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Experiences

Calama housing Project - Santander de Quilichao

Workers’ Cooperative of the Businesses of Grupo Carvajal, Municipality of Santander de Quilichao, Empresa de Servicios Públicos (Public Utility Company) de Santander de Quilichao, Welfare Fund of Cauca, COMFACAUCA, Banco Agrario, Bancolombia, Centelsa and Pavco.

A social interest housing project developed in the Municipality of Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, on land of the Workers’ Cooperative of the Businesses of Grupo Carvajal. It was initiated in response to the lack of suitable housing for a group of ...
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The Housing and environment Unit of the Carvajal Foundation arose in the middle 80’s from the need to give technical assistance to poor families when building their houses on the Aguablanca District.

Since then, the unit has implemented this experience with a methodology of family participation in the construction of their homes, which has benefited Cali’s families and other Valle del Cauca’s Municipalities, as well as other Colombian cities.

Unit Mission

To facilitate processes that enable vulnerable families to obtain dignified housing using public, private and community resources.

Strategies

- To identify Governmental resources
- To manage cross-institutional articulation
- To promote community participation

 


In order to accomplish this program’s objectives several actions are carried out framed in four strategic lines:

1. Social interest Housing

The social interest housing projects are developed regarding national policies, the housing familiar subsidy and under alliances with other institutions in order to benefit populations, target of intervention.

2. Housing improvement

Oriented to families with just one house that has one or several basic lacks established by law, and that fulfill all the requirements to apply for a subsidy. Carvajal Foundation assists these families in the acquisition of the subsidy, designs with the families’ participation, building techniques specifications set up, family training, supervision on the work and on the authentication of National Government subsidies.

3. Building in own place

These are projects for families that own a plot and fulfill the requirements of law to apply for a subsidy. Carvajal Foundation keeps company to the families on the procedure of the subsidies, individual family designs with their participation, family training, supervision on the work and on the authentication of the subsidies.

4. Technical and Social Consultancy for entities.

Carvajal Foundation keeps technical and social company to public and private entities that are interested in developing housing solutions for specific populations.

Projects and Programas

1. Legal title habilitation
2. Promote new housing solutions in focus comunities.
3. Housing improvement and environment
4. Complementary projects: Technical training in construction.


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Misión de la Unidad

Facilitar los procesos por los cuales los hogares en condiciones de vulnerabilidad consiguen una vivienda y desarrollan un hábitat digno a partir de la integración de los recursos del sector público, privado y de las propias comunidades.

Estrategias

- Identificar recursos del Estado

- Gestionar la articulación interinstitucional

- Promover la participación comunitaria

Para cumplir los objetivos de este programa realiza acciones en el marco de cuatro líneas estratégicas:


1. Vivienda de Interés Social

Los proyectos de vivienda de interés social se desarrollan de acuerdo con la política nacional, el subsidio familiar de vivienda y bajo alianzas con otras instituciones beneficiando a poblaciones objeto de intervención.

2. Mejoramiento de Vivienda


Orientado a familias que cuentan con una única vivienda que presenta alguna o varias de las carencias básicas establecidas por ley y cumplen con los requisitos para solicitar subsidio. La Fundación Carvajal acompaña a las familias en la gestión del subsidio, diseños participativos, establecimiento de especificaciones técnicas de construcción, capacitación de las familias, supervisión de obras y en la legalización de subsidios del gobierno nacional.

3. Construcción en sitio propio

Son proyectos para familias que cuentan con un lote de su propiedad y cumplen con los requisitos de ley para solicitar el subsidio del gobierno. La Fundación Carvajal acompaña a las familias en gestión del subsidio, diseños participativos individuales, capacitación a las familias, supervisión de obras y en la legalización de subsidios.

4. Asesoría técnica y social a entidades

La Fundación Carvajal acompaña técnica y socialmente a entidades públicas y privadas interesadas en desarrollar soluciones de vivienda para poblaciones específicas.


Programas y Proyectos de la Unidad de Vivienda y Ambiente Urbano

1. Vivienda Saludable

2. Promoción de oferta de vivienda nueva en comunidades priorizadas

3. Mejoramiento de vivienda y entorno

4. Construcción y Equipamiento Centro Comuna 18.

5. Urbanización Calama - Santander de Quilichao

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Programs

Income Generation

The income generation programs’ target is to generate and promote intervention models that contribute to local development of a territory through Carvajal Foundation’s beneficiary population. Several specialized programs are offered to support population groups in different stages of productive projects. Currently the program is established in Aguablanca District, Commune #18, Montebello municipality in Cali and in rural zones of 18 towns of Valle del Cauca.

Unit Mission

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