NACHU

Grant to Kenya's National Cooperative Housing Union (NACHU) to establish a community self-help model of private sector informal settlement upgrading in the Kariobangi section of Nairobi. NACHU, an NGO, will: (1) undertake a 12-acre slum upgrading project in conjunction with residents of the area, the 526 households belonging to the Kariobangi Housing and Settlement Cooperative (KHSC); (2) recover project costs from these beneficiaries; and (3) establish a revolving fund for future projects. Upgrading of the Kariobangi slum will include plot subdivision and the physical upgrading of housing and basic infrastructure (including water networks, sanitation, drainage, roads, and footpaths). Site development will be undertaken by a private construction firm which will be contracted for this purpose by NACHU. Up to 564 plots will be developed. NACHU will implement a program to recover the costs of the slum upgrading from KHSC. The cost recovery scheme will include a 15-20% downpayment on plots/houses and amortized monthly payments of the balance, at or near market interest rates. NACHU will assist KHSC in developing a program for collecting monthly payments from individual households,

Source: DEC abstract, PD-BBW-369 (1990). The source's own text.