PROGRAM FOR THE URBAN POOR

IIPUP"s are self-help urban development efforts based on: (1) survey of national service delivery needs; (2) socioeconomic analysis of target groups; (3) project design; (4) training and support of relevant institutions; (5) delivery of shelters and services; and (6) project evaluation. To refine this methodology, data on LDC and industrial country experiences with IIPUP-type programs will be gathered and analyzed. Three groups of field projects will then be initiated. The first group will graft minimal urban service delivery subprojects (SP) onto 10 current HG projects. Social Service SP"s will include upgrading transportation, communication, health, and education. Employment and Productivity SP"s will solve specific purchasing, production, and marketing problems by providing entrepreneur and small business credit and by funding apprentice and management training. Physical and Environmental Improvement SP"s will provide municipalities with funds to study land ownership/use, transfer land titles to poor residents, and finance neighborhood, home, and water supply improvements. To put the IIPUP methodology into practice, a second group of projects will test new approaches to urban service planning and delivery. Four projects of this type are anticipated, one or two of which will be based on A.I.D. resources other than the HG Program. Finally, DS/H and DS/UD will jointly design, manage, and evaluate four new demonstration HG projects similar in intent to those in the first group but taking into account the lessons learned from the second group. Detailed studies emphasizing management effectiveness, incidence of benefits, and overall project impact will be conducted on every project, and professional training workshops will be provided to upgrade the planning and management skills of urban services personnel in LDC agencies. Principal beneficiaries will be the 160,000 families receiving better shelter and related services.