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Slums, Resettlement, and Gender:Slums, Resettlement, and Gender:

Mumbai Urban Transport Project Mumbai Urban Transport Project

Satya N Mishra, SASDISatya N Mishra, SASDI



Challenges of Urban TransformationChallenges of Urban Transformation



High Real EstateHigh Real Estate PricesPrices

40.49

43.06

48.16

53.69

55.67

56.43

61.74

63.57

75.85

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Shanghai - Pudong

New Delhi

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New York Manhattan

Geneva

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Hong kong

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MUTPMUTP

6.5 mln live in 3000 slums; 1.2 mln6.5 mln live in 3000 slums; 1.2 mlnhouses required for resettling themhouses required for resettling them

Finance Capital ($30 BlnFinance Capital ($30 Bln--GDP); accountsGDP); accounts

for about 1/3 of countrys tax collectionsfor about 1/3 of countrys tax collections MUTP: improve east MUTP: improve east--west/rail trafficwest/rail traffic

20,000 households incl. 2000 businesses20,000 households incl. 2000 businesses

had to be resettled from slums alonghad to be resettled from slums alongrailway tracks, roadsrailway tracks, roads

18,000 resettled in resettlement townships18,000 resettled in resettlement townships



R&R: Scope for Addressing GenderR&R: Scope for Addressing Gender

Detailed BSES planned and carried out Detailed BSES planned and carried out Gender segregated data compiledGender segregated data compiled Data collected on vulnerable families: womenData collected on vulnerable families: women

headed/ extremely poor/physically challengedheaded/ extremely poor/physically challenged

Large NGOs working with slum dwellers hired forLarge NGOs working with slum dwellers hired forcommunity mobilizationcommunity mobilization Stakeholder/Community ConsultationsStakeholder/Community Consultations Grievance Process (About 35% of petitionersGrievance Process (About 35% of petitioners

have got positive award)have got positive award) FiveFive--Member IMP includes 2 Women ProfessorsMember IMP includes 2 Women Professors

of Social Work; Field staff include womenof Social Work; Field staff include women No Specific Gender Action Plan preparedNo Specific Gender Action Plan prepared



Women: Key ChallengesWomen: Key Challenges

Assistance for relocation Assistance for relocation Loss of supplementary incomes for thoseLoss of supplementary incomes for those

engaged in informal sectorengaged in informal sector

New expenditures/liabilitiesNew expenditures/liabilities

Need for Economic SustainabilityNeed for Economic Sustainability

Care for the children of working mothersCare for the children of working mothers

CHS: Role in decision makingCHS: Role in decision making

Role in sustainable self management of sitesRole in sustainable self management of sites

Adapting to new lives, new demands Adapting to new lives, new demands



What has been achievedWhat has been achieved Provision for assistance for relocationProvision for assistance for relocation

Aged, Infirm women: given ground floors Aged, Infirm women: given ground floors Women, Child Care Centers in all buildingsWomen, Child Care Centers in all buildings Over 10,000 women engaged in MicroOver 10,000 women engaged in Micro--credit credit Transparent accounting/Fin. Status DisplayTransparent accounting/Fin. Status Display Women in CHS Ex. Com. MandatoryWomen in CHS Ex. Com. Mandatory Women hold separate meetings before GB toWomen hold separate meetings before GB to

influence decisionsinfluence decisions Unique Community Policing GroupsUnique Community Policing Groups

Post Resettlement Action Plan: women trained toPost Resettlement Action Plan: women trained toplay role in CHS/self management of assets/sitesplay role in CHS/self management of assets/sites

Work sheds for poor womenWork sheds for poor women Women and child centered activities by NGOsWomen and child centered activities by NGOs



SANKALPSANKALP

Youth access to job opportunities Youth access to job opportunities Livelihoods Cell to address income issuesLivelihoods Cell to address income issues

Sankalp: Industrial Womens Coop to promoteSankalp: Industrial Womens Coop to promote

micromicro--enterpriseenterprise Activities: office stationers, festival items, bags, Activities: office stationers, festival items, bags,

trade in sarees, vegetable vending, bakery,trade in sarees, vegetable vending, bakery,greeting cards, etc.greeting cards, etc.

Linked up with suppliers and buyersLinked up with suppliers and buyers Planning new initiativesPlanning new initiatives

Have strong demonstration effect on the rest Have strong demonstration effect on the rest



OutcomesOutcomes

IA Study: 80% women expressed high degree of IA Study: 80% women expressed high degree of satisfaction: privacy, safety, dignity attached tosatisfaction: privacy, safety, dignity attached tohouse ownershiphouse ownership

Ready to face challenges, need support Ready to face challenges, need support

MicroMicro--credit: protection from indebtednesscredit: protection from indebtedness

Mahila Milans: horizontal support networksMahila Milans: horizontal support networks

Clear role in achieving exit indicatorsClear role in achieving exit indicators

Sankalp: technical support to new groupsSankalp: technical support to new groups Com. PoliceCom. Police--GenderGender--based violence minimizedbased violence minimized

No one gave us respect, we know who we are No one gave us respect, we know who we are



Lessons for FutureLessons for Future

Consultants: good in mgmt skills; weak in social mobilizationConsultants: good in mgmt skills; weak in social mobilization CSOs: ideological; tend to translate their values into actionCSOs: ideological; tend to translate their values into action

Having baseline data for tracking womens status during andHaving baseline data for tracking womens status during andafter resettlement important.after resettlement important.

Assess risks and opportunities to draw up post Assess risks and opportunities to draw up post--RR support RR support

plan for womenplan for women Sustained facilitation and handsSustained facilitation and hands--on business support moreon business support more

important than financial aidimportant than financial aid

Respect for womens identity and creative talent holds theRespect for womens identity and creative talent holds thekey to success in mobilizationkey to success in mobilization

Combine good diagnostics, sustained engagement, andCombine good diagnostics, sustained engagement, andmanagement support for transformationmanagement support for transformation

Learning for Action: Gender Need Assessment Study forLearning for Action: Gender Need Assessment Study forMUTPMUTP--2A2A



Life in Slums Along Railway Lines-I



Life in Slums Along Railway LinesLife in Slums Along Railway LinesLife in Slums Along Railway Lines---IIIIII



PAP Housing Society Members TrainedPAP Housing Society Members Trained



Economic Rehabilitation: Food ProcessingEconomic Rehabilitation: Food Processing



Sankalp at Anik: Making Festival ItemsSankalp at Anik: Making Festival Items



Sankalp: Greeting Cards for SaleSankalp: Greeting Cards for Sale



Sankalp: Making Office StationerySankalp: Making Office Stationery



Sankalp: Making Decorative Items for SaleSankalp: Making Decorative Items for Sale



A lady PAP at her new work shed A lady PAP at her new work shed



Cheaper to buy from work sheds?Cheaper to buy from work sheds?



Job Fair for Resettled YouthJob Fair for Resettled Youth



Children at Asgaonkar CrècheChildren at Asgaonkar Crèche



We shall overcomeWe shall overcome::Chldren at Asgaonkar CrècheChldren at Asgaonkar Crèche

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