HIV, AIDS and Housing Workshop

June 2006

SOHCO

Sohco

Introduction to Sohco, which is a start up social housing company operating in several South Africa cities

HIV and AIDS Action Plan Objectives Format Outcomes Actions

Introduction

Introduction to Sohco

Sohco’s business is to provide quality, affordable residential accommodation through tenure options other than immediate sale (rent and rent-to-buy)

We currently provide housing options for an income range of between predominantly R 3000 and R 7500 per month

Sohco is a Section 21 company (non profit)

Introduction

Introduction to Sohco

2 Year Overview

East London 598 units - existing Durban 670 units - 2006

construction Cape Town 675 units - 2007

construction

Property Management Capacity EL, DBN, CT Introduction

Introduction to Sohco

Property Management Targets

2% vacancy 2% bad debt

Introduction to Sohco

East London: Amalinda

Phase 1 : 408 units completed – 2003 Phase 2: 190 units completed – 2005 Property Management capacity

East London : Amalinda

East London: Amalinda

Current Status: East London

598 units complete and occupied

4 years of operation Good level of payment

Staff in place and running effectively

Relationship building with tenants

Deliberate mixture of installment sale and rental

Demographic mix Mixed income

55% < R3,500 35% R3,500 – R 7,500 10% > R7500

East London: Amalinda

Durban Development

Durban Developments

HillaryUmkhumbaan

Lindar House

Cape Town Development

Cape Town: Developments

Steenberg

Architects model of Dillon

Lane project

Bo Kaap site

Social Sustainability

Social programmes/initiatives

Fund raising Bottom line impact Social mandate

Social Sustainability

Social Sustainability

Projects 2006 / 2007

Investigate establishing preschools in projects Homework clubs / aftercare HIV and AIDS awareness activities Recreational facilities and landscaping Investigate broadband internet access in projects Explore greening future buildings

Social Sustainability

HIV and AIDS Action Plan

Consider the impact of HIV and AIDS on our business

Identify what we currently do which has a positive impact

Make decisions about how else we should respond to HIV and AIDS

Raise awareness and understanding levels within our team.

Objectives

Format

Team Workshop HIV and AIDS basics Action planning

Some financial analysis of how ‘robust’ Sohco is as a business in the context of HIV and AIDS

Synthesis into an action plan for Sohco

Format

HIV and AIDS Basics

Information which was new to some people in the group included: Average time from HIV infection to the onset of

AIDS is 10 years Partners can re-infect each other with different

strains of HIV and materially shorten their lives Impact of alcohol on HIV transmission risk Wide range of infection rates in different regions

in SA

Outcomes

Profiling

How do we know what we are dealing with as peoples HIV status is confidential ?

Outcomes

ProfilingProvincial Variations

KZN 22%EC 15,5%WC 3,2%

Settlement Type Variation

URBAN FORMAL 9%

URBAN INFORMAL 18%

MOBILITY

Relatively stable

Outcomes

SOCIAL ASSETS AND NETWORKS

GoodAccess to

Health Services

Environmental Health

Age and GenderHIV Prevalence

(15-24 year olds)Male 4.4%Female 17%

Profiling

Finding out exact profile not efficient exercise for value add

Different regions and sites have a completely different risk profile

Exercise gives us a sense of positive behavior to reinforce

Different risk factors require different responses e.g. information targeted at 14 year old boys will be different from information targeted at single moms

Outcomes

Areas of Vulnerability

HIV and AIDS are systemic and have effects broader than the person infected. Income and expenditure effects and reprioritisation Succession impacts Supply system impacts (service provider and new

developments) This effects Sohco through impacts on our

tenants and our staff Analysis of intrinsic vulnerabilities Strengths Specific vulnerabilities to HIV and AIDS and how

this impacts SohcoOutcomes

Responses

Avoiding impact by minimising the risk profile of customers

Avoiding impact by protecting affordability Mitigating non-payment through credit

control Considering bad debt provisions Managing succession Protecting Sohco from supply side impacts

Actions

Responses

Easy to implement immediately

Condoms

Gloves on site

Next of kin information

Actions

Responses

Short to Medium term

Succession policy- tenants

Broaden out supplier base

Succession planning – staff

Actions

Responses

Medium to Longer term

Primary Health Care Mobile Clinic site

Build relationships with other service providers

Continue and increase activities which add value for tenants and increase stability

Actions

Conclusion

It is possible to build up a risk profile which will vary regionally

Sohco as a small business must integrate HIV and AIDS programmes with core business or initiatives won’t happen

Most effective thing we can do is maintain and enhance service we provide to build social stability (improve our core business)