| Total cost $3,634,521
Partners
Ministry of Housing
Municipality of Kinshasa
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
(Habitat)
Background and objectives
The housing sector in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo has been neglected during the past thirty years. Infrastructure
has collapsed, and trained human resources in this sector are very limited.
The aim of the project is to support capacity-building and rehabilitation
of the main infrastructures in the city of Kinshasa. The project
also supports preparation of a national action plan for housing development.
Activities
The main components of the programme launched
in April 1998 include studies for preparation of a national action plan
for housing development by national and international consultants and national
research and training institutions for rehabilitation of infrastructure
and public buildings such as the Ministry of Housing, where the project
is based, draining and cleaning out the Kalamu River in Kinshasa, which
has destroyed houses and damaged the environment due to heavy sand banks,
rehabilitation of vehicles belonging to the national environment programme
and strengthening capacity-building and human resources development of
the Ministry of Housing through institutional reforms and training.
Results
The project has prepared the national
action plan on housing. The Kalamu River has been drained, and additional
resources have been requested to continue working. Rehabilitation
of the Ministry of Housing has been completed and is used by the project
team.
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