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Building the just city in Tanzania : essays on urban housing
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Building the Just City in Tanzania: Essays on Urban Housing outskirts of cities with poor roads ac­cess. Many of these roads are not ac­cessible by large busses, but may be accessible to daladalas, bodabodas, and bajajis(Mortan et al, 2020). In­deed, the mobility of the poor is con­strained by a poor road system, lack of income, lack of transport options and lack of funds to buy and maintain their own car. To address these challenges, the Government of Tanzania has initi­ated Bus Rapid Transport(BRT). Cur­rently, the BRT has routes from the city center to Mbezi(in the northeast) via Kimara(central-to-northwest). It also offers routes through the central, ma­ture, mixed formal and informal neigh­borhoods of the city, via a route from the CBD to Magomeni and Morocco. A new route is planned from the city center to Mbagala in the southeast through Magomeni. Despite of these initiatives still many people who have constructed their houses in the informal settlements face challenges of mobility to reach their homes and businesses. 4. A multi-sector approach to housing Addressing housing inequality and ad­equate housing will require that the housing sector engages these oth­er sectors. Sectors that should be in­cluded are water(DAWASA), health, transportation(including TANROADS), energy(TANESCO), and NGOs actively engaged in urban services. The purpose of this is to ensure that these services are available to all settlements. There are only a few examples of multi-sec­tor approaches to housing and infra­structure development in Tanzania. A multi-sector approach would provide the necessary framework to ensure that the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlement works with other ministries and departments to deliver proper public services. The Ministry of Lands should collaborate with the Lo­cal Government Authorities(LGAs) to ensure that appropriate and affordable lands are accessible to all. This could be achieved by ensuring that plots are pro­vided with secure tenure. A multi-sec­tor approach for housing should also embed considerations of poverty alle­viation, environmental protection, and gender equality. 5. Strategies to apply multi-sector approaches: an assessment of the Chamazi Housing Project The Chamazi Community Based Hous­ing Scheme(CCBHS) was initiated in 2008 with the overall aim of providing affordable housing for communities in the Kurasisni area of Dar es Salaam, whose settlements were demolished as part of the Tanzanian Government port expansion project. The govern­94