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SESSION 2: Panel discussion

: Why collective housing? ​(10:40 – 12:00)

SESSION 3: Collective housing ​for all in Thailand

(13:00 – 14:30)

SESSION 1:

Inaugural session (08:00 - 10:30)

SESSION 4: Case studies of ​collective housing in Asia and ​other places (15:00 – 16:30)

• Welcome speech by Ms. Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary ​for Programs, United Nations Economic and Social ​Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
• Report on the international conference on collective housing, ​by Mr.Kritsada Somprasong Director of the Community ​Organization Development Institute. (Public Organization)
• Opening speech of the meeting by Mr. Anukun Piedkaew, ​Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development ​and Human Security.
• Video on collective housing
• Keynote speech, “Buddhist dharma in working on collective ​housing”, by Phra Phrom Phacharayanamuni (Phra Archarn ​Jayasâro), a senior Buddhist monk.
  

• (Moderated by Mr. Suthichai Yoon, senior Thai ​journalist) This discussion will focus on the significance ​of collective housing from different perspectives, to be ​presented by speakers from around the world. In spite ​of the fact that there is so much real estate and public ​sector housing in the market today, why there is a need ​to advance the agenda of collective housing? What will ​be the “added value” of designing and implementing ​policies and programs on Collective Housing in the ​world?
  

• Panel includes Dr. Kobsak Phutrakul (Chairman of CODI ​Board), Kirtee Shah (ASAG, INHAF, Former Adviser to ​Indian PM), Lajana Manandhar (ACHR Secretary, ​Lumanti, Nepal), Adriana Allen (Lecturer at DPU in ​London, and former HIC President), Van Liza Aung ​(Chairperson, Women For The World NGO in Myanmar), ​Lea Oswald (from UrbaMonde and Co-Habitat Network, ​in Switzerland) and a representative from Shack ​Dwellers International (SDI) in South Africa. Lunch ​(12:00 - 13:00)
  

• Video on collective housing in Thailand
  

• Introduction: “Collective housing as a key to human ​security and sustainable development: the experience of ​Thailand”, by Ms. Somsook Boonyabancha (Former CODI ​Director and Chairperson of Baan Mankong Housing ​Program in Thailand)

• Case studies of collective housing in Thailand ​(moderated by Ms. Thipparat Noppladarom, Former CODI ​Director, and Ms. Chalermsri Ladakul, Deputy Director, ​CODI) Case studies will be presented by Thai community ​representatives and will include: citywide housing in Chum ​Phae, canal housing projects, homeless housing, railway ​community housing, rural housing and sustainable ​development in Srakaew, and Baan Por Pieng housing for ​the poorest.
  

• Coffee Break (14:30 - 15:00)

• (Moderated by Dr. Supitcha Tovivich and Prof. ​Kisnaphol Vattanawanyoo). Case studies presented in this ​session will include: Citywide housing development and ​participatory riverside redevelopment in Jhenaidah, ​Bangladesh; citywide housing in Kalaiya, Nepal; housing by ​community-based cooperatives in Jakarta, Indonesia; ​housing by community land trusts in Puerto Rico; ​community upgrading in Kenya.

• Welcome party at Prince Palace Hotel (18:00 – 20:00). ​Participants can go by bus or walk from the UN Conference ​Center to the hotel, along the Phadung Krung Kasem Canal, ​which runs beside Krung Kasem Road, to experience the ​architecture and urban fabric of the Rattanakosin ​neighborhood. (See map)
  

SESSION 5: Panel discussion and ​presentations on collective ​housing in Asia (09:00 – 10:30)

SESSION 6: Global collective ​housing action: projects and ​movements (10:45 – 12:00)

SESSION 7: Panel discussion on ​key elements to make collective ​housing at scale (13:00 – 14:30)

SESSION 8: Breakout workshops ​on 7 key subjects of collective ​housing (14.30 - 16.30)

• (Moderated by Dr. Bharat Dahiya and Ms. Somsook Boonyabancha) ​The session will feature country-level presentations by representatives of ​national groups, organized by subregion: South Asia (India, Nepal, ​Pakistan, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam, ​Malaysia, Thailand), and East Asia (Japan, South Korea, Mongolia).
  

• Coffee Break (10:30 - 10:45)
  

• (Moderated by Ms. Lea Oswald, and Dr. Adriana Allen) ​Presentations will be made from four major regions: Africa ​(Namibia, Kenya, South Africa), Europe (Switzerland, UK), ​Americas (Brazil) and global networks (Community Land ​Trusts, Co-Habitat Network, Habitat International ​Coalition)
  

• Lunch: (12:00 - 13:00)
  

• Key elements in making collective housing development ​possible will be discussed in order to explain the ​interconnection between the issues that will be discussed ​in the following sessions. These elements include collective ​finance, collective land, community organization and ​networking, community architects, partnership and ​collaboration. Speakers include Ms. Somsook ​Boonyabancha, Ms. Lajana Manandhar, Ms. Celine D’Cruz, ​Ms. Lea Oswald, Mr. Khondaker Hasibul Kabir, Ms. Lumanti ​Joshi and Ms. Ruby Papeleras.
  

• Coffee Break: (14:15 - 14:30)
  

The focus of the 7 breakout workshops will be the ​presentation of key cases, followed by discussion, and ​sharing and finding of the ways forward for collective ​housing.

• WORKSHOP 1: Finance for collective housing (Moderated by Dr. Bussara ​Povutong, Dept. of Housing Development, Faculty of Architecture, ​Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok and Ms. Lajana Manandhar, Lumanti in ​Kathmandu) The discussion will focus on issues like community savings, ​microcredit, community funds, making financial linkages with government ​and private sector. Case studies will include Swiss Bank, finance in Thailand, ​private bank housing finance in Nepal, SDI’s Urban Poor Fund, urban poor ​funds in Kenya and Namibia, housing finance from microcredit company in ​Myanmar.
  
• WORKSOP 2: Collective land (Moderators to be confirmed) How to get secure ​land for developing collective housing at a scale that can meet the real scale ​of demand? Case studies from Brazil, Kenya, India, Thailand, the Philippines, ​Myanmar and community land trusts will be included.
  
• WORKSHOP 3: Community organizations, networks and participatory ​management (Moderated by Celine D’Cruz and Ruby Papeleras) How to make ​large-scale community-driven process and networking, making negotiations, ​building strong community and effective community participatory ​management? Presentations from Thailand’s Baan Mankong Program, the ​Philippines, Nepal, Myanmar, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and SDI.
  
• WORKSHOP 4: Moving from housing to sustainable development (Moderated ​by Prof. Jitti Monkonchaiaranya and Prof. Adriana Allen) How to move from ​developing secure housing to building strong healthy communities, strong ​social development, environment friendly, better jobs and income, active ​participation in city development, and make ways for the young generation. ​Presentations from Namibia, Thailand, SDI, Indonesia, Japan and Latin ​America.
  
• WORKSHOP 5: Community architects: How professionals can unlock ​community energy in collective housing planning, support creative collective ​housing; mapping/getting information; planning spaces for a system of ​healthy living together; creative use of materials, construction, and ​affordability? Presentations by Chawanad, Supawut, Kabir, Lumanti, Arjarn ​Nut, Arjarn Monton, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Bangladesh, ​Myanmar.
  
• WORKSHOP 6: Working with the private sector (Moderated by Mr. Nattapong ​Jaruwannapong) How to collaborate with private sector business and ​institutions to support and scale up the development of collective housing? ​Presentations from Thailand, Malaysia, Switzerland, and Canada. WORKSHOP ​7: Regulations, institutional support and collaboration (Moderated by Ms. ​Thipparat Noppladarom and Ms. Supitcha Tovivich) What kinds of ​regulations, institutional support and collaboration are needed to support ​collective housing at a larger scale? Presentation of cases from Thailand ​(Baan Pai, Bor Farang, Bonkai) and India.
  

SESSION 9: Reports from the key ​subject workshops and the way ​forward (09:00 - 10:15)

SESSION 10: How to link collective ​housing with global development ​agendas and programs?

(10:30 - 12:00)

SESSION 11: Breakout discussions ​on planning for future action ​(13:00 - 14:15)

SESSION 12: Planning the way ​forward for collective housing ​(14:30 - 16:30)

• Presentations and reports from the seven key subject workshops and ​open discussion (Moderated by Ms. Sri Husnaini Sofjan, Huairou ​Commission, and Mr. Omar Siddique, Sustainable Urban Development ​Section, UN-ESCAP).
  

• Coffee Break (10:15- 10:30)
  

• (Moderated by Mr. Omar Siddique) This session will begin ​with a recorded presentation by Ms. Kerstin Sommer, Head ​of the Slum Upgrading Program, UN-Habitat. Session will ​also include presentations by UN-Habitat, ESCAP, SDGs, ​Habitat for Humanity, Community Land Trust, CoHabitat ​Network and Habitat International Coalition, with ​discussion following.
  

• Lunch: (12:00 - 13:00)
  

In this session, participants will break into three groups to ​reflect and plan for possible future action and collaboration.

Country-level discussions: Each country-level group ​discussion to reflect and plan for possible country action for the ​future, touching these three points: What have we learned from ​the past on collective housing in the country? What are the ​crucial elements for the implementation of the collective ​housing agenda in the future? How the country level groups will ​implement the process of collective housing, what is the way ​forward, and how could we do more?

International collaborations: Discussions to collaborate and ​join hands and building new collaborations and networks ​within and across regions to work together and share ​knowledge and experiences in the future, collaboration with ​research institutions, etc. (For example, ACHR and Habitat for ​Humanity) Working groups of common interest

• Coffee Break (14:15 - 14:30)
  

This session will feature two parallel breakout discussions for ​planning the future agenda for collaboration:

1. Policy dialogue: How can governments support collective

housing at scale? Government officers, senior professionals,

key NGO workers and representatives from international

agencies can reflect, share and discuss on possible ways to ​support to strengthen the collective housing movement and ​support the implementation of more and better collective ​housing with better policies, programs, etc.

2. Global community network collaboration: Representatives ​from international community networks will discuss potential ​future collaboration on collective housing.

SESSION 10: How to link collective ​housing with global development ​agendas and programs?

(10:30 - 12:00)

SESSION 13: Reports and open discussion

on follow-up actions and future ​collaboration after the conference ​(09:00 - 12:00)

SESSION 11: Breakout discussions ​on planning for future action ​(13:00 - 14:15)

SESSION 12: Planning the way ​forward for collective housing ​(14:30 - 16:30)

This session will include several reports, with discussion following each:

Reports from the country-level groups

Reports from the workshops

Reports about proposed plans and activities from Session 11 on “Planning ​for future action,” including reports from the international knowledge ​sharing and collaboration group and the global community network ​collaboration group, followup activities and conclusion.

Group photo

Declaration: “Bangkok Declaration on Collective Housing 2024”, with ​discussion about planning the next steps for the declaration, how to make ​use of it and how to circulate it to governments, international organizations ​and other key stakeholders.

Vote of thanks from the conference organizers and participants

Farewell lunch (12:30 - 1:30) at Prince Palace Hotel

Informal additional discussions and meetings (13:30 –16:00)

July 4 – 5, 2024: everyone goes home

• (Moderated by Mr. Omar Siddique) This session will begin ​with a recorded presentation by Ms. Kerstin Sommer, Head ​of the Slum Upgrading Program, UN-Habitat. Session will ​also include presentations by UN-Habitat, ESCAP, SDGs, ​Habitat for Humanity, Community Land Trust, CoHabitat ​Network and Habitat International Coalition, with ​discussion following.
  

• Lunch: (12:00 - 13:00)
  

In this session, participants will break into three groups to ​reflect and plan for possible future action and collaboration.

Country-level discussions: Each country-level group ​discussion to reflect and plan for possible country action for the ​future, touching these three points: What have we learned from ​the past on collective housing in the country? What are the ​crucial elements for the implementation of the collective ​housing agenda in the future? How the country level groups will ​implement the process of collective housing, what is the way ​forward, and how could we do more?

International collaborations: Discussions to collaborate and ​join hands and building new collaborations and networks ​within and across regions to work together and share ​knowledge and experiences in the future, collaboration with ​research institutions, etc. (For example, ACHR and Habitat for ​Humanity) Working groups of common interest

• Coffee Break (14:15 - 14:30)
  

This session will feature two parallel breakout discussions for ​planning the future agenda for collaboration:

1. Policy dialogue: How can governments support collective

housing at scale? Government officers, senior professionals,

key NGO workers and representatives from international

agencies can reflect, share and discuss on possible ways to ​support to strengthen the collective housing movement and ​support the implementation of more and better collective ​housing with better policies, programs, etc.

2. Global community network collaboration: Representatives ​from international community networks will discuss potential ​future collaboration on collective housing.

Participants can join one of the following three field visit options:

Option A: Bang Bua Canal upgrading project + Sapan Mai Canal Community

Option B: District-wide upgrading in Wangthonglang District

Option C: Suwit Wattanoo Collective Homeless Housing Center + housing project

for those affected by railway project in Taling Chan District (Four Regions Slum ​Community Network)

* NOTE: For participants who are interested in joining any of

these field trips, please talk with the meeting organizers soon after

arriving, so we can plan for everyone’s transport and food.

E-BOOK

colective housing

Housing Development By The Urban Poor Movement

Brochure-Eng Collective Housing 2024

Housing by pepple in asia

Baan Mankong Program : Implementation ​Results And Impact Of Changes

Baan Mankong Program

Collective Housing Cartoon (Eng)

🏡Collective Housing 2024🏡

📁Link google drive file presentation 1st - 4th Jul 2024

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https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1TolSXEvu8X6KxVQ8wAvuizoKpbjyEdQD