Workshop Presentations

The Working Group's first housing microfinance workshop was well-attended by resprentatives from both the financial and housing sectors. The following presentations were given, followed by discussions:

The Housing Microfinance Working Group Tanzania

An Introduction to Housing Microfinance

Housing Microfinance Models in Tanzania

Opportunities and Challenges in Housing Microfinance

For more information about The Housing Microfinance Working Group, you may contact us by email at: The Housing Microfinance Working Group Tanzania

An Introduction to Housing Microfinance

A Workshop Presented by the

Housing Microfinance Working Group Tanzania

At the Russian Cultural Centre, Dar es Salaam

8^th June 2011 – 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• Opening: Tim Ndezi (Centre for Community Initiatives)
• Keynote Address: Charles Mafuru (Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlement Development)
• Housing Microfinance Working Group: Kenneth Sinare (Tanzania Financial Services for Under-Served Settlments.
• What is Housing Microfinance?: Jamie Ritchie (Rooftops Canada)
• Housing Microfinance Models in Tanzania: Scott Metzel (Habitat for Humanity Tanzania)
• Opportunities and Challenges in Housing Microfinance: Stephen Wanjala (WAT Human Settlements / Rooftops Canada)
• Open Discussion: Stephen Wanjala and Jamie Ritchie
• Closing: Tim Ndezi