Home About GHF Mission/Charter History Board of Directors FAQs Situation Analysis A Growing Problem Poverty Statistics What is Adequate Shelter? Actions Needed Process Process of GHF Loan Securitization Benefits Benefits Overview Local Benefits Impact on Slums Global Benefits Partners & Contributors Contributor Benefits Sponsorship Levels Contributors Partners Make a Donation Publicity & Events Events Conferences Press Contact A Growing Problem Poverty Statistics What is Adequate Shelter? Actions Needed     • Infrastructure     • Investment ACTIONS NEEDED: INFRASTRUCTURE Estimated investment required to upgrade slums and provide alternatives, 2005-20 Intervention Target Population (millions) Average Investment Per Person ($) Total Investment ($ billions)   Upgrading Slums 100 670 67.0   Providing alternatives to slums 570 400 226.5   Total 670 440 293. Estimated per capita and total investment required to upgrade slums, by region, 2005-20 Component Arab States, Turkey & Iran East Asia (incl. China) & Oceania Latin America and the Caribbean South Central Asia South- east Asia Sub- Saharan Africa, Egypt & Sudan   Construction of Basic Housing 472 338 488 306 324 125   Purchase of Land or Transfer 80 38 7 32 34 14   Relocation 55 20 27 11 15 14   Provide Networked Infrastructure 235 51 235 51 51 145   Provision of Bulk Infrastructure 71 15 71 15 15 44   Construction of Schools & Clinics 12 10 18 10 10 12   Constr. of Community Facilities 15 10 15 10 10 10   Planning and Oversight 268 81 230 121 126 117   Capacity Building 121 56 109 56 58 46   Total Cost Per Person 1328 619 1200 612 643 528   Number of People (millions) 4 20 8 30 7 31   Total Cost ($ billions) 5.3 12.4 9.6 18.3 4.5 16.4 Source: UN-HABITAT 2003 HOME   |   ABOUT GHF   |   SITUATION ANALYSIS   |   PROCESS BENEFITS   |   PARTNERS & CONTRIBUTORS   |   PUBLICITY & EVENTS   |   CONTACT Copyright © 2008 Global Housing Foundation. All Rights Reserved.