Manual “Empowerment and Trust Building Through Local Initiatives”
A manual published by PDP in 2008 explains how support for local community initiatives can foster participatory development in informal areas and lead to sustainable improvements in living conditions. The manual outlines how to plan, manage and support local initiatives; how to identify and involve NGOs, local actors and the local administration; how to implement an initiative and how to monitor and evaluate its success.
Download: Manual “Empowerment and Trust Building Through Local Initiatives” in English
Download: Manual “Empowerment and Trust Building Through Local Initiatives” in Arabic
Manual “Knowing Local Communities”
The Manual “Knowing Local Communities” published by the PDP in 2008 describes how to facilitate direct consultations with the local population to get as much accurate information as possible.
Participatory community development requires knowledge about local interests, priorities, resources, and organisational capacities. Local residents – women, men, the old and the young – and local businesses people know their communities best. They know each other, their locality, its physical environment, attitudes towards planned interventions, common and diverging interests and priorities. They can provide innovative solutions to suit their local needs.
Download: Manual “Knowing Local Communities” in English
Download: Manual “Knowing Local Communities” in Arabic
Information Flyers on PDP, GIS and Local Initiatives Fund
For more information about the Participatory Development Programme in Urban Areas (PDP), the GIS Unit or the Local Inititatives Fund, please download the following Flyers.
Download: Information Flyer on PDP in Arabic and English
Download: Information Flyer on GIS in English
Download: Information Flyer on GIS in Arabic
Download: Information Flyer on Local Initiatives Fund in English
Download: Information Flyer on Local Initiatives Fund in Arabic
PhD Thesis: What Happened to Participation? Urban Development and Authoritarian Upgrading in Cairo’s Informal Neighbourhoods
Elena Piffero’s PhD thesis with the title “What Happened to Participation? Urban Development and Authoritarian Upgrading in Cairo’s Informal Neighbourhoods” is based on sound empirical evidence and a fascinating reading for anyone interested in Cairo and in the contradictions between development theories and practices.
Her analysis follows three sets of questions: the first set regards the way ‘participation’ has been interpreted and concretised by PUMP and PDP. The second is about the emancipating potential of the ‘participatory approach’ and its ability to ‘empower’ the ‘marginalised’. The third focuses on one hand on the efficacy of GIZ strategy to lead to an improvement of the delivery service in informal areas (especially in terms of planning and policies), and on the other hand on the potential of GIZ development intervention to trigger an incremental process of ‘democratisation’ from below.
The Role of Urban Land Titling in Slum Improvement, January 2009
This diploma thesis submitted to the Technical University of Berlin takes a critical look at the issue of land titling in slum improvement processes, using PDP’s Land Titling Programme in Manshiet Nasser as a case study.
Download: The Role of Urban Land Titling in Slum Improvement
Struggling for Participation, Experiences from Boulaq El Dakrour, 2008
This paper by Elena Piffero examines the challenging process of fostering participatory development in the informal neighbourhood of Boulaq El Dakrour. Piffero worked with PDP staff in the informal neighbourhood for several months and used data and experiences covering a 10-year period for her assessment.
Download: Struggling for Participation
PDP’s Presentation on the International Symposium on Exchanging Global and Egyptian Experiences in Deal with Informal Areas
The International Symposium on “Exchanging Global and Egyptian Experiences in Dealing with Informal Areas within the Wider Urban Management Context” was held by the Participatory Development Programme (PDP) of the GIZ and several Egyptian partners in Cairo from 14th to 15th October 2008.
On behalf of the PDP, Dr. Khaled Abdelhalim was giving a comprehensive presentation on PDP’s experiences in advising decision-makers on the local, regional and national level on how to upgrade informal areas. The presentation highlights the responsibilities of the district, governorate and ministerial level and shows instruments to be applied for dealing with informal areas on each level.
Download: PDP Presentation Symposium 2008
Akzente 1/2004 – Wachsen wie die Pyramiden
Ägyptens Städte haben ein Problem: ungeplante, arme Stadtteile ohne urbane Infrastruktur. Der Dialog zwischen den Bewohnern der illegalen Ansiedlungen und der Verwaltung ist abgerissen. Die GIZ knüpft neue Verbindungen.
Thomas Veser | Text und Fotos
Download: Akzente 1-04 Wachsen wie die Pyramiden