Promoting Organized Self-help through Co-operative Modes of Participation (HABITAT, 1984, 61 p.)

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Introduction

Part one eight major requirements for cooperative approaches to community improvement programmes

1 There has to be an immediate need to initiate group action

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Case study Palo Alto, Mexico

2 There must be a clear concept of target groups

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Case study the Ahmedabad project, India *

Case study la Trinidad, Colombia

3 There must be a comprehensive information programme

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Case study low-income housing company (LEHCO-OP), Lesotho *

4 There must be a supportive community structure

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Case study la Trinidad, Colombia

Case study Barrio Escopa, Philippines*

5 A socially active and accepted local leader must be supported

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Case study Ruben Jaramillo, Mexico *

Case study the Lusaka urban project, Zambia*

6 Measures must be taken to train managers

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Case study Barrio Escopa, Philippines*

7 There must be a supportive financing system

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Case study the Kirillapone housing improvement loan plan, Sri Lanka*

8 There must be adequate institutional support

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Case study Palo Alto, Mexico *

Case study the Ahmedabad project'*

Part two four problem areas as subjects for training

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1 Organization and management

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Case study the Dandora project, Kenya*

Case study the Ahmedabad flood relief resettlement, India

Case study the Chawama self-help housing project, Zambia *

2 Self-help building techniques

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Case study the Dandora sites-and-services project, Kenya*

Case study the Chawama self-help housing project, Zambia *

3 Finance

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Case study the Barrio Escopa credit union, Philippines

Case study the Lusaka urban project, Zambia

4 Legal aspects

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Case study Palo Alto, Mexico *

Case study co-operatives in the Philippines **

Part three the organization of training programmes

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Case study the Lusaka urban project, Zambia*

Notes

References for further reading