Housing Related Surveys:

Freegold Housing Survey
A housing survey was done for the Joint Housing Forum of Freegold Mines.  The project was done in conjunction with Dr. Paul Hendler of Housing Solutions.  Progressus CC was responsible for the entire survey, data capturing as well as participating in the data analysis.
Client:  Housing Solutions, Freegold

Gengold Housing Survey
A housing survey was conducted for the Gengold Joint Housing Forum.  The study included training of employees, in a capacity building exercise, as interviewers and a pilot study.  Progressus CC then managed the entire data-gathering phase, captured the data and participated in the analysis of the data.  Progressus CC were also involved in training and capacity building exercises with the Gengold Joint Housing Forum.  This involvement included designing the content and structure of the training as well as, presentation to the Forum.
Clients: Housing Solutions & Gengold Joint Housing Forum

Informal Land Markets and urban Migration: Urban Land Mark
A study was conducted in two informal settlements in Kwa Zulu Natal Durban to investigate the interaction between access to land markets and the nature of the migration process. The objective of this project was to interrogate the nature of migration in contemporary South Africa. We looked at why individuals rather than families migrate, whether and why migrants retain membership in, and ties with, their household of origin, and under what conditions temporary migration is the precursor to more permanent migration.  With a focus on access to land markets, we explored how migrants transact in urban land markets, and whether the ability to transact successfully in particular land markets influenced whether individuals or families migrate, and whether migration is permanent or remains temporary.
Clients:  Dr Colin Marx, Prof Dori Posel for Urban LandMark

ICHUT Housing Survey 
A survey was conducted for the client (The Inner City Housing Upgrading Trust) in the inner city suburbs of Johannesburg.  1800 interviews were conducted door to door. Progressus CC was responsible for the management and training of all fieldworkers as well as managing the data gathering and data capturing.
Clients: Centre for Policy Studies & ICHUT

Katorus Special Presidential Housing Project 
A survey was conducted for the Special Presidential Project in Katorus.  The focus of the study was rental housing, concentrating on backyard shacks and formal backyard rooms in Vosloorus, Katlehong and Thokoza.  The study included qualitative and quantitative phases.  During the qualitative phase focus groups discussions were held and analysed and during the quantitative phase approximately 1300 door-to-door interviews were conducted with landlords and tenants in all three areas.
Clients: Mike Oelofse Consultancy & The Special Presidential Project

Tenant Management Investigation in Johannesburg Inner City
Progressus has been appointed by ICHUT in collaboration with Ros Gordon, Kecia Rust & Marion Stewart to conduct a qualitative study for the Tenant Management Investigation - commissioned by ICHUT, Gauteng Department of Housing & Land Affairs & Social Housing Foundation.  Focus groups were conducted with tenants and tenant structures, in the inner city.
Client:  ICHUT

Johannesburg Inner City Survey
A household survey was conducted with residents from the inner city of Johannesburg to assess their building and living conditions and experiences of living in the inner city.  The sample included 1508 respondents.
Client:              Johannesburg Housing Company

Establishment of Institutional Housing Management Capacity for Social Housing in Alexandra
Progressus worked with a team of consultants and was responsible for a social survey of 400 households in 2 social housing projects in Alexandra.  Progressus CC developed the research instrument, recruited and trained the fieldworkers, managed the data gathering and wrote a comprehensive report on the findings.  In addition, focus groups were also conducted to add an in-dept understanding to the findings.
Client:              Gauteng Department of Housing

How the poor access, hold and trade land: Urban Landmark Study
Progressus in association with Isandla conducted a study in 3 metropolitan areas in South Africa to assess how the poor access, hold and trade land.  The study consisted of in-depth interviews, as well as a survey of 9 areas in the 3 metros. 
Client:  Urban Landmark

Housing Finance Survey
Progressus conducted a survey in 6 sites in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Cape Town among low income earners to assess their loan history, financial status and interest in future lending.  The study is part of a multi-country study and conducted for the Development Innovations Group (USA) 
Client:  Development Innovations Group & Finmark

Urban LandMark programme: Land Biographies
Urban LandMark commissioned an in-depth narrative-style investigation of specific precincts in selected settlements in order to contribute an historical perspective on urban land in the land management system to its growing body of research. The project purpose was to develop three land biographies in order to make an additional contribution to Urban LandMark’s growing empirical base regarding urban land access by the poor. This contribution offered a perspective which narrates the passage of land through the urban land management system.  Progressus worked with Colin Marx and Margot Rubin, and conducted the empirical research for the project.
Client:  Urban LandMark

Cost Benefit Analysis:  RDP housing vs. Social Housing
Progressus conducted a survey for Rhizome Management to inform them on the situation in RDP housing as well as social housing projects to feed into a project they were conducting for The Social Housing Foundation on the cost benefit of RDP housing versus Social Housing.  The survey was conducted in 6 areas within 3 provinces of South Africa namely Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape. 3 RDP and 3 Social Housing projects were visited.
Client:  Rhizome Management (Andreas Bertoldi)

Informal Rental Development Survey
Progressus conducted a survey for NURCHA and the Housing Finance Resource Programme to investigate the potential to develop the small-scale backyard rental landlord.  Focus groups was conducted in 3 township areas in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal and was followed by a survey of the targeted areas.
Client:  NURCHA (Jill Strelitz; David Gardner), HFRP (Mike Oelofse)

Rural Housing Loan Fund
Progressus did a survey of borrowers from micro lenders receiving funding from the Rural Housing Loan Fund.  Individuals had to be traced and interviewed across the country.  This was a particularly challenging survey as contact information for borrowers were sometimes very sketchy.  However, Progressus managed to realise the sample to such an extent that the data was valid and useful.  The aim of the survey was to establish borrower patterns of behaviour and customer satisfaction with service from micro lenders.
Client:  RHLF (Project managed by Shisaka), Mathew Nell               

Township Residential Property Market survey
Progressus did a survey of township residential property markets.  This survey was commissioned and funded by FinMark Trust, Ford Foundation, Micro Finance Regulatory Council / USAID, South African National Treasury and the National Housing Finance Corporation.  Shisaka managed the project.  Progressus was responsible for the questionnaire development, recruitment and training of the fieldworkers, and the data gathering, data capture, and reporting of the data to the project team.  
Client:  Finmark Trust (Project managed by Shisaka), Mathew Nell

Housing Entrepreneurs Survey
Progressus did a survey of small-scale landlords and entrepreneurs in 3 inner city areas (Hillbrow/Berea and Tshwane Central/Sunnyside) as well as 3 township areas (Orlando East, Katlehong and Stanza Bopaphe, Mamelodi).  The survey identified the entrepreneurial strategies followed by small-scale landlords and entrepreneurs as well as the role of the house in their business.  Surveys, in-depth interviews and focus groups were conducted   
Client:  FinMark Trust (Project managed by Shisaka), Mathew Nell

Sectional Title Pilot Project
Progressus did a survey of occupants in identified Sectional Title Buildings in Hillbrow to establish the current status of the buildings and units, as well as payment history, perceptions of the city and the building, and future plans.  The study was conducted with the Shisaka consortium for the City of Johannesburg.
Client:  City of Johannesburg (Lee Pernegger), Mathew Nell (Shisaka)

Community and Other Surveys:
Soweto-in-Transition:  Household Survey
The biggest and most comprehensive household survey that has been conducted in Soweto up to date.  All the major areas of Soweto were included as well as the hostels.  The project was done in conjunction with Wits Sociology department.  Progressus CC was responsible for the management and training of the fieldworkers as well as managing the data gathering, data capturing and analysis of the results.  Progressus CC was also involved in the feedback of the results workshops with the community.
Client:  Wits Sociology Department; Northern Metropolitan Substructure; Transitional Metropolitan Council of Johannesburg

Qualitative study into Rural Business Operators
Progressus conducted focus groups with male and female business operators in rural areas, mostly from survivalist enterprises.  The project included negotiations with local rural authorities, selection of participants, focus group discussion, transcription and analysis of the focus groups, analysis of the data and writing a final report.
Client:              Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency

ESKOM:  National Safety & Risk Survey
Two surveys were conducted.  Progressus conducted a nationwide survey for Eskom assessing factors critical for Safety & Risk management.  A follow-up survey was conducted to assess the implemented programmes, which addressed the risk factors, in order to identify programmes that lead to a significant difference in risk behaviour.
Client: Eskom Safety Programme

Labour Survey
A household based labour survey was conducted in Khayalitsha. Gugulethu and Mitchells Plain.  Interviews were conducted with all adults in the home and 1100 households were visited.  These households included squatter areas, council housing, private housing and hostels.  The survey was commissioned by SALDRU (South African Labour Development Research Unit) and was done in conjunction with the University of Cape Town.
Client:              SALDRU, University of Cape Town

Poverty and Social Exclusion
A qualitative study with focus groups and in-depth interviews were conducted in 4 areas in Gauteng.  The purpose was to identify the extent and processes of migrant marginalisation, giving particular attention to the social exclusion of new Johannesburg residents’ access to and use of local government services.
Client:  Dr. Jo Beal (University of London), Prof. Susan Parnell (University of Cape Town)

Banking Council Survey
A qualitative study was conducted with focus groups to assess low income clients’ knowledge about banking services.  Non-banking people were also included in the study.
Client:  Banking Council of South Africa, Spadework CC

Soweto Household Survey
Progressus has been appointed to conduct a household survey in Soweto to assess the impact of health and HIV on child minding in the Soweto area.  Progressus visited 4500 households and gathered data on 22 000 people living in Soweto.  Progressus was responsible for the recruitment and training of fieldworkers, conducting a door-to-door survey, data capturing and data cleaning.
Client:              Peri-Natal HIV Research Unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

ESKOM National Safety & Risk Survey
Progressus conducted a nationwide survey for Eskom assessing the impact of Safety & Risk management.  All 9 provinces were included.  Progressus was responsible for the fieldwork selection and training, fieldwork management, data capturing, data analysis and report writing.
Client:              Eskom Risk management; Beulah Misrole

HIV/AIDS & Health Surveys & Trials:
AIDS/HIV and STD KAP Survey in Carletonville
Progressus CC was responsible for 4 surveys conducted in the Carletonville area.  The first was a demographic survey.  Progressus CC managed the training of fieldworkers, the data gathering and was involved in the data analysis.
Three more surveys were conducted investigating the sexual behaviour and attitudes of people in the Carletonville area each with a sample size of 2500 participants.  The survey invested in capacity building through which local unemployed people were thoroughly trained to assist in the fieldwork.  Medical tests were also done to test for HIV/AIDS and other STD’s.  Progressus CC was responsible for the training of fieldworkers, managing the fieldwork (medical and behavioural survey) and will be involved in further studies in this community.
Client:  Epidemiological Research Unit, Mothusimpilo Trust, Population Council

Youth Survey
A survey was conducted in Westonarea among youth (Male 20 –29 years, females 15 – 25 years).  The aim of the survey was to identify risk factors for infection with HIV and STD’s, including extensive bio-medical tests and a KAP questionnaire.
Client:              Prof. Bertran Auvert  (INSERM, University of Paris, France)

HIV/AIDS and STD Survey in Carletonville
Progressus CC was responsible for the last in a series of 5 annual bio-medical surveys conducted in the Carletonville area.  Progressus CC managed the training of fieldworkers, the data gathering and was involved in the data analysis.
The last survey investigated the sexual behaviour and attitudes of people in the Carletonville area with a sample size of 2500 participants.  The aim of the survey was to identify the impact of the Health Intervention during the last 3 years.  Progressus CC was responsible for the training of fieldworkers, managing the fieldwork (medical and behavioural survey) and will be involved in further studies in this community.
Client:              Dr Johannes van Dam - Population Council:  Horizons Project (USA)

HIV/AIDS and STD Household Survey in Orange Farm
Progressus CC was responsible a bio-medical survey conducted in the Orange Farm.  Progressus CC managed the training of fieldworkers, the data gathering, data capturing and data cleaning.  The survey investigated the sexual behaviour and attitudes of people in the Orange Farm area with a sample size of 1000 participants. 
Client:              INSERM (France):  Prof Bertran Auvert

Male Circumcision Trial
Progressus managed a Male Circumcision Trial over a 36 month period in Orange Farm.  The Orange Farm Trial was 1 of three randomized controlled clinical trials conducted in Africa to determine whether circumcision of adult males will reduce their risk for HIV infection. The study conducted in South Africa was stopped in 2005, after interim analyses found a statistically significant reduction in male participants’ risk for HIV infection from medical circumcision. Circumcision showed to have a 60% protective effect against HIV transmission.  This finding was confirmed in the other 2 trials.
Client:  INSERM (France):  Prof Bertran Auvert,          National Institute for Communicable Diseases Dr Adrian Puren

Department of Health KAPB Survey
Progressus was appointed by the Inter-sectoral AIDS committee to conduct a study in the Gauteng Provincial Government, focusing on the Department of Health and The Department of Education.  Focus groups were conducted with personnel, and followed with a survey of 800 employees.  The survey intends to inform the Workplace programmes with regards to HIV/AIDS
Client:              Gauteng Department of Health

Perceptions of Anti Retro Viral Drugs
Progressus conducted a study consisting of focus groups and a door-to-door survey in the city of Johannesburg and Soweto, to assess people’s perceptions on ARV’s and their willingness to pay for such treatments.  The study was done for the Peri Natal HIV Research Unit