1. URBIS IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL Creating an Urban Curriculum for an NGO School Presenter: Diagonal Urbana (Rodrigo M. Moraes) World Urban Forum 4, Nanjing, China November 3, 2008

2. Area: 1.509 km2 • Pop.:11.016.703 inhab.1 1IBGE, 2005 SOURCE: • 39 municipalities • Area: 7.947 km2 • Urban Area: 2.209 km2 • Population: 19.424.923 inhabitants • 47% of the state pop. lives in this region • 56% of this pop. lives in the municipality of SP • Density: 7.233, 6 inhab/ Km² LEGEND Urban Area Vegetation Background Image IBGE/PNAD, 2005 SOURCE: Metropolitan Region of São Paulo

3. Between 1991 and 2000, the poverty proportion in the municipality went from 8% to 12% (an increase of 50%); • 337.000 families are in a high social vulnerability status; • 200.000 families reside in the 400 risk areas (brooks and slopes); • 120.000 families reside in substandard housing; • 300.000 families reside in informal settlements or clandestine lots; • 30.000 families reside in ‘cortiços’ - tenement houses; • 3,4 million people are at poverty level (up to ½ MW p/ person/family); • 12.000 people live in the streets of the various city areas (2006); • Highest poverty concentration in the Americas. São Paulo: An unfair city

4. Monthly Family Income in Reals Up to 1.000 Reals LEGEND From 1.001 to 1.500 Reals From 1.501 to 2.000 Reals From 2.001 to 3.000 Reals Above 3.000 Reals SOURCE: SEA (Data Analysis State System Foundation) – from the municipality of São Paulo 2000 . Family Income

5. Fonte: Fundação SEADE, 2004 Pro-poor Policy Framework The problem/need: Notwithstanding the pro-poor policy environment and first-class pro-poor organizations, as well as the public funds directed at poverty alleviation, Sao Paolo continues to have enormous urban poverty problems • Poverty is commonly thought of in terms of income, but its dimensions are better expressed by the terms social exclusion and vulnerability; • Social exclusion embraces a lack of access to economic opportuntiy AND a lack of access to basic public services, infrastructure and a healthy environment; • Geographic segregation common in urban areas is key to the ongoing pattern of inequality.

6. NGO Capacity Building ProcessURBIS PROGRAM in São Paulo TOOLKIT NGO Research NGO´s Capacity Building Needs Assessment ESPASO Capacity Building Courses Direct technical Assistance to the NGOs Improve NGO technical and organization capacity to further assist them in their poverty fighting endeavors. Give a voice to the urban poor

7. Socio-Political Dimensions NGO QTY Public policy and social transformation 19 Inter-Institutional Relationships and Social Network – civilian) 16 THEMATIC COURSES 24h Presence – 1x/week – formative or informative objectives State and third sector – integration strategies 16 Social inclusion/exclusion – maps and indicators 14 SEMINARS 8h Presence – informative objectives Technical Dimensions NGO QTY Resource acquisition – mobilization, plan and negotiation tecniques. 21 DEBATES 4h Presence – informative objectives – topics: cinema, theater, literature, news Social Project Elaboration 19 Social Project Monitoring and Assessment 18 Social Project Management 17 MODULAR COURSES 40h Presence - 1x/week – formative objectives Management Dimensions NGO QTY Communications and Marketing 17 NGO Management 16 Financial Management 15 HR Management 12 São Paulo Capacity Building Plan; Themes and Methods

8. URBIS’ Learning Questions for São Paulo • What is the impact of capacity building on the Voice of the Poor in the a context that includes a web of national, state and municipal pro-poor policies, significant funding for poverty alleviation and first-rate and highly capable pro-poor organizations? • Can capacity building be effectively provided through a demand driven curriculum delivered by a training institution (ESPASO) and thereby have a greater impact on several pro-poor organizations than an individual tailor-made capacity building plan for a single organization.

9. URBIS’ SP: Lessons Learned AFTER the programstarted METODOLOGY LESSONS: • The varied training approaches (modular courses, thematic courses, seminars, debates) have been suitable for the diversity of the participants and content. • RELATIONSHIP LESSONS: • ESPASO viewed its mission as building the capacity of a collection of individuals working for partner NGOs. Now ESPASO better understands that it is the institutional capacity of its partners as organizations that is critical. • Urbis has opened the door for NGOs that did not have partnerships with the city government, enabling them to directly interact with the government. • Through Urbis classes, NGOs are now more receptive to organizational best practices.

10. Closing Slide Rodrigo M. Moraes – URBIS Program Coordinator in SP, Brazil E-mail:international@diagonalurbana.com.br Phone/Fax: + 55 (11) 3292 1500 Site: www.diagonalurbana.com.br