Human settlements group partners and links
Most of the Human Settlements Programme’s work is done in collaboration with institutions based in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Such partners include:
- African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town. SOUTH AFRICA
- Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR), THAILAND
- Centre for Community Initiatives, PO Box 3151, D'Salaam, TANZANIA. ccitanzania@gmail.com
- *Centre for Community Organisation and Development (CCODE)
PO Box 2109, Lilongwe, MALAWI. Siku Nkhoma (skuenkhoma@malawi.net) - Community Organizations Development Institute (CODI), (previously Urban Community Development Office (UCDO)) THAILAND
Somsook Boonyabancha (somsook@loxinfo.co.th) or (achr@loxinfo.co.th) - Department of Geography and Natural Resource Development, University of Ghana GHANA Jacob Songsore (songsore@ug.edu.gh)
- Development Workshop Angola, C.P. 3360, Rua Rei Katyavala 113, Luanda, ANGOLA
- IIED-América Latina, ARGENTINA
- *Namibian Housing Action Group (NHAG), 11 Mozart Street, PO Box 21010, Windhoek, NAMIBIAnhag@iway.na
- Orangi Pilot Project Research and Training Institute (OPP-RTI), PAKISTAN
- *Pamoja Trust, KENYA
- People's Dialogue on Human Settlements, PO Box 493, Arts Centre, Accra, GHANA pdghana@idngh.com
- *Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives, 221, Tandang Sora Avenue, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES pacsii@info.com.ph
- *Rede Internacional de Ação Comunitária - Interação, Rua João Soromenho 88, Jardim Nossa Senhora do Carmo, CEP: 08280 São Paulo, BRAZIL
Ana-Claudia Rossbach anaclaudiarossbach@hotmail.com - Urban Resource Centre (URC), PAKISTAN
Arif Hasan, arifhasan@cyber.net.pk - *Community Organization Urban Resource Centre (COURC), SOUTH AFRICA
Joel Bolnick bolnick@courc.co.za - Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), INTERNATIONAL (Secretariat: South Africa)
- *Society for the Promotion of Area Resources (SPARC)/Mahila Milan/National Slum Dwellers Federation in India INDIA
Sheela Patel sparc1@vsnl.com - *Dialogue on Shelter for the Homeless in Zimbabwe, P.O. Box CH934, Chisipite, Harare, ZIMBABWE
Beth Chitekwe-Biti beth@dialogshelter.co.zw - *Women's Development Services in Sri Lanka , No. 22 Galtotamulla, Yakkala, SRI LANKA wdbf@sltnet.lk
'*' = member of Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI)
The Human Settlements Programme works closely with some UK and Northern based institutions. Such partners include:
- Homeless International, UK
- The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
- The Peri-Urban Interface Programme at the Development Planning Unit (DPU), University College London (UCL), UK
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), University of Loughborough, UK
IIED Human Settlements staff advise many international development agencies on their work relating to urban poverty and the urban environment. In recent years, this has included advice to Action Aid, BMZ, Danida, DFID, the European Commission, Misereor, OECD, Sida, UN-Habitat, UNCTAD, UNICEF, UNEP, Wateraid and the World Bank.