Presented at the Country Learning Exchange held during the 7th GLTN Partners meeting 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya.

1. SUPPORT TO OCCUPANCY LICENCE
IN - KANYAMA WARD 10
OF
(LUSAKA- ZAMBIA)
Presentation
by:
Charity C Kalombo

2. Presentation Outline
• Introduction
• Map of Zambia –Lusaka in relation to Kanyama
• Key Challenges
• Key Interventions
• Key Processes
• Key Findings/Achievements/Outcomes
• Lessons learned
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3. Map of Zambia and Lusaka in relation to
Kanyama
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4. Introduction
Lusaka city
Population (2.5 million )
37 informal settlements known
as improvement areas in which
about 70% of the city’s
population reside
 Land tenure in improvement
areas is secured
through the acquisition of
occupancy licences, which grant
rights of occupancy for a 30-
year period and is renewable.
Map indicating the extent of
Kanyama settlement

5. Introduction cont.
LCC Partnered with UN habitat/GLTN
To Implement GLTN land tools in the enumeration and mapping of unplanned
settlement starting Kanyama ward 10) to improve Security of Tenure
The project is meant to
Decentralize land administration to materialize efficient and practical land provision mechanism
for unplanned settlement residents
Lusaka city operates a property tax system, rate slum properties in order
to generate revenues.
The Project will increase the capacity for LCC to :-
Document and mapped properties and
Raise income through orderly generated ground rent bills.

6. Key Challenges
 Land Tenure :- 90% of the population in informal
settlements have no security of tenure
 Zambia lacks a National land policy; land
administration is still fragmented between the chiefs,
the Ministry of Lands and local governments which
presents clear challenges on tenure security
 The rate of urbanization in Zambia is increasing at
almost exponential which has produced over-
crowded, under-served, and increasingly unlivable;
slums and informal settlements)and unproductive
urban centres.
 Fragmented land administration also weakens
country’s capacity for revenue generation and
financial growth.

7. Key Interventions
• Strengthening the capacity of the Lusaka City Council technical
staff and the local community in Kanyama on GLTN land tools and
approaches through training sessions and stakeholder meetings
• Training of the LCC staff and the local community to capacitate
them with the necessary skills to conduct Enumeration and GIS
mapping
• Mobilization and sensitization of Kanyama residents on the
Upgrading exercise
• Mapping of Kanyama settlement to show land parcels, boundaries
& infrastructure and updating the current layout of the settlement
• Undertaking a comprehensive property numbering and
registration exercise at Kanyama settlement
• Issuance of occupancy licenses to residents of Kanyama Ward 10

8. Key Processes
Step 5: Data validation/Up dating
Step 4 : Data Capture/Analysis
Entry, adjustment, sharing
Step 3: Interviews/Data Collection
Validation, System adjustment, sharing of results
Step 2 : Mapping /Structure numbering
Training, Community Mobilisation, Profiling &
Mapping and numbering
Step 1 : Internal Consultations
Drafting proposals, MOU, funds
disbursement, Community engagement
Pictures depicting community
engagement, Mapping and training

9. Achievements
ENUMERATION AND
MAPPING
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
DATA BASE
UPDATED LAYOUT FOR
KANYAMA WARD 10
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7108 personal record in
the data base
6,030 Property records
updated
2356 Tenure relations
created
Updated layout informing planning
and slum upgrading
18,400 records
captured during
enumeration in
Kanyama

10. Outcomes
 Capacity of staff and community in GLTN tools
enhanced
 Capacity of Lusaka City Council staff in Mapping and
Enumeration strengthened.
 Digital map and Database for Kanyama developed.
 Enhanced community engagement
 Access to occupancy licenses to residents of Kanyama increased;
2800 certificates will be issued
 STDM
 Being discussed as the solution to slum
upgrading and
 land documentation that will contribute to the
national land reforms

11. LESSONS LEARNED
• Partnerships is key for the successful execution of STDM
• The STDM can trigger behavioral change for both the institution and
the communities
• STDM is a good tool
• It is community friendly
• it is a tool that can be tailored to suit institutional needs
• It is a tool should be adjusted to address legal issues
• During Mapping -we learned that the system can be adjusted to fit
the data captured
• There is need to scale up if STDM is to influence changing the current systems.

12. Conclusion
• LCC plans to scale up the STDM tool and process, to cover all the informal
settlements of Lusaka in future
• Continuous training of the STDM tool and process at the LCC to ensure staff,
are capacitated on its use, to freely adopt/localize and suit project needs.
• LCC will advocate for the integration of the STDM as a tool to capture
person-property information in relation to the property tax system and in
the generation of revenue.