Empowering the Urban Females
Creating gender sensitive mass housing in Addis Ababa
R.J. Bijl (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
H.A.F. Mooij – Mentor (TU Delft - Public Building and Housing Design)
Vanessa Grossman – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Public Building and Housing Design)
Nelson J.A. Amorim Mota – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Public Building and Housing Design)
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Abstract
With almost 110 million inhabitants, Ethiopia is the largest and most populous
country in the Horn of Africa. In the current trend of global urbanization, Ethiopia’s cities are rapidly growing. A tripling of the urban population is to be expected in 2050, putting a big pressure on the housing stock and employment opportunities. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital is growing at 3.8% per year, as more and more people from smaller villages or rural areas search for a better life standard. Statistics show that among the relatively young migrants, 6 out of 10 is female, coming from different social and cultural backgrounds. Women in Ethiopia, and to a larger extent those living in rural areas, suffer from a lower social status in the patriarchal society. They struggle more to find appropriate housing and supporting networks. This thesis invests the opportunities to create gender sensitive housing to pave the way for these new urban women. Furthermore, it proposes an alternative to the current mass housing strategy.