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Rural Development - The need for Rural Developers One of the biggest and most crucial issue facing the African Continent is that of urbanisation. Daily people leave their rural villages lured by the prospects of a better life in the city. Yet, this does not happen and more and more cities and city dwellers are struggling under the pressures of "City Living". "Work" to provide "Food" and "Shelter" - this is the basis of survival. If there is no "work" "crime" is one of the next options. Urbanization in Africa - Rural to Urban Africa is a rapidly urbanising continent, which according to the UN Habitat, is increasing at a rate of 230,000 people who are moving into cities across Africa each week. Currently, sub-Saharan Africa alone has an estimated housing deficit of 30 million units and every year, the backlog of houses across Africa’s 54 countries collectively increases by 4 million houses. With the population o...

Frugal Innovation In Africa - moladi FRUGAL INNOVATION IN AFRICA  FRUGAL INNOVATION IN AFRICA - moladi Moladi: Affordable houses in South Africa In many African countries, housing is one of the most sensitive issues affecting the lower income groups. In South Africa for example, close to 13% of the 14.3 million households are informal dwellings (Statistics South Africa, 2011). The term “informal dwelling” is often used in South Africa to designate shacks, corrugated-iron structures and other makeshift shelters. The above statistics represents about 1.8 million households (between 7.2 and 10.8 million people). Informal structures are often made of highly combustible materials such as wood and cardboard which pose serious safety and environmental concerns. The structures are easily damaged and exposed to the external elements meaning that people often live in damp, very hot or very cold conditions. The other concern is inadequate or lack of sanitation and running water whic...

African slums - Africa’s urban housing in crisis Africa’s urban housing in crisis Africa’s urban housing in crisis, needs greater care, massive investment   Hordes of frustrated residents evicted from buildings and land they have been occupying illegally, mushrooming of squatter camps (slums) on the outskirts of cities, middle-aged men and women sleeping rough at bus and train stations, four or five entire families squeezed in one room or one-bedroom flat, rent increasing every three months as demand outstrips supply, landlords asking up to one year of paid rent in advance in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, and rural folks flocking to cities to search for jobs and wondering where to sleep. These scenes, including many more not included here, are the realities of Africa, a continent in full mutation where UN Habitat says 46 cities are now larger than one million people. What can be done to deal with this situation? This has become a one-million dollar quest...

Uganda: High Population, Poor Planning and High Unemployment Problem Fuelling Slums in Uganda Slum in Uganda Slums fueled by High Population, Poor Planning, High Unemployment In the close-knit and brotherly traditional African setting, housing was always a social concern. Aside from children who, because of their vulnerability and dependency, lived in their parents' homes, any other person had to have their own house. As a precursor to manhood, a boy on turning 18-years had to build his own home - often a hut distant from his parents', while a girl had to move out and stay with an aunt, who mentored her for marriage. "There was no excuse for a man not to own a home," says Patrick Mugumbya, 82, a retired civil servant. "Even renting a house was unheard-of. To be a man, you had to build your own home and marry." Enter colonisation However, the imperialist invasion in search of raw materials and markets for finished industrial commoditi...

Venezuela Housing Crisis: Hugo Chavez Struggles With Severe Affordable Housing Shortage Venezuela Housing Crisis: Hugo Chavez Struggles With Severe Affordable Housing Shortage moladi Building Construction Technology  - solution to  build more homes faster better for less - creating employment CARACAS, Venezuela -- For more than a year, thousands of Venezuelans have been living in disaster shelters, sleeping in bunks and sharing bathrooms. Their long wait for government homes shows how far President Hugo Chavez still has to go to fulfill his promises of aid for the poor after nearly 13 years in office. Opposition politicians estimate that more than 30,000 people remain in the shelters waiting for Chavez to deliver. And yet, his inability to keep such grand promises doesn't seem to be a serious handicap as he seeks re-election next year. "I trust Chavez will get us into an apartment. I just don't know when that could occur, and waiting so long is becoming m...