Social Housing for the poor has always been implemented in a piecemeal manner that is intrusive and opaque. By following a city-wide, community-led, multi-stakeholder approach to urban development, we are creating a paradigm shift in the social housing sector. SA’s spatial data aids ULBs in providing common civic infrastructure. Involving communities in the process of designing gives them a sense of ownership and responsibility ensuring the maintenance and hygiene of the space. This results in upward economic mobility and security for future generations. Changing the built-environment changes the perceptions of the society toward the marginalized communities. It leads to their acceptance and gradual assimilation into the mainstream. They can now forever leave behind the stigma of being slum dwellers.
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