A collaborative effort between the MURD, the City of Windhoek, the NHE and Khomas Regional Council, the Informal Settlement Upgrading Project aims to provide low-cost housing for people living in serviced informal areas in Khomas Region. The project targets ultra-low-income residents who earn up to N$3,500 per month and have a legal right to occupy the land, but lack the resources to build a formal house. The project offers financing through the City of Windhoek Housing Scheme, where the City covers the bond and the beneficiaries pay back to the Council with a low-interest rate. The repayments go into a revolving fund that supports housing under this project. The project was launched by Honorable Erastus Uutoni, the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, on 01 June 2020 at a joint meeting of the stakeholders. The project has so far delivered nearly 700 houses in Windhoek’s informal settlements.

 

The Informal Settlement Upgrading Project is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), the City of Windhoek, the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), and Khomas Regional Council, with the goal of building affordable houses for residents living on serviced land in informal settlement areas in Khomas Region.

 

The project targets ultra-low-income residents who have a monthly income of up to N$3,500 and who own a title deed, lease agreement, or have received a certificate of land occupation in areas that already have basic services (such as water and sewer connection) but lack the resources to construct a formal structure or brick house.

 

The project beneficiaries are funded through the City of Windhoek Housing Scheme, where the City provides a loan to beneficiaries and they pay back directly to the Council at a low interest rate. The repayments are used to create a revolving fund that supports the construction of more housing under this project.

 

The project was launched by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Hon. Erastus Uutoni on 01 June 2020 at a joint consultative forum between the stakeholders. The project has so far delivered over 700 houses in Windhoek’s informal settlements.