{"id":20051,"date":"1999-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"1999-01-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20051"},"modified":"2026-04-29T20:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:20:37","slug":"test-title-1-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20051","title":{"rendered":"“Housing Microfinance Initiatives,” Case Study for USAID Microenterprise Best Practices Initiative, 1999-2000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Team members at the Unit for Housing and Urbanization (later the Center for Urban Development Studies) at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design worked on the “Housing Microfinance Initiative” case study from 1999 to 2000, accompanying USAID’s Microenterprise Best Practices effort. The Unit produced reports to highlight the achievements of housing micro-finance initiatives around the world. Findings noted the challenges facing the extension of microcredit to poor households for funding shelter construction and improvements, land acquisition, and infrastructure provisions. Geographic regions covered include South Asia<\/strong>, Southeast Asia<\/strong>, Latin America<\/strong>, and Sub-Saharan Africa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Documents include a final report, a 1998 draft background report on Guatemala, an inception brief, multiple summary and synthesis reports, supporting overviews, and case studies with photos. Regional overviews address the broad geographic areas noted above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See related I2UD projects below<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Project Year:<\/td>1999-2000<\/td><\/tr>
Project Type:<\/td>Case Study<\/td><\/tr>
Geographic Regions:<\/td>South Asia (India and Bangladesh) \/ Southeast Asia (Philippines) \/ Latin America (Guatemala) \/ Sub-Saharan Africa (South Africa)<\/td><\/tr>
Reports:<\/td>
Authors:<\/td>John Driscoll; Graciela Fortin-Magana; Christopher Rogers; Mona Serageldin; Sameh Wahba; Christine Williams; Kimberly Wilson<\/td><\/tr>
Sponsors:<\/td>USAID Microfinance Office; Development Alternatives, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland)<\/td><\/tr>
Categories:<\/td>Urban Planning<\/td><\/tr>
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ID:<\/td>1999_00_001<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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