Summary of Projects
Indonesia:

Post-Tsunami emergency rebuilding
Cambodia:

NGO-led slum development
Zimbabwe:

Financing for housing development
Peru:

First Sites and Services project
Project Description
Community-Based Settlement Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project
Urban Poor Development Fund
Housing Finance Project
Urban Sites and Services Development Project
City
Country
NAD and Nias,
Indonesia
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
Harare,
Zimbabwe
Lima & Arequipa,
Peru
Main Organizer
World Bank
Asian Coalition for Housing Rights
USAID
World Bank
Goals
Emergency reconstruction
Slum upgrading
Improve urban living conditions
Improve urban settlements
Strategies
Highly bureaucratic network covering all aspects of redevelopment
Comprehensive community-driven upgrading
Loans and grants for housing
Infrastructure development and construction
Organization
National, district and village governments and NGOs
Urban poor communities, NGO, Phnom Penh municipality
USAID, national government, local building authorities
World Bank, national ministries, national bank
Staffing
Government employees and consultants
2 local staff
USAID and government employees
World Bank, government and bank employees
Budget
World Bank, government and bank employees
$148,763
$75,000,000
$43,000,000
Source of Funding
Multiple international donors
50% ACHR 40% German NGO 10% Phnom Penh
69% USAID loan 31% Zimbabwe contribution
50% WB loan 44% local bank 6% beneficiary contribution
Units Provided
50,000 total 44,000 renovated 6,000 new
1,145 lots
19,359 lots
7,200 water and sewage 16,300 electrification
Cost Recovery
None – fully funded by grants and money from other programs
31% loan repayment 69% covered by grants
67% loan repayment 33% charges and fees
67% direct recovery 33% tax revenues
Choosing Beneficiaries
land owner + home destroyed + no previous assistance + bank account
community group, not individual + project proposal
Poor + no home owners
Need + ability to succeed
Affordability
Grants cover costs
Checks and balances within community
Loans were affordable to the beneficiary
Costs = 14% of yearly income
Community Involvement
Some participation, especially when it means free labor
Project depends on it
Very little; no mention in document
Water/san: very little community. Supervised credit: maintained by community.
Project End
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ended
Ended
Maintenance
Unknown
Continuing
No formal maintenance
No formal maintenance
Monitoring & Evaluation
Unknown
Unknown
Follows standard agency procedures
Follows standard agency procedures