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Urban Poor Fund International
The Urban Poor Fund International is a subsidiary of Shack / Slum Dwellers International that provides capital to member national urban poor funds. The Fund is established on the proposition that the poor are central actors in urban development and poverty eradication and are best able to decide and co-manage their own urban improvement programs. Giving the poor direct control of capital enables them to negotiate with formal bodies such as government and banks.
Key Focus Areas
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- RT @justempower: Standing room ONLY for @NaijaFederation bi-weekly mtg in #Lagos — over 350 savers from more than 24 slums, translated in 3…
- RT @Urbanet_info: What does it take to create #affordablehousing for the #urban poor? @WorldBank's @judylbaker16 and @celine_dcruz have ans…
- RT @KnowYourCityTV: Today as we were shooting a documentary based on the life of Alfred Gabuza in Gauteng and his journey with the Federati…
- RT @ACTogetherUG: Multi-stakeholder inception meeting on the No One Worse Off project aimed at safeguard implementation under Kampala Jinja…
- RT @ShipraSuri: This is why the partnership with @sdinet is at the core of our new #ClimateResilience for #UrbanPoor initiative. The money…
- RT @SLURC_FT: In #Dhaka #Bangladesh? Check this out on Sunday https://t.co/4J2liaoX39
- RT @justempower: @sdinet West Africa Storytelling for Change Summit kicks off in Lagos! Media-makers from urban poor Federations in Benin,…
- RT @justempower: The Nigerian @sdinet alliance hopes to learn from the Namibian example to see how to strengthen security of tenure for the…
- RT @enyo_okoko: community effort to see upgrade in there community, dwellers of Ibitem polo community PH came togethe to join resources and…
- RT @KnowYourCityTV: This is a business mostly dominated by the Hausas (Hailing from the Northern part of Nigeria). It has been running in N…
- See this Instagram photo by @knowyourcity.tv https://t.co/clbNgzfBDg
Featured Projects
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Jan. 11, 2016, 11:01 a.m.
Construction of a community hall with water tanks and running water, in George Compound, Lusaka.
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Oct. 13, 2015, 10:52 a.m.
Incremental housing construction in settlements across Namibia.
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June 7, 2016, 11:23 a.m.
Upgrading of water and sanitation facilities in settlements in Dar es Salaam.
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