KINGA MULLER - Social Housing Reconstruction Camp
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Ponencia impartida por Kinga Muller, voluntaria en el proyecto Social Housing Reconstruction Camp (Hungria), el 5 de julio de 2013 en la II European Summer School of Social Innovation
KINGA MULLER - Social Housing Reconstruction Camp
- 1. SOCIAL HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION CAMP KINGA MULLER HUNGARY 2009-2013
- 2. College for Advanced Studies in Social Theory 2O09, Nagykanizsa
- 3. College for Advanced Studies in Social Theory 2 - Corvinus University of Budapest Hungary (University of Economics) - 60-100 active members - organise lectures, courses, workshops - strong links to Civil Society Organisations, volundteering, social responsability - also a community
- 4. College for Advanced Studies in Social Theory 3 Actovism - Cooperate with NGO-s - Participate in social movements for minoriry rights - Food not bombs - serving free vegetarian food to homlesses on weekly basis
- 5. The problem- local level 2009 Visiting Nagykanizsa (city) with a group called People of the streets (activists) Citromsziget = Lemon island (big social housing unit)
- 6. The problem- local level 2 Multi faced problem: - 30-40 families in a big unit - House in bad condition - Negative perception - Unemployment of tenants - Arrears (non-paid bills)
- 7. The problem- national level - Big factories close in industrial towns - Unemployment increases (11% registered) - Social benefit for active aged people decreases: 22.800 HUF/ month = Euro 76 - Unemployment benefit- just for 3 months after 10 months working
- 8. The problem- national level 2 - Poor people live in social housing - More flats needed than habitable and rentable, many sosial housing are empty, unhabitable - Flats without comfort, or not energy- efficient so heeting and electricity costs a lot
- 9. Ligetv叩ros = Grove-city - Slum of 110 council flats - Buildings built for military hospital barracks - Later minimal reconstructions - Sewer and plumbing system built at the time of the political system change /1989)
- 10. Concept Complex problem -Unemployed and indepted local people - Derelict buildings - Segregated, slumified area - Apathy
- 11. -Provide an opportunity for disadvantaged families living in social housing units and struggling with rent arrears to do something for themselves and for their surroundings - We carry out renovations involving tenants of these units and the municipality reduces the participants rent arrears by the increase in value of the renovated houses Solution ?
- 12. Achieve the first reconstruction camp - Start: 4-5 members of College for Advanced Studies in Social Theory - Develop the concept to a working plan - Apply for grants Norvegian Civil Fund - Invite professional cooparating partners: - Habitat for Humanity Hungary - College for Advanced Studies in Architects - Organise and coordinate volunteers and tenants - Knocking on 200 doors
- 14. Implementation - Challenge to win the local municipality and convince them that the maintenance of their property is economic and It will increase in value - From HFH We had a construction supervisor so We could reach the expected quality of reconstruction with unskilled locals and volunteers
- 15. Partners and organizing of the reconstruction - Found raising and sponsorship : Austhrotherm (cheaper heat insulation), DeWalt, Black and Decker, Makita, OBI, knauf (old/ unused or cheaper tools and machines) - Plan the reconstruction process - Get the building materials - Double target groups: volunteers and locals together
- 19. Benefits - Opening up - Experiencing the power of their community 辿lm辿ny - Positive media representation - Empowerment -Tenants: - Had a chance for a strong positive self- presentation - Could see the results of their work - Renovated and made more sustainable part of their surroundings
- 21. Statistics 2 section: April and August of 2010 Flats renovated: 18 and 9 People who decreased their depts: 38 and 27 Volunteers from college: 40 and 35 HFH volunteers 35 and 24 (from USA) Decrease of depts alltogether: almost 3 million HUF = Euro 10 000
- 23. The IDA program - We were cooperating partner with Autonomia Foundation and Habitat For Humanity - 3 villages of 25 of the program 6 families participated - Focus: self- care Savings Supports - Credit
- 24. The reconstructions in Valleys Civil volunteers and volunteers from coorporation E-on (energy supplier) Different kind of reconstructions painting, repair of windows and roof and walls,
- 25. Camp for children- side project Programs for a week for localchildren Creative games Community- building games Festival with local musicians and with jugglers, fire jugglers
- 26. -Reconstruction of 1 9- flats building, roofinsulation -Renovation of windows and doors - Foundraiser campaign to get more money for roof insulation and decrease heating cost for more people Ligetv叩ros 2012
- 27. -1 m2: Euro 2 -Results: 90 people donated - 675 000 HUF = Euro 2250 - 33 families could get insulation and will have lower pricesof bills Donate 1 m2 insulation
- 30. Budapest- 2013 - Cooperation with The city is for everyone - Working with volunteers for 4 homeless people living in forest move to social housing - Model program for municipalities
- 32. Sustainability 1. Economic - Moving from rent arrears toward increase in value of houses - Improving the condition of socialhousing units - Obligation of maintenance 2. Environmental - Energy efficiency
- 33. Sustainability 2 1. Organisational - Realising side projects - Spreading the idea of social housing reconstruction camp and tenant involvment
- 34. Thanks for the attention sz.epitotabor@gmail.com http://www.szepitotabor.hu/english-2/ brochure-2012/