Postal Addressing of Slums to Achieve SDG 11.1
Description
This initiative is carried out in a number of steps:<br />
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1. A slum is identified and the stakeholders (community and community representatives) sensitized and assistant workers from the slum identified<br />
2. The streets through the slum and the houses in the slum mapped and each dwelling given its own code.<br />
3. A census is carried out and the database loaded online (to be used by bank for KYC requirements)<br />
4. A series of bank account opening and identify card application events are run and the postal workers trained to deliver mail<br />
5. An assistant worker from the slum is appointed to advise of updates (i.e. when slum dwellers move or new houses built or changed)<br />
6. Volunteer university students carry out annual census and compare information since last census<br />
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We will show how we are achieving SDG11.1 by showing over time how the slum has been upgraded under the following headings:<br />
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• social protection<br />
• primary health care<br />
• safe water<br />
• safe sanitation<br />
• cooking method <br />
CAPACITY BUILDING<br />
We have an office in Kolkata with 5 staff currently and they can currently address 1,250 houses per month (15,000 p.a.). From the 2011 census of Kolkata there are 1.4 million people living in urban slums. From our own work to date, we have found are on average between 3 and 4 people per slum household and therefore we will need to address about 400,000 houses to complete the urban area of Kolkata. At current funding rates ($25,000 p.a.) we have the capacity to do just 38% of the work in 10 years and therefore our challenge is to increase our current level of funding. We expect to do that as more organisations and donors see the impact of our work and come on board. We current licence the data we have gathered to local banks and NGOs. As our database size increases we expect more interest from other like minded organisations in licensing and using our data so generating funds to help us scale up our work.<br />
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And as we work we will train those organisations from other territories to copy what we do.<br />
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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER<br />
The technology used by Addressing the Unaddressed (website, mobile phone apps built by GO Code International) belong to Addressing the Unaddressed already as Addressing the Unaddressed owns GO Code International.<br />
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We will licence this technology on a perpetual and cost recovery basis to any organisation who wishes to use it for the purpose of achieving any SDG.
Addressing the Unaddressed is a registered charity (CHY 20840) based in Ireland. Addressing the Unaddressed (India) is a section 25 trust company (AC 644252) based in India.<br />
The Irish company has 3 directors and 4 trustees. The Indian company has 3 directors. <br />
The Irish company has no employees (just 2 senior management volunteers). The Indian company has 5 staff and 1 senior management volunteer.<br />
The names of the above are available here http://www.addressingtheunaddressed.org/board-staff-and-supporters<br />
The accounts for both companies are available on the web at http://www.addressingtheunaddressed.org/governance<br />
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SDGS & Targets
Goal 11
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
11.1
By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums
11.1.1
Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing
11.2
11.2.1
Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
11.3
11.3.1
Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate
11.3.2
Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically
11.4
Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage
11.4.1
Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal)
11.5
By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations
11.5.1
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
11.5.2
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global domestic product (GDP)
11.5.3
(a) Damage to critical infrastructure and (b) number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters
11.6
By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
11.6.1
Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities
11.6.2
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)
11.7
11.7.1
Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
11.7.2
Proportion of persons victim of non-sexual or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months
11.a
Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning
11.a.1
Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space
11.b
By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels
11.b.1
Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
11.b.2
Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
11.c
Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials
SDG 14 targets covered
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Alex Pigot, CEO