Abstract:
The Addis Ababa City Government has launched a low-cost housing program
as part of urban renewal and densification programs for the city. Since the
start of the program over 180,000 condominium housing units have been
constructed and transferred to beneficiaries. The main objective of the study
is to assess the contribution of condominium housing project in the city in
addressing the housing problems. The study includes three sites of
condominium housing in Yeka sub- city which were considered using
purposive sampling techniques. From the target population of 1796, a sample
of 80 household heads (4.5% ) was selected using proportional sampling
techniques from each site. Data were collected using questionnaires,
interviews and observations. The survey result shows that 45% of the
respondents fall within the age group of 26 and 40, which are productive
groups. On the other hand, 61.25% of the respondents were female- headed,
addressing the issue of gender. For this study Qualitative and quantitative
research design methods were employed to collect data and analyze the
result. The study revealed that the wide range of implementation of
condominium housing development program particularly encourages the low
and middle income groups to access the new condominium houses. It was
found that 40% of the household heads were earning a monthly income of
between 3001-4500 Eth birr,. Only 25% of the household heads were earning
a monthly income of >4,500 Eth. Birr, .There exist better housing units in the
new houses than the previous (old) houses. When we consider the
accommodation of the house, 66% of the respondents had no enough
accommodation in their old area, while 36 % and 41% of the respondents have
enough and more than enough accommodation respectively in their new
condominium houses. There exist weak social interaction related to traditional
institutions and neighbourhood in the new condominium areas. The study
also revealed that there is appreciable residential satisfaction through the
provision of houses in general and through provision of water, electricity and
other services in particular.
