Dharavi, Group Green

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Dharavi Community Group

Dharavi Intervention Strategy chart

 

Context Dimensions: Briefly describe in the space provided.	Facilitating Factors: What, if anything, about this factor can contribute to the problem’s solution?  (opportunities to intervene/ leverage points, low hanging fruit)	Inhibiting factors: What, if anything, about this factor can thwart the problem’s solution?
Population affected by the problem -Dharavi citizens -Other citizens of Mumbai -Tourists -Government	-Ask Dharavi citizens what they want -Dharavi activists -Unity among citizens -Voting legal rights of Mumbai citizens -Business owners in the slum	-Criminal cartels -Amount of money involved -Politics -Socio-economic status -Lack of legal/voting rights -Tribal politics -Sheer numbers
Key stakeholder groups -Businesses -Government state and -municipal Dharavi citizens -Association of slum developers -Developers -International community -Mumbai citizens -Other NGO’s	-Some mobilization occurring -Strong community leaders -Peaceful respect for property -Publicity -Wealth of knowledge -Some compromises from developers	-Risk of losing businesses -Number of NGO’s/ lack of shared vision -Lack of compromise from Association of -Slum Dwellers -Plan sounds good -Lack of community participation -Power imbalance -Lack of land for middle class -Housing -Lack of government vision
Level of conflict among stakeholder groups -Government vs. citizens  -NGO’s vs. government -Developers vs. government -Developers vs. citizens -Mumbai citizens vs. Dharavi citizens -International community vs. government	-Mumbai’s citizens -NGO’s ability to influence positive change with governments	-Community leaders/citizens in Dharavi -Changes in legal system for citizens -Sanitation causing health issues
Level of stakeholder mobilization/organization -On a scale of 1-5, the level of mobilization among citizens is 3 -Ngo’s 3 -Mumbai citizens 1 -Government and developers 4 -Business 2 -International community 2	-Citizens are relatively mobilized -They are vocal and have peaceful protests -Give interviews to the press -Variety of opinions -Attention from international community -Mumbai citizens need Dharavi work force -Government has strong ability to act	- Sheer numbers -Conflicting ideas and visions -Lack of coordination among NGO’s -Government is invested in plan -Lack of governmental flexibility
Magnitude of the problem   -Large population in Mumbai and Dharavi in general -Publicity-NGO’s, international community (opportunity to set a precedent) -On the individual level a lot  at stake (business, house, community) -High real estate value (Indian economic, development)	-With the increasing international publicity and resources available from NGO’s more opportunity for people to get involved and utilize these resources -High personal investment makes community more wiling to participate -Large population means more resources to draw from (people, knowledge) and may have more impact
Political support for resolving the problem    -NGO’s -Association of Slum Dwellers -Faction organizations that lobby -Private sector pressure -Citizen pressure	-Coordination between NGO’s -Community mobilization and organization -International press -Foreign aid pressure -Staying power of citizens	-Real estate developers -Government -Amount of money involved -Economic development -Caste discrimination against the poor -Entrenched positions -Lack of dialogue between citizens and government -Lack of governmental understating of the situation
Available resources that can be used to resolve the problem  -Leadership  -Desire for better housing -Social fabric -Innovation -very productive -Source of unskilled labor -Skilled t recycling	-Leadership -Labor -Can use overall GDP to separate business from residences	-Cultural trash - Loss of livelihood due to disruption of economic activities -Lack of sanitation -Pronounced social inequity -Possible resentment and crime
Some problems are intractable; others are very amenable to solution. Briefly describe this problem in terms of how easy or difficulty it will be to resolve. -This problem will be very hard to solve because it is hard to please all of the stakeholders
Key conclusions from this analysis with respect to an intervention strategy.  -Stakeholders are very important so trying to have a win win compromise is important -Development is inevitable -Dharavi citizens contribute a lot to GDP
Special considerations to keep in mind for facilitator (style, approach, etc.)  -Keep in mind past failures and best practices -Make sure there is an information campaign for the Dharavi citizens -Rich people might not want to live with poor people
Facilitation styles needed -Neutrality and a system view  -Mechanism for scaling up action -Work with a local partner -Appropriate technology

Step 1: Situational assessment

As a team, assess the key factors that could affect your intervention. To guide your assessment, consider the following the questions as they relate to your scenario: Who do you see as the primary beneficiaries of your work (who is your client)? The different community leaders, community as a whole, women, Who are the stakeholders? Community leaders, Dharavi citizens, Government, NGO's, Developers What cultural issues do you need to consider? Community bonds and conflicts, Gender roles, Culture of poverty, Language, Caste system, What issues of power or difference should be taken into consideration? Social and economic classes, Religious differences, Is there someone or a group with whom you should consider partnering in your efforts? Local community groups What other fators should be taken into consideration? Unemployment, Loss of livlihood, Health and sanitation, Government and feasibility of intervention, Developers have no incentive to provide quality or longterm housing and services, perspective of government, Levels of literacy Document your work.

Step 3: Presentation & peer critique

Teams will make presentations of approximately 30 - 45 minutes to the entire group and receive feedback. If it is possible to demonstrate a part of your intervention, please do so.   What we will present: 1. Introduction ( Assignment and Project setup) (5 min) -Who we are -Who we are working with -Project Goal   2. Present Our Project -Tool- Particpatory Community Analysis -Strengths and weakness of the strategy -Facilitation tehniques (Map out 2 day plan and steps) -Things we are taking into consideration   3. Fears and Hopes with roles (make cards) (20min)