Social Housing Benchmark Meeting
The Social Housing Benchmark programme 2011 started in August and will end in March 2012. The program is a result of the cooperation between VNG International, SALGA and CMRA.
The second Social Housing Benchmark meeting was held in Pretoria on 8 and 9 November. During the meeting a panel made up of representatives from the Social Housing Benchmark Authority (SHRA), the National Association of Housing Organisations (NASHO), and from three Social Housing Institutions (Communicare, Madulammoho and JOSHCO) was formed. A lively panel discussion on downstreaming Rental Housing in South Africa was held. Downstreaming Rental Housing refers to the focus on lowincome groups, indigent households and the vulnerable with regard to the provision of Rental Housing.
How can your municipality participate in a new benchmark?
South African municipalities are invited to participate in new benchmarks on the following topics: Local Economic Development, Public Participation, HIV and AIDS, and Housing. These are implemented by SALGA and CMRA. The benchmark projects all aim to aid municipalities to improve their municipal service delivery. Often benchmarks are funded by international donors, but in most cases co-funding from the participating municipalities is needed. If your municipality is interested in participating in one of the benchmarks please contact Ms. Merle Voigts at 012 347 3848 mvoigts@cmra.org.za