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Relocation Diary 

From Roadside Shacks to Serviced Housing

129 Families in Phnom Penh

Brief History

Diary of an Urban Poor  Relocation in Phnom Penh


The Solidarity for the Urban Poor Federation SUPF, ACHR, UNCHS and the Municipal Government of Phnom Penh collaborated on a re-location project in Phnom Penh beginning in 1997.

By April 2000 we can report that the 129 families have settled into the new site and 128 have constructed their houses.

They have used loans totaling around 50,000 US$ for housing from an Urban Poor Devlt Fund [UPDF] especially created for this and future projects.  
The average housing loan per family was around 400 US$

Land was given by the municipality, infrastructure developed by UNCHS and the housing process organised through savings mechanisms by SUPF and the UPDF.

 

1997: The original roadside community. (left).  District Chief Laurie, one of the Khan leaders who went on an exchange visit to Thailand and India with ACHR TAP and SUPF, searched for land with the community and helped plan the relocation

1998: The community demolish their own housing and move across the street to live for months under temporary plastic while the relocation site is prepared. URC helped the community design affordable house models.

1998: Community leader Chamnan at a community meeting which planned layout and house sites, while UNCHS filled the relocation site to prevent flooding in the wet season. 

1999: 129 families have moved to the site located within easy access to the city. Repayment rates for Housing loans are above 92%

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Other pages on CAMBODIA  
Cambodia Summary    Urban Poor Development Fund    Diary of a Relocation   HUN SEN Meets SUPF

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