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 The 2008 edition of the CLIFF Annual
Review has just been released. This year’s
review covers the period April 2007 to March 2008,
though a significant amount of information has been
provided covering the period since CLIFF was
established in 2002 to provide a cumulative view of
activity and progress. The review also provides
background information to CLIFF and the wider
subject area, as well as some insight into thoughts
and plans for the future of CLIFF.
The review also highlights implementation of CLIFF
activities in India, the Philippines and Kenya, in
addition to new deals, commitments and explorations
with government and the private sector; and most
importantly, an improvement in the lives of an
increasingly large number of slum dwellers.
However, 2007/8 has also been a year where progress
has taken a step back in some respects, with the
violence that followed the Kenyan elections
affecting the communities where CLIFF has supported
projects. The Kenyan Alliance has, however, worked
relentlessly to quell tensions and resume progress.
CLIFF is now supporting a portfolio of 23 precedent
setting projects to construct housing and basic
services in eight cities in three countries. The
portfolio’s leverage, outcomes and impacts to date,
and its future potential, are detailed on pages six
to seven of the annual report.
The Community -Led Infrastructure Finance Facility
(CLIFF) is funded by the UK Department for
International Development (DFID) and the Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
through the Cities Alliance, supported by loan
guarantees from the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), and from Homeless
International, the lead implementing agency for
CLIFF.
For
More information:
http://www.homeless-international.org/News_1.aspx?id=0:264&news=0:39437
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