
Grant funding $ 12,833.00 Active

Settlement Re-blocking in Mtshini Wam, Cape Town

Updated: 18/01/2017

Re-blocking of two hundred and fifty (250) shacks in Mtshini Wam settlement, Cape Town. 

Mtshini Wam
Cape Town
South Africa
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
South African SDI Alliance
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Rockefeller Foundation
Housing
Grant funding $ 75,000.00 Completed

Pilot Housing Project in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Updated: 10/05/2016

Construction of ten (10) demonstration houses in Freetown, Sierra Leone. 

Freetown
Sierra Leone
SELAVIP Foundation
Y Care International
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Centre for Dialogue on Human Settlement and Poverty Alleviation (CODOHSAPA)
Housing
Grant funding $ 23,000.00 Completed

Paknaan Sanitation

Updated: 04/04/2016

Construction of two (2) toilet units with six (6) stalls each in Paknaan, Mandaue City.

Paknaan
Mandaue
Philippines
Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives (PACSII) & Homeless People's Federation of the Philippines Inc. (HPFPI)
Water & Sanitation
Grant funding $ 8,536.00 Active

Nanded Phase 2 Housing

Updated: 31/03/2016

In-situ construction of houses in settlements in Nanded.

Nanded
India
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Housing
Grant funding $ 100,000.00 Active

Puri Incremental Housing Project

Updated: 24/03/2016

Incremental housing construction in slums in Puri, Odisha province.

Gokha Sahi, Mangala Sahi and Mishra Nolia Sahi
Puri
India
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Housing
Grant funding $ 13,563.00 Active

Community Toilet Blocks in Mumbai

Updated: 23/03/2016

Construction of community toilet blocks in Mumbai.

Mumbai
India
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Water & Sanitation
Grant funding $ 100,000.00 Completed

Citywide Incremental Housing Construction in Bhubaneshwar

Updated: 23/03/2016

Incremental housing construction in Dumduma, Nayapalli Sabar Sahi and Bharatpur settlements in Bhubaneshwar.

Dumduma, Nayapalli Sabar Sahi and Bharatpur
Bhubaneshwar
India
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Housing
Grant funding $ 440,000.00 Active

Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar Citywide Sanitation Projects

Updated: 23/03/2016

Construction of toilet blocks in slums in Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar.

Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar
India
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Water & Sanitation
Grant funding $ 50,000.00 Completed

20 Cities Slum Upgrading Project

Updated: 18/03/2016

Slum upgrading including drainage, water and electrcity installation in twenty (20) cities across India.

National
India
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Rockefeller Foundation
Housing
Grant funding $ 300,000.00 Active

Digital Mapping Project Technology

Updated: 17/03/2016

Purchase of digital mapping equipment to improve survey capacity. 

Mumbai
India
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Housing
Grant funding $ 10,000.00 Completed

Blantyre Post-Disaster Rehabilitation Project: Likotima

Updated: 17/03/2016

This is a rehabilitation project targeting six (6) informal settlements in the city of Blantyre, that were affected by heavy rains and ...

Likotima
Blantyre
Malawi
Centre for Community Organisation & Development (CCODE)
Other Infrastructure
Housing
Grant funding $ 90,000.00 Active

Skills Building for Housing and Sanitation

Updated: 11/03/2016

Construction of housing and sanitiation facilities as well as increasing Federation skills across India. 

National
India
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency)
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Rockefeller Foundation
Water & Sanitation
Housing
Grant funding $ 300,000.00 Completed

Nayapalli In Situ Slum Upgrading

Updated: 11/03/2016

In situ upgrading of Nayapalli settlement in Bhubaneswar, including housing, sanitation and infrastructure.

Nayapalli
Bhubaneshwar
India
ASF-Sweden
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Water & Sanitation
Other Infrastructure
Housing
Grant funding $ 440,000.00 Active

Housing and Infrastructure Upgrading in Puri: Mangala Sahi

Updated: 11/03/2016

Housing and infrastructure project benefiting eight hundred (800) residents in Gokha Sahi and Mangala, Puri

Mangala Sahi
Puri
India
ASF-Sweden
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Other Infrastructure
Housing
Grant funding $ 13,563.00 Active

Housing and Infrastructure Upgrading in Puri: Gokha Sahi

Updated: 11/03/2016

Housing and infrastructure project benefiting eight hundred (800) residents in Gokha Sahi and Mangala, Puri

Gokha Sahi
Puri
India
ASF-Sweden
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Other Infrastructure
Housing
Grant funding $ 13,563.00 Active

Bhubaneswar Incremental Housing: Bharatpur

Updated: 10/03/2016

Incremental housing construction in Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar.

Bharatpur
Bhubaneswar
India
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Housing
Grant funding $ 56,047.00 Active

Bhubaneswar Incremental Housing: Dumduma

Updated: 10/03/2016

Incremental housing construction in Dumduma, Bhubaneswar.

Dumduma
Bhubaneswar
India
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Housing
Grant funding $ 56,047.00 Active

Bhubaneswar Incremental Housing: Nayapalli

Updated: 10/03/2016

Incremental housing construction in Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar.

Nayapalli
Bhubaneswar
India
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan
Housing
Grant funding $ 56,047.00 Active