Francis Rao On Providing Low Cost Housing in Africa

Publisher:
SmartMonkeyTV
Publication Date:
21 March 2014
Tags:
Kenya, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Urban Issues and Habitation, Environment

Frances Rao, Director Africa, Panel Point Global talks about why so few people own houses in Africa and how low cost housing might meet an unmet need. The interview covers: how many people own houses in Kenya; the cost of lower-end housing; the ability to afford mortgages; and using a technology that recycles plastics to build low cost housing.

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