Kita-untuk-Kita Programme - OUR WORK

OUR WORK

Kita-untuk-Kita (K2K)

Programme

K2K is a programme by Think City, co-developed with the World Bank aiming to facilitate poverty exit and reverse the social, economic and physical decay in public housing schemes.

The intervention programmes focus around three impact areas as below:

Empower urban poor community in Public Housing
Increase the standard of living and overall liveability for the community
Provide policy input into the design of the next generation of sustainable public housing.

"We prioritize three key aspects to ensure an enhanced quality of life for the PPR community, aiming for well-being and prosperity."

Programme Components

The projects encompasses the following four fields:

Community Empowerment

Leadership and Social Inclusion:

Community Analytics & Profiling
Community Cohesion & Wellbeing Programme
Community Leadership & Capacity Building
PPR Community Grants

Priority PPR Co-Management Issues

PPR Co-management:

Accountability Mapping
Co-management Capacity Building
Project Selection, Improvement & Procurement
Monitoring & Audit

Strengthen Income Generation

Economic & Livelihood:

Assessment of jobs & income opportunities
Jobs & Income Programme (JIP)
Livelihood Enhancement Programme (LEP)

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Partnerships & Impacts:

Facilitation
Evaluation & Knowledge Codification
Outreach & Communication
Reporting

Objectives & Outcome

The projects encompasses the following four fields:

Community Empowerment

Objective

Build social cohesion
Promote collaboration and collective action
Enhance governance of community organisations

Outcome

Improved sense of belonging
Inclusive and democratic participation in committees
Improved quality of life
Improved trust levels

Priority PPR Co-Management Issues

Objective

Build social cohesionIncrease community participation in PPR management
Enhance governance and transparency of PPR management system
Support problem-solving of key PPR priority issues as identified by the community
Mainstream mechanism for community participation in co-management of PPR

Outcome

Positive perception by the community of co-management
Positive perception by PPR management of co-management
Improved perception in the overall PPR management system
Priority PPR problems solved
Policies and processes implemented in PPR management (longer-term)

Strengthen Income Generation

Objective

Create job opportunities for PPR residents on-and off-site
Increase PPR household income opportunities

Outcome

Number of new jobs created off-site
Number of households with increased income on-site
Increased employment readiness
K2K Certification programme gains traction (longer-term)

Policy Reform & Advocacy

Objective

Develop policy recommendations for improving lives for urban B40
PPR insights –rapid new knowledge dissemination
Awareness raising about living in B40 housing

Outcome

Policy papers for existing and new built PPRs incorporating PPR community voices
Public housing conference

About K2K

K2K stands for 'Kita-untuk-Kita'. It is an innovative community empowerment initiative by Think City. K2K aims to support local communities residing in public housing.

This report contains the survey results for Think City’s first Business Community Pulse Check. It was conducted in August 2020 in the downtown areas of Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, and George Town.

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