URBAN HOUSING FOR ALL - A Training Manual for Community Action

These leaders and activists stand on the front lines of advocating for the housing rights of the informal workers, and we have designed this manual to help them guide the social activists they will train to explore the necessary legal, strategic, and advocacy tools to navigate the intricate landscape of urban housing policies. [...] It is my sincere hope that as a valuable training resource, the manual will contribute to the empowering of a new generation of social justice leaders to champion the cause of the housing rights of informal workers, to develop their understanding of the collective struggles and approaches of the marginal community and ensuring that their rights are not just recognised but are actively upheld. [...] The pandemic has underscored the urgent need for comprehensive and equitable housing policies that address the root causes of housing inequality and ensure access to safe and affordable housing for all urban residents. [...] In view of this scenario, the National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy, 2007 focuses the spotlight on multiple stake-holders namely, the Private Sector, the Cooperative Sector, the Industrial Sector for labour housing and the Services/Institutional Sector for employee housing. [...] man-agement and development >> in India, including the roles and Explaining the significance of understanding the institutional responsibilities of gov-ernmental framework to address housing for the urban poor.