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INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS UPGRADING (ISU)

The HDA supports Free State municipalities with technical planning, community engagement and engineering design to advance sustainable informal settlement upgrading. Achievements include:

  • Development of 12 Informal Settlement Upgrading Plans for three district municipalities
  • Enumeration, rapid assessments and feasibility work guiding future upgrading
  • Technical support for the Mapetsana Informal Settlement Upgrade, delivering 138 serviced residential sites
  • Implementation of internal services such as standpipes, water meters, and pipeline installations

These initiatives enable planned, phased and community‑centred upgrading pathways.