Growing Sustainable Housing Microfinance Options in Sub-Saharan Africa Conference Materials
http://www.ica.coop/al-housing/articles/180/1/Growing-Sustainable-Housing-Microfinance-Options-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Conference-Materials/Page1.html
Matt Baker
By Matt Baker
Published on 07/10/2008
'Growing Sustainable Housing Microfinance Options in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Enhancing the relevance and scale of housing finance for the poor.'
From 19-23 May 2008, at the Giraffe Ocean View Hotel in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, the FinMark Trust, Rooftops Canada and Habitat for Humanity International co-hosted a workshop on housing microfinance. Supported by a variety of organisations, the workshop hosted 127 participants (including investors, financiers, and donors; experienced intermediaries; and retailers including HMFIs, MFIs and NGOs) from over 20 countries, 16 in Africa. Over four days, the workshop addressed topics relating to:
State of housing finance in sub-Saharan Africa, Getting housing on the ground,
Scale lending, Identifying opportunities; and hot topics.
Please click here to read the presentations and further information from the conference.
Enhancing the relevance and scale of housing finance for the poor.'
From 19-23 May 2008, at the Giraffe Ocean View Hotel in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, the FinMark Trust, Rooftops Canada and Habitat for Humanity International co-hosted a workshop on housing microfinance. Supported by a variety of organisations, the workshop hosted 127 participants (including investors, financiers, and donors; experienced intermediaries; and retailers including HMFIs, MFIs and NGOs) from over 20 countries, 16 in Africa. Over four days, the workshop addressed topics relating to:
State of housing finance in sub-Saharan Africa, Getting housing on the ground,
Scale lending, Identifying opportunities; and hot topics.
Please click here to read the presentations and further information from the conference.