UnSlumming MINNA Project (NIGER STATE, NIGERIA)

1. Map, Illustration, Design, UnSlumming MINNA Project(NIGER STATE, NIGERIA) MustaphaZubairu/Abdul Husaini/AbdulbaquiEbbo Minna ,Níger State, Nigeria GDP/ cápita-US $1,480.00 UnSlumming MINNA is a project funded by the GIZ-SEDIN Programme, Nigeria, to apply the 4P (Public-Private-People Partnerships) urban governance model to upgrading a peri-urban community in the south-west growth zone of Minna city. It is an inclusive and participatory multi-stakeholder approach. Partners: Niger State Government; GIZ-SEDIN; NRCN (Nigeria Resilient Cities Network)

2. GidanKwano is one of four identified urban growth zones of Minna, the capital city of Niger State, Nigeria. It is a peri-urban community, opposite the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, in the south-west growth zone of Minna. It was formally established in 1988 as a resettlement scheme, with 102 family plots. Today it is a community of about 3,000, which serves as student and staff accommodation for the university as well as supporting MSMEs and local farmers. The community has two distinct characteristics; the older, original settlement inhabitants (still largely poor, local farmers and traders), and the new investment property and university tenants. The older part of the community is of low quality buildings, lacking basic services (water, electricity, sanitation etc.), whilst the newer investments are of much higher quality. The aim of the project is to ‘unslum’ the community generally, close the gap between the older and newer aspects of the community and create a more inclusive form of development. This will be achieved by attracting investment, which the older, indigenous community can access to improve their property and participate in the booming local university accommodation market. Un-planned expansión of the fringes of Minna

3. Project Intervention(s) • Bridging formal and informal land markets and governance systems in slums; • Tools used: FGD (Focus Group Discussion); Community Mapping; Household Survey; Land Use Planning; • How it was implemented: • Community Engagement & Assessment; • Community Mapping & Household Survey; • Analysis & Planning.

4. Positive outcomes arising from the intervention • On-going. Very positive response from the community so far. Interest from the Niger State Government and proposal to extend the scope to other communities , in order to stimulate more orderly development and attract investment capital. • By taking hold of peri-urban growth zones, Niger State Government is hopeful that the eventual evolution of locked-in urban slums can be forestalled, as rural and peri-urban fringes are incorporated into the growing city of Minna. • Creating an effective partnership platform between the planning authorities (Public), investment finance (Private) and local land owners (People) will enable a more inclusive and participative land and property market to emerge. • This will in turn support the hitherto local, land owning farmers to also transit to urban property owners, rather than being pushed out of their properties by urban market forces.

5. Learning Points for Sharing with the class • The power of planning with the people; • Economic empowerment of the locals that leaves around the university in Minna; • Ease of implementing planning proposals and development control; • Getting the buy-in of government to extend to other part of the city. Community Outreach on the project.

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