This document constitutes the Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP) for the Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Program (AHUAP) – GYL1031 in Sophia. It describes the results of an intensive livelihood restoration planning exercise undertaken by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) as part of the Government of Guyana’s (GoG) commitments under Section 6 (b) (i) of the Project’s Amendatory Agreement between the GoG and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Read More
In May 2017, the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana (GOG) officially requested for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to reformulate the 2012 loan operation “Road Network Upgrade and Expansion Program” (GY-L1031) to include a component addressing housing and basic infrastructure needs of low-income populations in social housing schemes in the greater Georgetown area. The reformulated program, labeled the “Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Program” requires development of an Environmental and Social Analysis (ESA) to support approval of the reformulation. Read More
The Government of Guyana, with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is currently implementing the Road Network Upgrade and Expansion Programme: Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme” or AHUAP. The programme is specifically aimed at improving the quality of life in urban and peri-urban Georgetown, through better access to adequate housing and basic infrastructure for low income populations, enhance urban and suburban mobility and safety, and strengthen national and local capacity to operate and maintain urban services. Read More
The Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Program (AHUAP) GY/L1031 will be executed in the La Parfaite Harmonie Housing Scheme, Region No. 3. This is the second project site. The project will be carried out in an area of 1500 acres, affecting Schoonard, La Parfaite Harmonie, Onderneeming, West Minister, Recht Door-Zee phases 1 and 2 and Lust-en- Rust. The AHUAP itself comprises the rehabilitation of infrastructure such as climate-ready drainage, street lighting, community facilities, roads (upgrade), sidewalks, and construction and rehabilitation of community facilities. The Environmental Social Assessment (ESA) for the AHUAP was conducted by CHPA and approved by IDB in 2021. Similarly, the required Environmental Social Management Plans (ESMPs) under the ESA’s Environmental Social Management System (Section 7.1 of theESA) were also developed by CH&PA and approved by IDB in 2021.
Access Full Report: LRP La Parfaite Harmonie Updated
Infrastructure works are ongoing in several schemes on the East Bank of Demerara, for more than 5,000 low, moderate and middle-income residential house lots and industrial/commercial lots, spanning some 1,700 acres of land. Read More
Over the coming weeks, the Village Council of Warapoka Village, in the Moruca sub-region of Region One, will commence the beneficiary selection process for the Hinterland Housing Project. Read More
Even as works are ongoing on a total of 210 young professional housing units at La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara, plans are underway for the construction of an additional 77 units in the same scheme. Read More
Informal settlers who have been occupying lands at Blueberry Hill (North) in Linden, Region Ten for more than 30 years, will finally receive their Land Transport, with the regularisation of the area through President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s Operation Clear-up. Read More
This afternoon, the Ministry of Housing and Water-Central Housing and Planning Authority processed Agreements of Sale for the remaining low-income homes allocated to Berbicians at Hampshire, East Berbice-Corentyne. Read More
The quality of life for four families within the communities of Good Hope and Lusignan, East Coast Demerara has been vastly improved, as they have now received keys to newly constructed, two-bedroom core homes, under the Ministry of Housing and Water and the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IBD) Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme (AHUAP). Read More