Community Based Projects

The projects below represent the UPFI projects along with Donor Partners and Implementing Partners.
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191 Projects

Housing Pre-Finance in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal

Updated: 20/03/2014

Pre-financed housing construction in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.

Gauteng and KwaZulu-Nata
South Africa
Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency)
Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP)
Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC)
uTshani Fund
Housing
$ 360,000.00 Active

Mpumalanga Pre-Financed Housing

Updated: 20/03/2014

Pre-financed housing construction in Mpumalanga province.

Standerton, Qwaqwa, and Delmas
South Africa
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP)
Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC)
uTshani Fund
Housing
$ 70,000.00 Completed

Citywide Slum Upgrading: Cape Town and Stellenbosch

Updated: 20/03/2014

Upgrading of informal settlements in Cape Town and Stellenbosch, including water and sanitiation provision, housing upgrades, and re-blocking.

Cape Town
South Africa
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
uTshani Fund
The Rockefeller Foundation
Housing
$ 200,000.00 Active

Community Toilet Block in Langa, Cape Town

Updated: 20/03/2014

Construction of a community toilet block in Joe Slovo settlement, Cape Town.

Joe Slovo
Cape Town
South Africa
South African SDI Alliance
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Water & Sanitation
$ 120,000.00 Completed

Usaviwattha Incremental Housing Project II

Updated: 20/03/2014

Continuation of housing construction in Usaviwattha settlement, Colombo.

Usaviwattha
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Janarukula
Women Development Bank
Housing
$ 28,500.00 Active

Usaviwattha Incremental Housing Project

Updated: 20/03/2014

Construction of 50 houses in Usaviwattha settlement, Colombo.

Usaviwattha
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Janarukula
Women Development Bank
Housing
$ 24,200.00 Active

Kroo Bay Disaster Relief

Updated: 20/03/2014

Support to victims of a fire in Kroo Bay, assisting with purchase of construction materials and households goods.

Kroo Bay
Free Town
Sierra Leone
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Housing
Grant funding $ 50,000.00 Completed

National Housing Pre-Finance in Namibia: Karaas

Updated: 20/03/2014

Pre-financed housing construction across Namibia.

Karaas
Namibia
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Shack Dweller's Federation of Namibia (SDFN)
Namibia Housing Action Group (NHAG)
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Rockefeller Foundation
Housing
Grant funding $ 375,000.00 Completed

Mukuru Cross Subsidised Housing

Updated: 20/03/2014

Housing construction on Greenfield land in Mukuru, Nairobi

Mukuru
Nairobi
Kenya
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Muungano wa Wanavijiji
Akiba Mashinani Trust
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Rockefeller Foundation
Housing
$ 400,000.00 Active

Household Water Connections in Mathare, Nairobi

Updated: 20/03/2014

The provision of water connections throughout the Kosovo slum in Mathare, Nairobi to individual households.

Mathare
Nairobi
Kenya
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Muungano wa Wanavijiji
Akiba Mashinani Trust
Water & Sanitation
$ 37,500.00 Active

Incremental Housing Project in Dodoma, Tanzania

Updated: 21/02/2014

Construction of 75 houses in Chingombe settlement, Dodoma.

Chingombe
Dodoma
Tanzania
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Homeless Peoples' Federation of Tanzania
Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI)
Housing
$ 120,000.00 Active