Every person should have their own enclosure, a home where they are free to do the

things they love to do, a place that is secured for their family, a place where
they can sleep, peacefully. I thought that housing is an essential human right as
every basic necessity of a human is connected with housing. Housing is an essential
part of basic human needs and is considered part of the human right to an adequate
standard of living according to Article 25. It is simple, without housing, a human
might not have a place for security, privacy, and place of comfort, thus,
compromising other basic human rights that are important for a standard of living.

Choose one characteristic of a slum area. Give at least 3 action plans that can
help solve that aspect. Example: how will you be able to give adequate safe
drinking water>

One characteristic of a slum area that I noticed is the overcrowding of the

settlers in their community.

3 Action Plans

Affordable Housing - I thought that it is very important to develop affordable

housing for settlers so that it prevents overcrowding in slum areas, overall. We
may not eradicate the slums entirely as this is a short-term solution but these
types of solutions are important as we can use this as a guide towards long-term
solutions.

Provide Job Opportunities - It is important to address why settlers in these areas

are living in slums. One factor is they cannot simply afford decent housing for
them to live in. This action plan might be considered a long-term solution for the
settlers as it not only helps financially, it also builds the skill of the worker
which is essential for their future.

Slum Upgrades/Development - As what many sources have said, slums cannot be simply
eradicated by removing them. One of the successful strategies that I researched is
developing the slum area by improving the road networks, transportation, as well as
services. In this way, we can provide equitable access to opportunities by making
an accessible community for low-income communities and we can slowly eradicate the
number of people living in the area as they improve their livelihood.

In achieving SDG # 11, choose one aspect of solving it and give a specific action
plan on how will you do it. Example: Public Spaces --- what action plan will you
propose to do?

Energy Conservation - A sustainable community should focus on energy conservation.

Not only it helps to minimize electricity consumption, but it also helps to protect
resources for future consumption. Energy conservation also helps the environment as
the majority of the energies produce harmful waste that is not only bad for the
environment but also the health of the community.