Slum dwellers received a golden handshake today when government pledged R181 million towards housing. This was announced at the start of a three-day International Slum Dwellers Conference in Cape Town. About 22 countries are discussing strategies to eradicate slums through partnerships.
Lindiwe Sisulu, the housing minister, pledged a whopping R145 million towards the non-profit organisation - “The Federation of Urban and Rural Poor”. The money will be used to build houses in five provinces, but that was not all. Another R36 million was promised to the Western Cape housing department.
Sisulu says they have five provinces that are collaborating because they have a very strong presence of global associations, and therefore have given each a thousand subsidies. A well-known international organisation attending is the NGO Slum Dwellers Initiative (SDI). They are actively working towards alleviating poverty and homelessness around the world.
Trying to change world govt mindsets
Jockin Arputham, the SDI president, says the conference it is not only a talk shop, but to do an overview of subsidies and delivery. Solutions reached here will be discussed at an international slum conference in Canada, later this year.
The objective of the three-day conference is to teach a new mindset so that world governments can help uplift poor communities, the poverty-stricken should still strive to change their own circumstances. - SABC
Lindiwe Sisulu, the housing minister, pledged a whopping R145 million towards the non-profit organisation - “The Federation of Urban and Rural Poor”. The money will be used to build houses in five provinces, but that was not all. Another R36 million was promised to the Western Cape housing department.
Sisulu says they have five provinces that are collaborating because they have a very strong presence of global associations, and therefore have given each a thousand subsidies. A well-known international organisation attending is the NGO Slum Dwellers Initiative (SDI). They are actively working towards alleviating poverty and homelessness around the world.
Trying to change world govt mindsets
Jockin Arputham, the SDI president, says the conference it is not only a talk shop, but to do an overview of subsidies and delivery. Solutions reached here will be discussed at an international slum conference in Canada, later this year.
The objective of the three-day conference is to teach a new mindset so that world governments can help uplift poor communities, the poverty-stricken should still strive to change their own circumstances. - SABC
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