Income Generation And Jobcreation In Public Housing Lasestudy Of Selected Condominium Sitesin Addis Ababa

The economic effect of housing had been debatable in the past. However, recent global experiencesrnshowed that housing has significant impact on urban economy. It creates jobs for unskilled labor duringrnconstruction and stimulates income generating activities for the urban poor. The Integrated HousingrnDevelopment Program (IHDP) is a public urban housing scheme designed to use housing as instrumentrnfor poverty alleviation and job creation in Ethiopia. However IHDP, commonly called “condominiumrnhousing program”, is criticized for focusing only on the physical improvement of housing than wider socioeconomicrnaspects of the beneficiaries. On contrary, IHDP is praised for its success on job creationrnthrough Micro and Small-scale Enterprises (MSEs).rnThis study investigates income generating activities and assesses job creation in IHDP projects in AddisrnAbaba. It is designed as two fold and dictated by these two key ideas: income generation and jobrncreation. For the first thesis regarding income generation, case study research method is adopted andrnfour different cases are selected. For the second thesis, i.e job creation, both desk review and case studyrnwas adopted as a research strategy. The desk review and evidences from this case are cross referencedrnfor conclusion.rnBoth quantitative and qualitative methods are employed in the study. Analysis of quantitative data wasrnconducted using SPSS: a statistical software design for analysis. Based on the empirical evidence fromrnthe case study the following findings are revealed. Two types of income generating activities arernobserved in condominiums. These are communal income generating activities operated by communityrnbased associations and home-based economic activities operated by individuals. The frequency of homebasedrneconomic activities operated by individuals varies substantially. Renting is the most frequentrnincome generating activities which outnumbered the remaining home-based enterprises. Particularly, inrninner-city condominiums sites most units are occupied by tenants. Vending is the second most frequentrnincome generating activity. The finding indicates that HBEs are common in studied sites in the outskirts ofrnthe city. During field survey 26 home-based enterprises are found in Repi I and Repi II condominiumrnsites. On contrast HBEs are not common in inner-city sites. Most businesses are operated by womenrnengaged in small businesses which are the replications of domestic activities. HBEs have vital impact onrnthe livelihood of operators especially for women and unemployed. No considerable negative impact ofrnHBEs is observed. Most HBEs are located in the ground while some located in higher floors. In terms ofrnspatial usage, Kitchen is the most interchangeably used space for income generating activity.rnThe evidences from Lideta Redevelopment Project and desk review indicate that significant jobs arerncreated through MSEs. Even though MSEs are involved in small sub-contractual works and constructionrnmaterial production, they have substantial contribution in creating casual jobs. MSE created sustainablernjob rather than safety nets

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