Bang Bua Canal Upgrading - Bangkok, Thailand - Accelerating City Equity project

Bang Bua Canal Upgrading, Bangkok, Thailand

Summary

Educational materials in development. Contact us if you are interested in being a partner (equityproject@ISUH.org).

Discussion questions

What stands out to you about this story?
Does the situation described remind you of something in your city or your work?
Can you relate to the challenges described? In what ways?
In what ways is the approach described similar or different from approaches you / your org/ your city have taken?
Write down three new approaches you could try.

Somsook Boonyabancha, is Chairperson, Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR), a regional network of grassroots community organizations, NGO’s and professionals actively involved with urban poor development processes in Asian cities; former Director of the Community Organization Development Institute (CODI); Chairperson, of the Baan Mankong Program Committee.

Boonyabancha has been working and facilitating sustainable, equitable collective housing development and slum upgrading in Thailand and other Asian countries for 30 years – specializing in community-led initiatives. As director of CODI, she fostered a “city-wide” approach to community upgrading that has been replicated in cities across Thailand. She is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Master Class 1 — Community-Driven Partnerships with Government that Enable Citywide Change