Orangi Town- Intro and Stakeholder analysis

“... and it is a great example of a settlement set up by the people themself.”

Parveen Rehman, Jt Director, Orangi Pilot Project

ORANGI TOWNKarachi, PakistanORANGI TOWNKarachi, Pakistan

© Komal Faiz . M.Des Strategic Foresight and Innovation. Assignment Business &Design Thinking© Komal Faiz . M.Des Strategic Foresight and Innovation. Assignment Business &Design Thinking

ORANGI TOWNKarachi, Pakistan

© Komal Faiz . M.Des Strategic Foresight and Innovation. Assignment Business &Design Thinking

2nd most populous

town of the city

ORANGI TOWN is the largest slum in Asia located in the periphery of city of Karachi, the main city of Pakistan.

Household size is 8 people and lives in a two-room dwelling with de-facto security of tenure. NGOs and govt. putting up a good picture, ground facts differ

13 union councils on the western fringes of Kara-chi is home to 7,23694 people, with 3,30386 registered voters Several ethnic groups in Orangi Town

including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis,Pakhtuns, Balochis,

Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, Rohingya, etc.

AN OVERVIEWof the town


STAKEHOLDER OVERVIEWvarious stakeholder


ILLITERATE, UNEMPLOYED FEMALE RESIDENTS

• Criminal groups are competing with residents to take control of areas that are officially unclaimed• With technical guidance from the OPP, Mr. Ahmad says hundreds of homes in several villages now have indoor plumbing, at a fraction of the cost it would have taken the provincial government to complete.• Ethnic issues- one group against the other• Local inhabitants became frustrated at the lack of development in the area by the municipal administration and launched the Orangi Pilot Project under the guidance of Akhtar Hameed Khan• The local community financed, designed and built their own low-cost sewerage system• Lots of tobacco usage by women in the town. The overall prevalence rate of tobac-co use among women was found to be at 65 per cent.• Supply of clean tap water in many dwell-ings still remains a problem.• One general hospital, which also lacks adequate staff and medicines.• Choked gutters and sewerage lines. Dirty water often remains stagnant in front of main entrances of various houses,• 77% of women have been victims of rape attacks in the past 3 years

SMALL BUSINESSES

• Includes: Fishermen, vegetable and fruit sellers, meat sellers, cooked food sellers, booming cottage industry, small IT and repair businesses etc• Traditionally women in the locality have played a crucial role in increasing their family’s income through small business enterprises.• There is no special help from the gov-ernment to these businesses.• Businesses looking for a Grameen Bank model.

NGOS & SOCIAL SECTOR

• Includes: Orangi Pilot Project (OPP), supporting NGOs, Asian Development Bank, foreign aid, KAIRP, social workers• Workers have become the target of the criminal gangs and syndi-cates that plague Karachi• OPP began mapping Orangi in the 1980s –before that no maps showing the layout of the streets.• OPP’s strategy – providing techni-cal help and promoting the financ-ing of projects by residents them-selves• Social workers killed and under threat• Opp Together with 20 partner NGOs and a number of govern-ment organizations, the expansion of work continues.• Presenting a good picture of the place so that donors can be pleased and they can qualify for more funds.


WORKERS

• High percentage of unemployment and even those who have low-paid jobs have to travel long distances to eke out a living• People working in schools are not organized and take facilities for granted

GOVERNMENT/ MUNICIPAL/ KMC

• The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) refused to allow the sewer system to be connected to the existing city sewers because of Orangi's unautho-rised status.• The City District Government under Naimatullah Khan has initiated the Shahrah-e-Orangi project to rehabilitate the dilapidated road that connects the town with other parts of the city• The K-III water supply project will supply potable water to Orangi residents.• Town emerged in the 1970s when the government initiated a resettlement programme for Pakistanis who had migrated to this part of the country after the emergence of Bangladesh• Development work in this town suffered owing to lack of interest as well as polarization between town nazim and provincial government and there were accusations of an obstructive approach• Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro laid the foundation stone of a single-section high school at Baloch Goth, Orangi Town• Government says a lot before elections but does nothing of that scale• Encroachment issues• One of the main concerns for them is what to legal-ize and what not to? How to discourage land mafia

LAND MAFIA

• This may include people from various political parties especially MQM, influen-tial people in the city, bureaucrats, gov-ernment officials and many other• Once the land is under their control, the criminal groups – known as “land mafia” – push to have it legalized so they can divide it and sell it for profit. The OPP has documented these sales, showing that most of the hundreds of thousands of newly-legalized plots sold in Karachi bene-fit the land mafia.


2nd Most populous town without a legal status

No government support for small and medium enter-prises

No Protection for women from assault and rape

Ethnic and religious groups have issues coexisting. Riots and murders

Locals can’t claim resourc-es and rights due to illegal status of town

Cottage industry is a booming sector and women are a major participant, however, women still dont have have equal status or rights

Declared resettle-ment place by the government for people moving from Bangladesh but never fully legalized the settlement

NGOs and govern-ment presents a good picture of the town, giving out pictures of their proj-ects and new develop-ments but not the true picture

Land mafia is run by the influential people of the city and country. They have connections in government. No one can stop them or put a hand on them. STAKEHOLDER OVERVIEW

some basic concerns


STAKEHOLDER MATRIXvarious stakeholders


Illiterate, Unemployed Female residents NGOs & social sector

Government/Municipal/ Karachi Metropolitan

CorporationLand MafiaWorkers Small Businesses

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Shelter, basic pay, food, strong and healthy body fit for physical work

Bonding with coworkers, entertainment, family support

Childcare, monthly income, job security, protection for household, transportation

Higher paid jobs, success in career, bonuses, increased mini-mum wage, getting educa-tion, efficient public transport system

Healthy food, shelter, clean water, earning partner

Friendships, entertainment, family bonding, love, affection

Some perma-nent monetary resource, secured and safe residence, safety of family, finan-cial security, marriage, pro-tection against rape and assault

Husband/ father gets a better job, better homes, success-ful and educated children

Electricity, water, loans, govern-ment support, mentorship, basic capital

Networking, family support, family involved in business, entertainment for relieving stress

Protected Office space, insur-ance, govern-ment fiscal policy, invest-ment protection

Be a slum dog millionaire, business growth and success, profitable busi-ness partner-ships, increased profits, becomes a family business

Office and oper-ations space, human resource, laws passed by provincial and federal govern-ment, fund allocation from government

Public affection and loyalty, sympathies and support by crit-ics, respect and appreciation

Public support, support from federal and provincial gov-ernment, funds, taxes, resource reserves

Get public vote for next elec-tions, get sup-port of critics

Effective and motivated human resource, grants and fund-ing, office space,

Respect, appre-ciation, satisfac-tion from social good, public affection, achievement

Government support, em-ployee and worker protec-tions, protection from threats and attacks from extremists

International recognition, donor reliability, bigger project funding

Owned & acquired land, sufficient finan-cial resources, human & other resources, weap-ons

Fame, best positioning in society, connec-tions , respect in their society

Government legalization, support system to seize land, self- protection, guards and safety system

Best contacts in government and elite, become the most power-ful and influen-tial people, be in the league of richest elite


Illiterate, Unemployed Female residents NGOs & social sector

Government/Municipal/ Karachi Metropolitan

CorporationLand MafiaWorkers Small Businesses

Subs

isten

ceEm

otio

nal

Safe

tyAs

pira

tiona

l

Shelter, basic pay, food, strong and healthy body fit for physical work, family support

Bonding with coworkers, entertainment, family care

Childcare, monthly income, job security, protection for household, transportation

Higher paid jobs, success in career, bonuses, increased mini-mum wage, getting educa-tion, efficient public transport system

Healthy food, shelter, clean water, earning partner

Friendships, entertainment, family bonding, love, affection

Some perma-nent monetary resource, secured and safe residence, safety of family, finan-cial security, marriage, pro-tection against rape and assault

Husband/ father gets a better job, better homes, success-ful and educated children

Electricity, water, loans, govern-ment support, mentorship, basic capital

Networking, family support, family involved in business, entertainment for relieving stress

Protected Office space, insur-ance, govern-ment fiscal policy, invest-ment protection

Be a slum dog millionaire, business growth and success, profitable busi-ness partner-ships, increased profits, becomes a family business

Office and oper-ations space, human resource, laws passed by provincial and federal govern-ment, fund allocation from government

Public affection and loyalty, sympathies and support by crit-ics, respect and appreciation

Public support, support from federal and provincial gov-ernment, funds, taxes, resource reserves

Get public vote for next elec-tions, get sup-port of critics

Effective and motivated human resource, grants and fund-ing, office space,

Respect, appre-ciation, satisfac-tion from social good, public affection, achievement

Government support, em-ployee and worker protec-tions, protection from threats and attacks from extremists

International recognition, donor reliability, bigger project funding

Owned & acquired land, sufficient finan-cial resources, human & other resources, weap-ons

Fame, best positioning in society, connec-tions , respect in their society

Government legalization, support system to seize land, self- protection, guards and safety system

Best contacts in government and elite, become the most power-ful and influen-tial people, be in the league of richest elite


picture and ending line

The questions remain, despite being the second largest town in one of the biggest cities of Pakistan; will Orangi Town get a legal status? Does the slum have the potential of becoming a thriving middle class settlement? Will the booming cottage industry pave its way into the national and international market? The town that was made by the people for the people become an example of a place where the local community takes up responsibility of changing things for their own good?


Bilbliography

VIDEOS

Islamabad Slums Pakistan Addiel Sabir 2010.flvhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWPY-bbkKNk

The Slum - Episode 1: Deliverancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwo5rjiIEsQ

Pakistan's Caste System The untouchable's strugglehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUcZisEqkb0

Largest Overcrowded Slums In the Worldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sj50_u14Xk

Orangi Town, Karachi, Pakistanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVOsF8DdYtkNewsX Video: Orangi town - Asia's biggest slum

PUBLICATIONS

ORANGI TOWN, KARACHIhttp://blogs.newschool.edu/epsm/2012/05/24/oran-gi-town-karachi/

In Asia’s Largest Slum, Development, Dangerhttp://blogs.wsj.com/indiareal-time/2013/06/13/in-asias-larg-est-slum-development-danger/

ORANGI PILOT PROJECT RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE (OPP-RTI)http://www.oppinstitutions.org/

NEWS

Blasts, suicide bombs and firing http://www.dawn.com/news/1184202

Tabacco consumption in women of Orangi Townhttp://www.dawn.com/news/1189572

KARACHI: Orangi: a picture of neglecthttp://www.dawn.com/news/151343/karachi-orangi-a-pic-ture-of-neglect

KARACHI: Sewage posing danger to residents of Orangihttp://www.dawn.com/news/11079/karachi-sewage-pos-ing-danger-to-residents-of-orangi

KARACHI: Schools in Orangi reflect apathy of governmenthttp://www.dawn.com/news/57083/kara-chi-new-high-school-in-orangi-town

What is land mafia?http://www.dawn.com/news/738740/what-is-land-mafia-2


Data & Analytics

Orangi Town- Intro and Stakeholder analysis