The city of Luanda is rapidly expanding. About 70% of
the population lives on the periphery. These areas lack
infrastructures and the reach of public services is limited to
health and education. Existing infrastructures are degraded
due to a combination of factors such as war, negligence and
lack of policies, as well as a lack of expertise in relevant
fields. Migration towards cities has led to the creation of
heterogeneous neighbourhoods that lack the initiative to
organize themselves collectively.
Collective structures are generally in a poor state. In
1991 the Freedom of Association Law came into effect and
that has led to the creation of a number of national NGOs
and Community-based Organizations. It was in this context
that Development Workshop (DW) in partnership
with EPAL, Luanda’s Water Authority, and DNA, National
Water Directorate developed the Water Programme
for Luanda’s periphery.
History
School
Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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Citation
FERREIRA, S., 2001. Community services - peri-urban Luanda, Angola. IN: Scott, R. (ed). People and systems for water, sanitation and health: Proceedings of the 27th WEDC International Conference, Lusaka, Zambia, 20-24 August 2001, pp. 281-282.
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