of emerging contractors & developers to deliver
affordable housing developments
Inception
Contractor & Developer Academy
The Development Action Group (DAG) incubated the Contractor & Developer Academy (CDA) in 2017 as a direct response of working with communities and emerging contractors. In 2015, DAG successfully completed a 3-year construction project of 2173 Enhanced People’s Housing Project (EPHP) in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. The incubation of CDA was in direct capacity building needs from lived experiences of the Khayelitsha People’s Housing Process (PHP) project.
Overview
The CDA Programme
The Contractor & Developer Academy (CDA) is an enterprise development programme that seeks to improve and enhance the capability of emerging contractors and developers. Whilst incubated within DAG, CDA works with key sector stakeholders within the built environment- construction, development industry, academia, professionals etc. to co-create and test new innovative forms of affordable housing delivery.
The CDA’s impact in the urban sector over the years can be attributed to DAG’s role in supporting emerging developers to implement 16 affordable housing projects which yielded 99 residential units for 250 people. R12.5 million was contributed to the local economy, from which an estimate of 529 individuals benefited directly and indirectly.
Latest News
The Importance of Micro-Developers for Affordable Housing Provision
At a time when the government is increasingly questioning the sustainability of its housing subsidy programme, the importance of supporting and providing incentives to the rental sector in township areas has become more apparent than ever before. In the past 18 months, the City of Cape Town has developed initiatives to support
DAG Supports Emerging Construction Companies towards Post-Covid-19 Economic Recovery
Over the last 5 years, the construction industry has experienced a decline in the implementation of new infrastructure projects due to the public sector’s underspending on capital budgets. This underspending, coupled with the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, has caused significant job losses in the construction industry and has
DEVELOPERS TRAINING PROGRAMME: Enhancing the Capacity of Micro-Developers, Delivering Small-Scale Rental Units in Townships
Micro-developers provide affordable rental accommodation for households which cannot afford inner-city residential property prices, those waiting for government housing and those who earn too much to benefit from a subsidy. Currently in South Africa, the innovative micro-developers and homeowners are seen as the backbone of the township economy as they
Partners
The CDA acknowledges that to realise well-built and managed affordable housing stock requires support from various stakeholders to collaborate in creating an enabling environment for economic transformation and investment.
