THE PHPT MANDATE

To capacitate and engage with national, provincial, local governments and civil societies to participate and support the PHP

VISION

Communities that are energetically mobilized and empowered to be masters of their own development through the People's Housing Process.

MISSION

To build the capacity of Provincial government, Municipalities, NGO's, CBO's, Traditional Authorities and Support Organizations in order that they support the People's Housing Process.

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

The current operational activities focus on three strategic thrusts, namely

Communication

• Strategic Guidance and Support

- Training

- Technical Advisory Services

• Research and Development

• Corporate services

PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:

TRAINING PROGRAMMES TOTAL

Project Management Implementation Systems 179

Housing design and costing 325

Occupational safety 16

Community Facilitators 1412

Housing Support Centre Management 129

PEOPLE'S HOUSING PROCESS REVIEW

- To review the implementation of the People's Housing Policy and its impact

- Document and share lessons learned

- Inform the current policy on supporting the PHP

- Institutional framework and support mechanisms for implementation
- Redefine the role of the PHP

KEY ISSUES EMERGING FROM THE REVIEW

- Maximum beneficiary participation, choice and control

- Larger better quality houses

- Beneficiary commitment

- Greater diversity of housing outcomes

- Empowerment

- Stockvel construction approach

- Beneficiary savings

RECOMMENDATIONS

- With the stakeholders, including provincial and local government, beneficiaries, CBO's and NGO's the DOH must embark upon a review of the PHP policy

- The PHP policy needs to reflect the fact that the main challenge of the PHP is not necessarily technical and administrative, but social

- The policy must be based on the understanding that the main benefits of the PHP arise from allowing beneficiaries to make choices about, and exercise control over, the housing process.

- The policy must address the seeming contradictions between the PHP and the new Procurement Policy

- The National Home-Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) must not bring PHP into its regulatory ambit

- Separate financial protocols must be negotiated so that Provincial and Local Government can handle subsidies differently in order to maximize take-up beneficiaries, so as to ensure efficient and effective application to housing delivery through the PHP.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE


Improve PHP delivery to 20% of National Targets


PHPTs
CONTRIBUTION
TIME FRAMES

• Put a project management March 2005

scheme into operation

• Place Three (3) young/fresh

engineering/housing graduates

in each province

• Fresh graduates take

responsibility for SO's and

operationalise projects

• Link with the Cuban engineers

• Monitor and evaluate

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE

Mobilisation / Letsema Campaign


PHPTs
CONTRIBUTION TIME FRAMES

- Address community meetings February 2005 / Ongoing
- Become the main

ambassadors of PHP

Nationally

- Use support centres for

information dissemination and

consumer education

- Create critical mass of support

nationally


STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE

Capacity Building


PHPTs
CONTRIBUTION TIME FRAMES

- Support Organisation training March 2005

course for municipalities

- Account Administration training

- Facilitate Construction Skills

training for beneficiaries

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE

Job creation

PHPTs CONTRIBUTION TIME FRAMES

- Facilitate brick making March 2005

ventures

- Encourage community

services eg: gardening,

painting etc.

IMPACT

The main impact of PHPT strategies must be the increased delivery of houses through PHP to at least 20% of the National target in the first year.