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Programme Summaries

under the three Major Components of the IHA-UDP Project

The three major components under which the eleven prioritized needs are categorized and organized are as follows:

Physical Up-Grading:

Since deterioration of the environment is one of the manifestations of poverty, the physical upgrading of housing and related facilities was deemed to be an important area of intervention. The component is concerned with the following

1. Dwelling units deemed to be totally unfit for human habitation and replacing them with new ones
    

2. Houses requiring major and minor repair.
    

3. Latrines needing to be rebuilt reactivated and/or repaired.
    

4. Kitchens needing to be rebuilt, and repaired.
    

5. Buildings related to programme activities, roads, alleys, ditches and lanes.
    

6. Rents are collected from each resident, whose residence has been rebuilt and placed in a special account. The cost is, at least in part, covered by funds from this account over a period of time.

Socio-economic Improvement (Community Development)

The social and economic component of the project is aimed at creating social awareness and dealing with human problems such as employment , income and the general question of livelihood.

1. Creating social awareness and dealing with human development issues resulting in empowerment, recovery of self-dignity, respect and self-sufficiency
    

2. Community organization at grassroots level from Kebele to zone, neighbourhood and household groups.
    

3. Income generation and job creation.
    

4. Education: both primary and vocational.
    

5. Correction and rehabilitation training as well as addressing needs and issues related to both the socially and physically disadvantaged.

Health

1. Preventive: Primary Health Care and its 8 components: health education, mother and child health, nutrition, safe and clean water, immunization, environmental health, control of communicable diseases and minor treatment (First Aid)
    

2. Curative: clinic based activities

In the IHA-UDP philosophy all these disciplines come together to address the root causes of poverty. 

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Glossary:
 

AHISDO: Addis Hiwot [New Life] Integrated Sustainable Development Organization

CBISDO: Community-Based Integrated Sustainable Development Organisation

CD: Community Development

EEW: Educational Extension Worker

IGU: Income Generating Unit

IHA-UDP: Integrated Holistic Approach Urban Development Project

NHG: Neighbourhood Group

PUG: Physical Upgrading

PHC: Primary Health Care

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