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I propose a trial "60 house development" of the most suitable design chosen from the winners of the $300 House Contest.
It would re-house (all) the families in one village of the Mangyan People that is located nearby the town of Puerto Galera.
This village of Mangyan people live in an area very near the town of Puerto Galera. The Mangyans in general are the indigenous people of Oriental Mindoro Province of the Philippines. The Mangyans (Manguianes in Spanish, Mañguianes in Old Tagalog), consist of 7 distinct tribes. They occupy the interior, specially the highlands and down to some coastal areas. Mangyans have inhabited the island since pre-history. They are believed to have originally traveled from Indonesia and settled down for good in the island.
Spoken languages Tagalog, Mangyan (5 dialects), English
Based on the 2007 Census of Population, Oriental Mindoro has a population of 735,769 which makes it the most populous province in the region with a typical annual population growth rate of 1.06%. Housing is therefore a major issue.
The province is largely rural, with 70% of the population engaged in agriculture and fishing and with only 30% living in urban centers. Tagalog is widely spoken in the province along with English. Other languages spoken are Ilocano and Cebuano. Dialects of the Mangyan language are Arayan, Alagnan, Buhid, Hanunoo, and Tadyawan. Most of the population are of Roman Catholic stock. Refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Mindoro
The "village" I propose for a housing development is currently located very close to central Puerto Galera. Some of the people are engaged in share-farming of various crops; some work as guides and labourers at a local beach resort popular with overseas tourists that also sells some handicrafts produced mainly by the women of the village
I am not a sociologist or anthropologist and would say the people seem very poor but well into a cultural transition.
Their current housing is very, very basic (appalling would be a better description). Thatched palm leaves and simple; very small; timber structures with limited facilities -- no modern touches.
As a community they seem very "together'. They have well functioning primary school, church/minister, health and community centre. There is a very active community council that is representative, involving and consultative.
There is a very established cultural practice of sharing and helping each other -- it is a strong part of their cultural heritage and has a specific name in their language.
From discussions to-date they are very interested to be involved in such a project -- in fact they are having a council meeting this weekend (Saturday25th and Sunday 26th June 2011) to discuss such an idea. I confirm that, subject to the details of any proposal, I have definitely secured finance of approximately US$18,000 to build 60 houses based on average US$300 each.
Such a housing development needs to be supported by acceptable extra-community leadership expertise, specific community development/training programs as well as employment development programs. I am into working on these -- for example the major export income of the Philippines is Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and I am trying to arrange for 5 to 10 males from the community to work picking fruit for one or more seasons in Northern Australia -- this will give direct "start-up" and sustaining cash-flow into the community during the development and transformative phase of this program. It will also give opportunity for skill development and experience in fields such as home building and agriculture in Australia
I am also exploring a microfinance proposal to support employment development in agriculture and/or fishing and building construction.
There is a serious question of clear land-ownership that needs to be addressed before any houses are built. I will also be looking into this.
It could be possible in the near future to build several "display-homes" on secure titled land.
I believe that all can be arranged and conducted with adequate and close management, monitoring and reporting to ensure transparency in all ways, appropriateness and freedom from corruption or mis-use.
The area where it is proposed to build these houses is sufficiently close to Manila , the Philippines capitol, to attract attention and involvement from the likes of University of the Philippines and Ateneo De Manila University or Santo Tomas or De La Salle University Manila.
If the 60 house project were successful there are many more such houses required by the rest of the Mangyan people and it could likely become a business for them.
Contact me if you have questions
Regards
Ian Fraser
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That was my bad Inge. I thought it was about designing a $300.00
house for the poor because of Vijay and Christian's presence. I
didn't know it was a design contest for designers. I would never have
gotten involved.
On Jun 25, 2:01 am, Inge <edi...@cloudstoragestrategy.com> wrote:I