During a press conference in the city of Nampula, Salomão Cossa, representative of the Northern Mozambique Urban Development Project (PDUNM), a government initiative that will lead the project, announced its plan as part of an effort to improve housing conditions. The goal is to assist communities in building climate-resilient homes.
“The initiative includes providing building materials, training local labor, and offering direct technical assistance to construction efforts, prioritizing resilient construction standards,” he detailed.
The beneficiaries, he continued, “are vulnerable individuals living in the project’s neighborhoods. Therefore, a selection committee will be established at each site to identify those who truly need housing improvements.”
This initiative is coordinated by the Housing Promotion Fund, with World Bank financing amounting to $140 million, of which $24 million is specifically allocated for housing improvements.
Salomão Cossa stated that in the first phase in Nampula, the “Housing Improvement” project will benefit families in two municipalities: Nampula, in the neighborhoods of Muatala and Muahiviri, and Nacala-Porto (Ontupaia and Mathapue).
Launched in 2022, the project is scheduled for completion in 2028 and will also focus on training local labor.
“What the project will do is train artisans in the implementation sites (…),” emphasized the representative.
In Cabo Delgado province, the project will support the construction of resilient homes in the municipalities of Pemba (the provincial capital) and Montepuez.
