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The Programa Favela Bairro.

The Programa Favela Bairro.

 

What is it?

The Municipality of the City of Rio de Janeiro designed the Favela-Bairro Program as a tool to promote urban and social integration of carioca’s (people who live in Rio) and reverse the process of urban decline that generally follows the growth of spontaneous low-income settlements in metropolitan areas of Third World countries.

 

How much is it and who pays?

The Inter-American Development Bank funded this US$180 million “slum to neighbourhood” project in 1995 and the municipal government and the IDB have committed more than $600 million.

Give some examples of infrastructure improvements?

Sewer system, parks, garbage removal, public lighting, public spaces and pebbled streets.

Give some examples of community projects?

Relocation of families to bigger and better houses.

The Zabaleen.

Zabaleen.

 

Who are they?

The zabaleen are an eygyptian community who are allowed to collect and dispose of the city of Cairo's waste by feeding it to there pigs

Where do they live?

They live in an area of Egypt known as ‘Garbage City’ which at times occupies around 65,000 to 75,000 people. They originated from a group of migrants, known as the Wahiya, who moved to Cairo at the 19th century where they assumed responsibility for the collection and disposal of the city’s household waste whilst working under contract with building owners.

 

How do they make a living from rubbish?

They make a living by sorting through the rubbish that they find and finding a good use for it, they also feed their pigs with the waste food they find.

 

In what ways do the Zabaleen offer a sustainable solution to waste disposal?

Until the 1980s, there was no formal system of waste collection in Cairo. All collection was performed by Zabaleen. This garbage collection system is still a fundamental part of the city's solid waste management as the Zabaleen collect between a third and a half of the 6,500 tonnes of that Cairo produces every day, with half being collected by the city and private companies and the remaining 1,500 tonnes left uncollected – often in the poorest areas. Any uncollected garbage will be burnt which severely intensifies the air pollution problem in Cairo.

 

 

What problems do they face?

So they have two major problems, among others: The health and sanitation issues associated with living off trash, and the prospect of losing income as the positions of competitors strengthen.