Informal settlement 'mapping' could help.
When 46-year-old data collector Mfanzile Msibi and his team started mapping slums more than a decade ago near Johannesburg, they realised that tens of thousands of slum dwellers were unaccounted for in government records.
Ekurhuleni city officials said that “there was no discrepancy but rather … some informal settlements mushroomed without being noticed in the most hidden places”. For example, ISN data collectors noticed there were not enough waste bins in Johannesburg slums, resulting in a lack of refuse collection. Mfunidisi Masithe, another ISN data collector, said his team also “identify people who are not in school , people who need to register for social grants and those who are disabled and need help.”
Last year, Labjaca advocated for free water access for Jacarezinho dwellers living with less than 497 BRL per month, through interviews and at-home surveys of 70 families using a platform called KoboToolbox. “This is the song we have been singing. But you cannot use a blanket approach to formalise all informal settlements, each one is different with different needs.”Data collectors from Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni reported several challenges when engaging with slum dwellers, such as sexual harassment, suspicion of their work and requests for money.
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