affordable Housing for the underserved
The enterprise takes land on lease and builds wooden houses referred to as kiosk in the local parlance. Ten kiosks will stand on a standard plot of land with each having ornamental plants forming a hedge around it. Toilet facilities and kitchens will be shared in common. There will be proper landscaping of the compound. Food and household needs will be sold by the establishment to those interested
About You
Section 1: About You
Section 2: About Your Organization
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
Yes
Organization Name
Total Development International Foundation
Organization Website
Organization Phone
Organization Address
JB Plaza West Legon Accra
Organization Country
Ghana, GA
Is your organization a
Non‐profit/NGO/citizen sector organization
How long has this organization been operating?
1‐5 years
Your idea
Name Your Project
affordable Housing for the underserved
Describe your Social Enterprise
The enterprise takes land on lease and builds wooden houses referred to as kiosk in the local parlance. Ten kiosks will stand on a standard plot of land with each having ornamental plants forming a hedge around it. Toilet facilities and kitchens will be shared in common. There will be proper landscaping of the compound. Food and household needs will be sold by the establishment to those interested
Country your work focuses on
Ghana, GA
Innovation
What makes your innovation unique?
In Accra the urban poor live in such homes in poor environment on undeveloped plots of land often with no toilet or kitchen facilities. They have no housing security as they have to vacate the plot they occupy without adequate notice when the plot owner wants to commence construction work.
The innovation is in:The housing need of the urban poor is being addressed. The building is structured to take care of gender needsas thre is an inner room for privacy needs.There is the touch of beauty and decency given to the homes in the construction and the beautiful landscaping of the environment, provision of electricity. There is housing security since the land is taken on long lease of twenty years and the responsibility for maintenance of building is taken off the tenants. Tenants pay rent quarterly as opposed to one or two year advance payment taken by conventional landlords
Do you have a patent for this idea?
No
Impact
This Entry is about (Issues)
Tell us about the social impact of your innovation. Please include both numbers and stories as evidence of this impact
This is an innovation at the design stage. Only the land has been obtained.The project proposes incremental scale up from the proceeds of completed projects and should house 500 urban poor families in one year.
Problem: Describe the primary problem(s) that your innovation is addressing
Poor living conditions and housing insecurity in Accra Ghana. Alongside the beauty and the opulence is the squalor of the undeveloped plots and uncompleted buildings which are the homes of many.The dwellers of the uncompleted buildings are exposed to the vagaries of the weather.They are often illegal occupants and it is always a sad sight when sacked occupants take their wooden homes in trucks in search of another available location to perch on. The devastating effects of these constant migrations on the women and children are best left to the imagination. The cxhildren's schooling is affected, so is the economic activities of the women as all these take place around their dwelling places.
Actions: Describe the steps that you are taking to make your innovation a success. Include a description of the business model. What might prevent that success?
The first piece of land has been obtained and the design given to the construction workers.The proposed house rent is GHC10 (7.1USD) monthly to be collected quarterly.
Non-availability of funds to proceed is a serious threat to this project. However advocacy efforts are being made to get economically buoyant people to donate generously towards this project.Once the first set is completed resources generated from rent and the mini mart will be plowed back to develop the next phase of the project.
Results: Describe the expected results of these actions over the next three years. Please address each year separately, if possible
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!st year 50 units constructed- approximately 150 people will benefit
2nd year 100 units constructed- approximately 300 people will benefit
3rd year 100 units constructed- approximately 300 people will benefit
It is also hoped that this model will be adopted by estate developers who hitherto have focused on meeting the needs of the high and middle class people
How many people will your project serve annually?
101‐1000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
Less than $50
Does your innovation seek to have an impact on public policy?
No
If your innovation seeks to impact public policy, how?
Approximately 150 words left (1200 characters).
Sustainability
What stage is your Social Enterprise in?
Idea phase
Does your organization have a board of directors or an advisory board?
Yes
Does your organization have a non monetary partnerships with NGOs?
Yes
Does your organization have a non monetary partnerships with businesses?
No
Does your organization have a non monetary partnerships with government?
Yes
Please tell us more about how partnerships could be critical to the success of your Social Enterprise
Approximately 250 words left (1200 characters).
We would like to learn more about how your initiative is financially supported. Please explain your business plan/revenue model
The initial fund for obtaining the land is from family sources and friends who believe in the project.
50 units in the 1st year @GHC300= 15,000
Annual lease is GHC 1,200
Rent from 16 units for 12months @GHC10monthly=1,920
Monthly revenue from minimart 100x12= 1,200
Rent and revenue from sales for 3 years= GHC3,120x3years=9,360
Lease for 3 years is GHC 3,600
In three years money for the construction and the land lease and maintenance is recovered and subsequent years money realised will be for maitenance and scaling up. 2nd and 3rd year money from external source will be plowed in for sustainance
The Story
What was the defining moment that led you to this innovation?
Several encounters with people who carry ther homes in truck looking for the next abode
Tell us about the person—the social innovator—behind this idea.
It is my idea. I am concerned about people's well being. I have been in development work for more than 2 decadesw orking with both rural and urban poor for holistic development.
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Web Search (e.g., Google or Yahoo)
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