Urban Poor Consortium (UPC)
Unverified non-profit organisation
The Urban Poor Consortium (UPC), is an Indonesia-based non-profit and non-governmental organisation, which deals with a number of issues including community organisation for housing rights and eviction, urban poverty and the urban environment. Following the December 2004 tsunami, UPC has been working with 30 fishing communities in Aceh to rebuild houses and restore livelihoods. To date UPC has built more than 1,000 homes, together with local partners.