1. Project Name:
Study of Slums in Urban Areas of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Abbottabad, Mansehra, Mardan, Nowshera and D.I.Khan
There has been almost no objective study of the slums in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
that could explain how many number of slums, where are these located and what are
the existing status of living conditions in terms of legal status of the settlement,
demography, in-migrating trends, housing quality, quality of basic services, level of
poverty and opportunities to improving economic condition. The proposed study will be
expected to analyze these and other indicators.
The proposed study is also expected to identify solutions that would help the
provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in improving living conditions in the
slums. Field testing of solutions, based on the proposed study analysis, would then be
separately designed and would help in improving living conditions in the slums.
The study is being organized with the assistance of the USAID (Municipal
Services Program) as donor. The proposed study must be conducted in urban
Abbottabad, Mansehra, Mardan, Nowshera and DI Khan. The proposed study would
have the following two parts
Part-1
Present basic Information about slum areas
Part-II
Provide solutions to improving living conditions in the identified slums with
suggestions as to how to arrest growth of slums in future.
The prospective consultant(s)/ firm(s) would be required to investigate the
following aspects of slums.
Scope of the Study
Part-I Basic Information ABOUT SLUMS
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The study must identify the number of slum areas. However, consultants will
review the criteria in the context of Abbottabad, Mansehra, Mardan, Nowshera
and DI Khan. In addition these must be looked into the contextual understanding
of the definitions of slums that has not been highlighted in the empirical text.
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The study must identify the legal or illegal status of the identified slum and
any efforts that have been made or initiated by people and/ or
government in this respect
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Identify the concerned TMA / Municipal Corporation and present an assessment
of the current institutional link between the slums and the concerned TMA /
Municipal Corporation
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The study must trace the history behind development of each of the slums;
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The study must identify all dimensions and demographic patterns, including
gender and rates of migration into the slums;
6. Status of living conditions must be identified and these may be identified, but not
limited to, under the following sectors; and
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Quality of housing structures. Average rooms and average person per room
must be identified
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Access to WASH. Requirement of water per day and actual use must be
identified
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Access to any municipal services (water, sanitation, waste collection, storm
drainage, street lighting, paved sidewalks and roads for emergency access)
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Determine number of households that pay for utility services to municipality
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Access to utilities such as water, electricity and gas
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Access to the nearest affordable schools and colleges
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Access to the nearest affordable hospital facilities
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Access to the nearest bus stop or other affordable transport facility
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Access to the nearest places of work related to people living in the slums
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Access to the nearest main road of the city or any connecting road to the city
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Title holding. The consultants/ firm must identify how many especially womenheaded households are non-title holders;
Access to open spaces for people within slums or nearest to the slums
Current status of the following socio-economic conditions of households must be
identified
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Determine gender-based gross and effective rates of employment,
unemployment and under-employment according to different levels of poverty
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Types of employment and according to different levels of poverty
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Type of skills of women and men residing in the slums and type of skills
classified according to different level of poverty;
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Assessment of the current economic contribution of households (men and
women) to the economy of Abbottabad, Mansehra, Mardan, Nowshera and DI
Khan and the same assessment determined by different levels of poverty;
and
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8.
Determine the level of poverty of households by using standard
method and provide comparison of rates of poverty in slums to that of
city/ province rates of poverty;
Assessment of the potential economic contribution of households (men and
women) to the economy of Peshawar and the same assessment should be
determined by different levels of poverty
The GIS mapping of the findings needs to be developed.
Part-II
Provide solutions to improving living conditions in the
identified slums with suggestions as to how to
arrest growth of slums in future.
Based on the findings of the proposed study, as highlighted in part-1 above,
carefully assessed solutions to improving living conditions in slums must be provided.
The prospective consultant(s)/ firm must taken into account all best practices in this
respect both in-country and internationally. Careful assessment of the solutions also
must consider adaptability of these solutions in the context of the socio-economic body
politic of each of the identified slums. The solutions must be identified, not limited to, in
the following areas:
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Suggest comprehensive ways and mea ns for integrating the slum as a settlements
within the provincial government;
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Suggest affordable housing solutions protecting them from the extreme weather
conditions, disasters and insufficient living space etc;
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How can basic municipal services such as water, sanitation, waste collection, storm
drainage, street lighting, paved sidewalks and roads for emergency access can be
provided in the given physical location of the slum;
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How can easy access to affordable schools, hospitals or public places for
the community to gather can be provided;
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How can easy access to affordable transport can be provided to the slum dwellers;
In case the slum is located at a place where affordable transport is not easily
accessible then present new affordable solutions in order to improve this
impediment;
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How can it be ensured that there is an institutional link between the slum dwellers
and the TMA;
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What kind of programmes can be activated that generates employment also for the
women, by providing opportunities of earning new or improved income; and
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Looking at the slums, also suggest solutions for future expansion or for relocations
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