Bangladesh - Low-Income Community Housing Support project : Improving Living Condition for the Urban Poor (English)

Approximately forty million people in Bangladesh live in urban areas, and twenty-one percent of them live below the poverty line. Rapid urban growth has put considerable burden on urban infrastructure, most notably housing. Every year, about half a million...  See More + Approximately forty million people in Bangladesh live in urban areas, and twenty-one percent of them live below the poverty line. Rapid urban growth has put considerable burden on urban infrastructure, most notably housing. Every year, about half a million new people arrive in urban areas in Bangladesh. Lack of adequate planning and development of cities results in an inability to accommodate this influx and this strains urban infrastructure including water supply, sanitation, transport and especially, housing. The Low-Income Community Housing Support project pilots a community driven approach to improve the living conditions of the urban poor in selected municipalities. Through the project, around twenty-four thousand urban poor who live in informal, low-income settlements or slums will be able to access technical assistance, infrastructure grants, and housing loans to improve their living conditions. The project uses a community-driven approach, building community organizations with a history of self-managed projects and a desire to improve their local neighbourhoods.  See Less -