Abhishek Chintaman Sathe

UM4003-1

Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH)

The document introduces a proposal to enhance shelters for urban homeless (SUH) in Ahmedabad, focusing on improving infrastructure, safety, and management. It evaluates 10 shelters, highlighting their capacity to accommodate twice the residents compared to policy norms. The proposal emphasizes efficient systems for record-keeping, including attendance, complaints, and maintenance registers, alongside strengthening grievance redressal mechanisms. It also prioritizes the well-being of residents by promoting livelihood training and employment programs, aiming to make them self-sufficient. Collaboration with NGOs and Self-Help Groups is a key component, designed to create sustainable livelihoods and foster safe, supportive environments for the urban homeless.


Report Content

The data presents an analysis of homeless shelters in Ahmedabad. It highlights 31 shelters out of which 10 were surveyed to collect residents data and 3 were studied in detail to access the facility management components.

The data shows the three shelters of each facility typology and the details and layout of it for comparison and current situation of it.

The image evaluates housekeeping in urban homeless shelters under DAY-NULM policy. It highlights gaps like lack of standardized cleaning processes, unclear work roles, and insufficient facilities for washing and drying.

The image evaluates the Record Keeping Methods in urban homeless shelters under DAY-NULM policy.

The provision of Safety and Security provided in the shelter as per the DAY-NULM Policy.

The current method of facilitating the healthcare and well-being provisions in the shelter facility to the residents

Methods of addressing the Complaint and Grievances in the shelter at different stages for different problem types.

Proposal for effective complain redressal loop.

Proposal for increasing the livelihood of the residents of the shelter and the rate of increasing livelihood.

The gap analysis, its identification and the implementation plan for effective solution to address the problem of livelihood in the shelters.