Paraguay

“Oga pora guype” Improvement of the habitat for housing construction through mutual aid, in the community of the Inmaculate district (Caaguazú)

Characteristics of project

Location: Inmaculate Conception District of Caaguazý city (Province of Caaguazú).

Local partner: “Oga Pora Guype” (Under a Nice House)

Justification:

The main problems that are meant to be solved:

  • Precarious housing on municipal grounds
  • High degree of piling
  • Absence of organization and self-management
  • Low income level

Objectives:

1.  Improvement of life quality and habitability conditions of 105 families in 6 blocks sited in the Inmaculate disctrict of Caaguazú city.

Activities:

  • Buy of municipal grounds on the part of the 105 beneficiary families.
  • Elaboration of problematic situations´ register and neighbours´ advicing.
  • Achievement of the title deed of 105 lots in the mentioned blocks.
  • Promotion of the training courses and enrolment of the participants in them.
  • Hiring of professionals in elecetricity, plumbing, masonry, tiling and painting.
  • To carry out 5 technical training courses on construction (masonry, plumbing, electricity, tiling and painting)
  • Display and selling of crafts.
  • Meetings of Oga Pora Guype managing Committee for the project´s follow-up.
  • To create 5 work subcommitees for improving local organization and participation concerning the district´s project and working.
  • 18 speeches on organization and forms of local equalitarian participation between men and women.

Beneficiary population: 105 families

Project duration: 18 months

Budget: €111.486,32

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