1. Micro Home Solutions & The Favela Painting Project Design with the other 90% Project: Will Callahan, Andrew Creamer, Kochan Desai

2. Favela Painting Project Favela’s around Rio de Janeiro are notorious for high crime rates 2007, Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn came up with idea for Favela Painting Project This socially entrepreneurial project meant to beautify neighborhood, bring media attention to need for improvements 2010, employ local Santa Marta favela youth to paint murals over 75,000 sq. ft. of public square

4. Creativity in the Favela They are using art, and not increased police or military forces to combat crime and corruption Many studies have shown that the “broken window” theory is true, that the more dirty and run-down a city looks, the more likely people are to not take care of it, commit more crimes Hired local youth, who will take pride in their work, and not let it get destroyed Drew people to see from miles around, giving the community a sense of togetherness and importance Taught them proper safety and painting methods, can be used for future self-sustainability

5. micro Home Solutions In the Indian Government’s slum-resettlement colony of Mangolpuri, people moved away from the city are alloted 250 sq. ft. plots In order to make any kind of sustainable income, people were building extra floors on top to sublet, these were often shaky and dangerous Great demand for housing, increasing density of population In 2010, Design Home Solutions created to “improve self-construction practices and accommodate rental models” They offer small affordable home-improvement loans, and architects who design and monitor construction, to decrease danger

6. Creative Aspects of micro Home Solutions With a relatively small amount of outside help, they are helping many people help themselves Providing safe and affordable housing for the many homeless While architects design and monitor construction, individuals build their improvements themselves, increasing pride in their homes, etc. Boosting the economy significantly, giving more income to those who have plots of land, to spend in their local markets

7. Interview Impressions People felt they had no access to affordable housing, couldn’t get jobs Wanted to see something done with abandoned buildings, bring new business in, get rid of crime which tends to occur in these locales Felt very little pride in the appearance of their community, other than the mural near Samaritan, underneath which many homeless people congregate

8. Re-using Unused Buildings Project (RUB) Buy up unused, dilapidated buildings in the area Offer people in the area opportunity to get in on the restoration, and transformation of these buildings into low-income apartment complexes Similar to the Design Home Solutions Project, have architects to watch over building, but still produce pride in the people about their work Hire local people, especially people who will be living in the building, to paint and decorate the outside Put in a small playground/park, to create a central area for the community, sense of community