Urban Think Tank Empower
Delivering real solutions to South Africa’s housing crisis.
Urban Think Tank Empower (UTTE) is a Non-Profit Company (NPC) dedicated to developing and implementing a ground-breaking public housing model with the potential to improve South Africa’s dire public housing conditions.
Ultimately, our Empower Model is set to define what public housing has the potential to look like in a truly democratic South African urban future, providing marginalised communities living informally safe, dignified and celebrated homes with socio-economic opportunities.
Building 1000 Homes is our mission. However the roadmap that will emerge is our vision.
A better South Africa by design
Our Empower Model is designed to uplift the millions of lives in South Africa’s informal settlements by:
Building 1,000 Homes
Building dignified, safe and sustainable affordable housing across the country.
Creating a family asset to truly empower residents, while reaffirming a sense of belonging and security within the city through ownership models.
Empowering communities
Providing work opportunities and supporting sustainable economic activities through communities.
Strengthening existing social cohesion and celebrating community identity.
Empowering residents through democratic principles and community upliftment.
Local Infrastructure For Transformation (LIFT)
Creating socio-economic and environmentally sustainable practices and social support systems within communities.
Generating renewable energy to simultaneously empower residents while addressing climate change, air pollution and residents’ health.
“UTTE’s ground-breaking Empower Upgrade Model has the potential to end South Africa’s chronic public housing crisis.”
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*Urban Think Tank Empower is an NPC (Non Profit Company), so any donations made by private individuals, companies or trusts can be registered as a tax deductable expense.
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