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Mobility and migration
Policy paper
Ethiopia
Front cover Policy Brief 51
Experiences of urban relocation and life in condominiums in Addis Ababa
Summary

This brief assesses the research findings from a mixed methods study of the experiences of urban relocation in 3 communities Addis Ababa and suggests a set of recommendations.

In Ethiopia the state-led Integrated Housing Development Programme involved the construction of large condominium complexes mainly on the city outskirts . This enabled poor and middle-income households to become homeowners for the first time, something they had previously thought of as unimaginable and referred to as ‘a dream come true’.  This study interviewed young people 8 years apart, during which time some had been relocated to new condominiums and some had remained in old neighbourhoods.   The findings are reported in a Working Paper available here

This Policy Brief offers the following recommendations: 


■ Consider housing subsidies and alternative options for the poorest, given the difficulties very poor households have in paying for the costs of condominiums.
■ Plan relocation to take place during school holidays as far as possible, to prevent the disruption to schooling that occurs when it happens during the school year.
■ Improve services in the new condominium areas beyond housing provision. This includes better
health and education provision, and more leisure and recreation options.
■ Pay greater attention to issues of environmental pollution and safety, including gender-based violence.
This is particularly important in the old neighbourhoods.
■ Promote changes in societal gender attitudes that give girls more agency and decision-making in leisure
activities and spending in the home, in schools and through media and community initiatives

Front cover Policy Brief 51
Experiences of urban relocation and life in condominiums in Addis Ababa
Summary

This brief assesses the research findings from a mixed methods study of the experiences of urban relocation in 3 communities Addis Ababa and suggests a set of recommendations.

In Ethiopia the state-led Integrated Housing Development Programme involved the construction of large condominium complexes mainly on the city outskirts . This enabled poor and middle-income households to become homeowners for the first time, something they had previously thought of as unimaginable and referred to as ‘a dream come true’.  This study interviewed young people 8 years apart, during which time some had been relocated to new condominiums and some had remained in old neighbourhoods.   The findings are reported in a Working Paper available here

This Policy Brief offers the following recommendations: 


■ Consider housing subsidies and alternative options for the poorest, given the difficulties very poor households have in paying for the costs of condominiums.
■ Plan relocation to take place during school holidays as far as possible, to prevent the disruption to schooling that occurs when it happens during the school year.
■ Improve services in the new condominium areas beyond housing provision. This includes better
health and education provision, and more leisure and recreation options.
■ Pay greater attention to issues of environmental pollution and safety, including gender-based violence.
This is particularly important in the old neighbourhoods.
■ Promote changes in societal gender attitudes that give girls more agency and decision-making in leisure
activities and spending in the home, in schools and through media and community initiatives

Publication Information

Mobility and migration
Policy paper
Ethiopia