Self-help schemes

Question 1

Self help schemes Rocinha ? NEGATIVES

Answer 1

• Can’t be done to all favelas - costs too much £££
• Need spare land - not a lot of it
• Have to be built really close to favelas - for jobs - no point other side of Rio

Question 2

Self help schemes Rocinha ? POSITIVES

Answer 2

• Flat land - more stable housing
• Less water - borne diseases - live longer & healthier
• Develop skills to use in employment
• Look after properties more - develops community spirit

Question 3

Self help schemes Rocinha ? background info

Answer 3

(Small scale projects which allow local ppl use their skills to help improve their local area

• Local residents build own homes
• Basic services like sewage, water, electricity are provided
• Residents given legal ownership of the land
• Government provides materials - cement, brick
• built on flat land with strong foundations