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FILM: Inclusive Planning for the Urban Poor

This is a short film made by Shelter Associates about a city-wide approach to slum rehabilitation. The film focuses on a project that is currently in progress in Sangli & Miraj (Maharashtra, India) under the Government of India's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Shelter Associates are an NGO who designed the project and adopted an approach to engage with all stakeholders at every stage of the project. The film advocates that an inclusive approach, informed by a city-wide/holistic consciousness, and driven by an institutionalized monitoring system, is necessary to ensure tangible, long-lasting change, which results in the elevation of the quality of life of the urban poor.

Shelter Associates Community Worker Presents at Sumpurna Slum Seminar

On the17th and 18th December 2012 Shelter Associates attended the Sumpurna Slum Seminar in Balgandhrav (a theatre in Shivaji Nagar, Pune) and Yashada (a government training institution in Pune). Shelter Associates short film 'Shelter Associates: Inclusive Planning for the Urban Poor' was played at the event and was followed by a speech by one of Shelter Associates community workers, Mrs. Noorjahan Kaladagi. This community worker has been associated with Shelter Associates since 2001 and presented to the United Nations Women in Delhi last year (December 2011). During her speech Mrs. Noorjahan Kaladagi spoke about her experience of working with the government to implement projects in slums in her peri-urban area and highlighted the importance of monitoring (such as regular progress meetings) being an integral part of the implementation process.

Shelter Associates: Inclusive Planning for the Urban Poor

After it premier at the Aga Khan Built Environment Symposium an shortened version of Shelter Associates film 'Inclusive Planning for the Urban Poor' has been published on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNVBd4fWaBI).

Boat Club Road Pune Cloth Bag Sale

On 1st December 2012 Shelter Associates had a stall at Boat Club Road in Pune to sell the Cloth Bags which are part of the livelihood project.

Shelter Associates attends the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services Built Environment Symposium

On 2nd December 2012 Shelter Associates attended the Built Environment Symposium at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Mumbai which was organised by the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services (AKPBS - http://www.akdn.org/akpbs_india.asp). At the symposium Shelter Associates played a short film titled 'Inclusive Planning for the Urban Poor' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNVBd4fWaBI) and presented the design concepts present at the scale of the city, the building, the house, and at the micro level. Extracts of the presentation are attached below: