El Salvador: Urban and Productive Integrated Sustainable Settlements El Salvador
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $5,200,000
Delivery Rate
Main Achievements
- Creation of an alliance for social housing and corresponding funding opportunities.
- Conclusion of a competition for urban design proposals for the "The Big Apple" project in Santa Tecla.
- Training courses for political figures and officials.
This project is geared towards inclusive growth, integrating in strategic partnership the private/public sectors, Civil Society Organizations and the urban poor population of San Salvador, generating decent work within a sustainable environment.
It addresses the key challenges set by the TWPSD by: creating incentives for entrepreneurship; increasing affordability of housing; upgrading the construction supply chain; while reducing risk and vulnerability and engaging the private sector in the development process. It contributes to the achievement of the MDGs (poverty reduction, women equality, environment and international integration), through an inclusive innovative business model. The project will: 1) Leverage private sector involvement as a strategic development partner for affordable housing and livelihoods for the poor in urban settlements; and 2) Stimulate the creation of productive, secure and sustainable settlements that generate decent work.