Community Based Projects

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

Ohangwena Housing

Updated: 05/08/2015

Construction of twenty-two (22) houses in Eenhana Town in the Ohangwena region. 

Eenhana, Gobabis and Windhoek
Namibia
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Shack Dweller's Federation of Namibia (SDFN)
Namibia Housing Action Group (NHAG)
Housing
$ 62,240.00 Active

Support for ISN Solidarity March

Updated: 04/07/2014

Support for a solidarity march to improve government engagement and service provision in Gauteng province. 

Johannesburg
South Africa
South African SDI Alliance
Land & Tenure Security
$ 17,104.00 Completed

Dar es Salaam Precedent Setting Water & Sanitation Project

Updated: 27/06/2014

SHARE activity in Dar es Salaam, including construction of flush latrines and installation of pit emptying technology. 

Karataka, Keko Muchungwa, and Kombo
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research for Equity (SHARE)
Homeless Peoples' Federation of Tanzania
Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI)
Water & Sanitation
Grant funding $ 84,156.00 Active

Future Champs: Sport Facilities for Youth

Updated: 27/06/2014

Construction of a boxing gym in Philippi, Cape Town.

Philippi
Cape Town
South Africa
UN Habitat
South African SDI Alliance
Public Amenities
$ 44,814.00 Active

Greenfield Services and Housing in Gcinulwazi

Updated: 15/05/2014

Greenfields development including the construction of 108 houses and installation of services in Gcinulwazi in Newlands East in Durban, KwaZulu Natal.

Gcinulwazi
Durban
South Africa
Ford Foundation
Misereor
South African SDI Alliance
Other Infrastructure
Housing
$ 233,420.00 Completed

Cato Crest Enumeration and Housing

Updated: 15/05/2014

Pre-financed construction of 25 housing units in the Cato Crest settlement in the Cato Manor community in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

Cato Crest
Durban
South Africa
Misereor
Cordaid
South African SDI Alliance
Housing
$ 32,574.00 Completed

Federation Housing Project at Amatikwe

Updated: 15/05/2014

Pre-financed construction of 74 housing units in Amatikwe, Inanda, in KwaZulu-Natal.

Amatikwe
Durban
South Africa
Misereor
Cordaid
South African SDI Alliance
Housing
$ 184,604.00 Completed

Kanana Land, Housing, and Infrastructure

Updated: 15/05/2014

Infrastructure provision for 48 houses, construction of a Building Information and Training Centre, construction of 27 houses, and land tenure in Kanana settlement, ...

Kanana
Vanderbijlpark
South Africa
Misereor
Cordaid
South African SDI Alliance
Other Infrastructure
Housing
$ 78,995.00 Completed

Housing Construction at Chamazi II

Updated: 15/04/2014

Technical assistance to the Chamazi Housing project - purchase of tile moulds, in Dar es Salaam.

Chamazi
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Homeless Peoples' Federation of Tanzania
Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI)
Housing
$ 10,000.00 Completed

Solid Waste Network Social Enterprise Project

Updated: 04/04/2014

Income generation through the establishment of the an informal waste picking network.

Cape Town
South Africa
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
South African SDI Alliance
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Rockefeller Foundation
Livelihoods
Active

Citywide Slum Upgrading Phase II: Cape Town and Stellenbosch

Updated: 26/03/2014

Upgrading and re-blocking of settlements in Cape Town and Stellenbosch, part of SDI's 7 Cities project. 

Cape Town and Stellenbosch
South Africa
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
South African SDI Alliance
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Rockefeller Foundation
Housing
$ 220,000.00 Active

Construction of Vukuzenzele Community Hall

Updated: 24/03/2014

Construction of a community hall in Vukuzenzele, Philippi, Cape Town. 

Philippi
Cape Town
South Africa
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
South African SDI Alliance
Public Amenities
$ 5,480.00 Active

Zimbabwe Emergency Disaster Relief

Updated: 22/03/2014

Rehabilitation of temporary and permanent structures in Kariba after their destruction by elephants and rainstorms.

Mahombekombe, Charara, Quarry and Nyamhunga
Kariba
Zimbabwe
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Housing
$ 45,000.00 None

Housing Construction at Chamazi

Updated: 20/03/2014

Purchase of land and construction of houses in Chamazi, Dar es Salaam.

Chamazi
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Homeless Peoples' Federation of Tanzania
Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI)
Housing
$ 120,000.00 Active

Dar es Salaam Water and Sanitation Project

Updated: 20/03/2014

Upgrading of water and sanitation facilities in settlements in Dar es Salaam.

Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Sigrid Rausing Trust
Homeless Peoples' Federation of Tanzania
Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI)
Water & Sanitation
$ 3,000.00 Active

In Situ Settlement Upgrading of Mtshini Wam

Updated: 20/03/2014

Upgrading and re-blocking of structures 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
$ 75,000.00 Completed

Housing Pre-Finance in Nelson Mandela Bay

Updated: 20/03/2014

Pre-finance housing construction in Govan Mbeki settlement, Eastern Cape province.

Govan Mbeki
Nelson Mandela Bay
South Africa
Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP)
Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC)
uTshani Fund
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Housing
$ 200,725.00 Active

Ruo Emoh Greenfield Development, Cape Town

Updated: 20/03/2014

Greenfield integrated medium-density development in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town.

Mitchells Plain
Cape Town
South Africa
Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP)
Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC)
uTshani Fund
Land & Tenure Security
Housing
Grant funding $ 417,648.00 Active

Housing Pre-Finance in North West

Updated: 20/03/2014

Pre-financed housing construction in North-West province.

North-West
South Africa
Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP)
uTshani Fund
Housing
$ 200,000.00 Completed

Housing Pre-Finance: Gauteng and North West

Updated: 20/03/2014

Pre-financed housing construction across Gauteng and North-West provinces.

Doornkop, Orange Farm, Duduza, Letahbong
South Africa
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP)
Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC)
uTshani Fund
Housing
$ 240,000.00 Completed