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	Approvals signed for land in Uganda by Benjamin Bradlow When SDI delegates from Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa visited Uganda in the beginning of February it was to help consolidate the process of profiling and federation building that has been underway there since 2002. Another goal was to meet with Cities Alliance in order to explain our process and work with them and government officials to develop a ... read more Rebuilding an urban poor fund by Benjamin Bradlow One of the key challenges of urban poverty is to find people-driven solutions to housing finance. An innovation of many federations in the SDI network has been to develop what are known as “urban poor funds.” All federations in the alliance practice daily savings as a means for community organization. These savings can often be used for various kinds ... read more People-driven development in Uganda by Benjamin Bradlow This week, SDI delegates are traveling through Uganda with members of the Cities Alliance secretariat to meet with Uganda Slum Dwellers Federation-organized communities, ACTogether, an NGO supporting the activities of the USDF, and officials from all levels of government. This is part of a project facilitated through the new Cities Alliance “Land, Services, and Citizenship” program that is focusing ... read more


	Contact Information Secretariat Organisation Name: SHACK / SLUM DWELLERS INTERNATIONAL Contact People: Joel Bolnick Telephone: (+27) 21 689 9408 Fax: (+27) 21 689 3912 Email: sdi@courc.co.za Regional Hubs South Eastern Asia - India Organisation Name: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTION OF AREA RESOURCE CENTRE Movement Names: Mahila Milan, National Slum Dwellers' Federation Contact Person: Sheela Patel Telephone: (+91 222) 238 65053 Fax: (+91 222) 238 87566 Email: sparc@vsnl.in Web: www.sparcindia.org Eastern Asia - Philippines Organisation Name: VINCENTIAN MISSIONARIES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC Movement Name: Homeless People's Federation of the Philippines Contact Person: Father Norberto Carcellar, Sonia fadrigo Telephone: (+63) 2 455 9480 Fax: (+63) 2 454 2834 Email: vmsdfi@info.com.ph Web: http://homelesspo.blogspot.com ACHR - Thailand Organisation Name: ASIAN COALITION FOR HOUSING RIGHTS (ACHR) Contact Person: Somsook Boonyabancha, Thomas Kerr Telephone: (+66-2) 538-0919 Fax: (+66-2) 539-9950 Email: achr@loxinfo.co.th Web: www.achr.net Western Africa - Ghana Organisation Name: PEOPLE'S DIALOGUE ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS Movement Name: Ghana Homeless People's Federation Contact Person: Rabiu Faruk Braimah Telephone: (+233) 21 682 896 Fax: (+233) 21 682 896 Email: pdghana@idngh.com Eastern Africa - Kenya Organisation Name: PAMOJA TRUST Movement Name: Muungano WA Wanavijiji Contact Person: Jane Weru Telephone: (+254) 20 565 752 Fax: (+254) 20 571 204 Email: landrite@pamoja.org Southern Africa - South Africa Organisation Name: COMMUNITY ORGANISATION URBAN RESOURCE CENTRE Movement Names: Federation of the Urban Poor Contact People: Bunita Kohler, Rose Molokoane Telephone: (+27) 21 689 9408 Fax: (+27) 21 689 3912 Email: sdi@courc.co.za Web: www.courc.co.za Latin America - Brazil Organisation Name: INTERACAO Contact Person: Anaclaudia Rossbach Telephone: (+55) 1131592621 Email: contato@redeinteracao.org.br Web: www.redeinteracao.org.br Other Affiliates Argentina Organisation Name: FUNDACION VIVIENDA Y COMMUNIDAD (FVC) Contact Person: Susana Murphy Telephone: (+54) 11 4567 3719 Email: fvc@fvc.org.ar Cambodia Organisation Name: URBAN POOR DEVELOPMENT FUND Telephone: (+855-23) 720890 Fax: (+855-23) 720890 Email: updf@forum.org.kh Colombia Movement Name: SAVERS NETWORK Contact Person: Martin Hildebrand Email: fiona@cable.net.co Indonesia Organisation Name: URBAN POOR CONSORTIUM Contact Person: Wardan Hafidz Telephone: (+ 62 21) 864 2915 - / 86902407 Fax: (+62 21) 869 02408 Email: upc@centrin.net.id Web: www.urbanpoor.or.id Malawi Organisation Name: CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT Movement Name: Malawian Homeless People's Federation Contact Person: Siku Nkhoma Telephone/Fax: (+265) 1 756781/2 Email: sikunkhoma@ccodemw.org Namibia Organisation Name: NAMIBIA HOUSING ACTION GROUP Movement Name: Shack Dweller's Federation of Namibia Contact Person: Anna Muller Telephonel: (+264 61) 239398 Fax: (+264 61) 239397 Email: nhag@iway.na Nepal Organisation Name: LUMANTI Movement Name: Women's Savings Federation (Nepal Mahila Ekta Samaj) Contact Person: Lajana Manandhar Telephone: (+9771) 544 926 Fax: (+9771) 523 822 Email: shelter@lumanti.wlink.com.np Sri Lanka Movement Name: WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT BANK FEDERATION Contact People: Upali Sumithre, Murin Fernando Telephone: (+94-33) 222 7962 Fax: (+94-33) 222 7962 Email: wdbf@sltnet.lk Sierra Leone Organisation Name: YMCA Contact Person: Dylan Matthews Telephone: (+260) 9 7580409 Email: dylan.matthews@ycareinternational.org Tanzania Organisation Name: CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES Contact Person: Mwanakombo Mkanga Telephone: (+255) 744 300345 Email: ccitanzania@gmail.com Uganda Organisation Name: ACTOGETHER UGANDA Contact person: Julie Crespin Telephone: (+256) 414 376 336 Email: actogether@fastmail.fm Zambia Organisation Name: PEOPLE'S PROCESS ON HOUSING AND POVERTY Contact Person: Nelson Ncube Telephone: (+260) 9 7580409 Email: nelson@peoplesprocess.org.zm Zimbabwe Organisation Name: DIALOGUE ON SHELTER Movement Name: Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation Telephone: (+263 4) 704 027 Fax: (+263 4) 704 123 Contact Person: Beth Citekwe-Biti Email: beth@dialogshelter.co.zw