Zimbabwe project 613-0225 · 1984 · housing, urban and municipal infrastructure

Housing Guaranty (HG) program to upgrade Epworth, a squatter settlement outside Harare, Zimbabwe. HG funds will be used to upgrade, at a level affordable by current residents, water supply and sanitation systems, roads, electricity, and community facilities, and to generate employment and provide home improvement loans. Some families will be relocated from unsatisfactory areas to more suitable locations within Epworth. The Ministry of Local Government and Town Planning (MLGTP) will implement the program, which will directly benefit 25,000 Epworth residents. Complementary TA and training will be provided under project 6130225. Targeted outputs include: (1) individual water connections and "Blair" modified septic sanitation systems for all households in Epworth; (2) tarred major and minor distribution roads, plus some limited access streets; (3) community facilities, including a police station, health clinic, community hall, administrative office, secondary school, post office, bus shelters, and markets; (4) electrical power supply for community facilities and security lighting for all residents; (5) 500 resettlement loans, 1,500 home improvement loans, and 3,500 loans for Blair

Source: DEC abstract, PD-ABP-042 (1984). The source's own text.