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BESG Special Needs Housing Programme - a response to HIV/AIDS and vulnerability
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In 2000, the Built Environment Support Group (BESG) based at the University's of Natal's Durban campus, together with the affiliates of the Urban Sector Network (USN) embarked on a USAID-funded programme to capacitate the sector around issues of HIV/AIDS and urban development. The programme became part of a broader process to formulate a comprehensive and integrative Special Needs housing programme for BESG.
The components of BESG's programme are outlined as follows:
1. Supportive Housing Pilots
2. Applied Research and Assessment
3. Advocacy and Policy Development
BESG's programme strives to create supportive physical and social environments for those who are affected by HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening problems. This target group has limited access to resource and BESG believes that mitigating the impact of the epidemic on households and local communities should be a core aspect of its overall strategy. BESG is committed to participative and inclusive planning and development processes to achieve this purpose.
For more information, contact:
Built Environment Support Group
Tel: 031 260 2267
Fax: 031 260 1236
Research: TERENCE SMITH
Pmb Housing Projects: CAMERON BRISBANE
Dbn Housing Projects: NINA SAUNDERS
To download the full "BESG Special Needs Housing Progamme" document, click on the MSWord file in the righthand column.
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