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Postal Addressing of Slums to Achieve SDG 11.1
Description/achievement of initiative

Having a unique postal address (and having post delivered to one's home) enables a citizen to identify him or herself to the authorities and be identified by them also. It helps empower the slum dweller to improve their slum and livelihood. Addressing the Unaddressed (ATU) provides free of charge geocoded postal addresses to slum dwellers. As we do so we survey each dwelling and then compare surveys over time for that dwelling so showing that our work is helping achieve SDG 11.1.

Implementation methodologies

This initiative is carried out in a number of steps: 1. A slum is identified and the stakeholders (community and community representatives) sensitized and assistant workers from the slum identified 2. The streets through the slum and the houses in the slum mapped and each dwelling given its own code. 3. A census is carried out and the database loaded online (to be used by bank for KYC requirements) 4. A series of bank account opening and identify card application events are run and the postal workers trained to deliver mail 5. An assistant worker from the slum is appointed to advise of updates (i.e. when slum dwellers move or new houses built or changed) 6. Volunteer university students carry out annual census and compare information since last census We will show how we are achieving SDG11.1 by showing over time how the slum has been upgraded under the following headings: • social protection • primary health care • safe water • safe sanitation • cooking method

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

CAPACITY BUILDING We have an office in Kolkata with 5 staff currently and they can currently address 1,250 houses per month (15,000 p.a.). From the 2011 census of Kolkata there are 1.4 million people living in urban slums. From our own work to date, we have found are on average between 3 and 4 people per slum household and therefore we will need to address about 400,000 houses to complete the urban area of Kolkata. At current funding rates ($25,000 p.a.) we have the capacity to do just 38% of the work in 10 years and therefore our challenge is to increase our current level of funding. We expect to do that as more organisations and donors see the impact of our work and come on board. We current licence the data we have gathered to local banks and NGOs. As our database size increases we expect more interest from other like minded organisations in licensing and using our data so generating funds to help us scale up our work. And as we work we will train those organisations from other territories to copy what we do. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER The technology used by Addressing the Unaddressed (website, mobile phone apps built by GO Code International) belong to Addressing the Unaddressed already as Addressing the Unaddressed owns GO Code International. We will licence this technology on a perpetual and cost recovery basis to any organisation who wishes to use it for the purpose of achieving any SDG.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Addressing the Unaddressed is a registered charity (CHY 20840) based in Ireland. Addressing the Unaddressed (India) is a section 25 trust company (AC 644252) based in India. The Irish company has 3 directors and 4 trustees. The Indian company has 3 directors. The Irish company has no employees (just 2 senior management volunteers). The Indian company has 5 staff and 1 senior management volunteer. The names of the above are available here http://www.addressingtheunaddressed.org/board-staff-and-supporters The accounts for both companies are available on the web at http://www.addressingtheunaddressed.org/governance

Partner(s)

Addressing the Unaddressed
Progress reports
Goal 11
October 2016
50,000 people living in 15,000 dwellings in the urban slums in Kolkata will have each have a unique postal address
October 2017
100,000 people living in 30,000 dwellings in the urban slums in Kolkata will have each have a unique postal address.
October 2018
A training centre for those (from India, Africa, South America, etc) who wish to copy our methods will be set up in Kolkata
October 2026
1.4m people living in 350,000 dwellings in the urban slums in Kolkata will have each have a unique postal address.
Staff / Technical expertise
1 senior staff giving 1 day each week and 2 senior staff giving 1 day each two weeks of technical/management expertis
Financing (in USD)
500,000 USD
Other, please specify
Computer equipment from local bank
In-kind contribution
Help with stakeholder sensitisation meetings from local NGO

Basic information
Time-frame: June 2012 - October 2026
Partners
Addressing the Unaddressed
Countries
Contact information
Alex Pigot, CEO, alex.pigot@addressingtheunaddressed.org
United Nations