Situation analysis of the conditions in Porta Farm, an informal settlement 35km west of Harare. Looks at the situation of children to identify possible interventions to assist the most vulnerable groups, and concerned with assessing the extent of application of principles of UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.
A 1995 study in Zimbabwe of Harare's urban population revealed that 10% of the city's population were living in informal settlements. Labelled as temporary by the government, these settlements lack investment in social services, housing, health care, education provision, waste disposal and water and sanitation facilities. Concern over the children in the communities of these settlements prompted Save the Children UK and a local partner organization, Inter Country People's Aid, to carry out a situation analysis in two settlements.
This article looks at the issues of cost and sustainability of one of Save the Children's principle interventions in Morocco: the establishment and support of a major residential institution for physically disabled children.