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Dharan – Divya Jyoti Mahila SACCOS

  • Status: Complete
  • People Housed: 43
  • Country: Nepal
  • City: Dharan
  • Partner: Lumanti
  • Year Approved: 2018
Delivery of Homes
Total Financed
Completed
Self Build
14
14
Project Overview

This project is situated in Dharan, a city located in the Sunsari District of Nepal. It was fully financed by revolved funds from previous Lumanti projects, which is a great example of how housing finance can be used cyclically to have greater impact. Lumanti lent funds directly to the Divya Jyoti Mahila (Women’s) Cooperative, which in turn allocated individual loans to its member households. The clients were required to repay their loan, using an agreed repayment schedule, with the funds revolved again by Lumanti to support other housing projects throughout Nepal.

The new homeowners previously lived in housing which caused multiple threats to their health and security and often lacked access to basic services such as water. As part of the project the community was trained in housing and infrastructure construction, and given technical, financial and management skills. This allowed each household to construct a safe, permanent house fully serviced with electricity, household water and sanitation.

14
Homes Completed
10
Homes Occupied
14
Connected to Electricity
14
Connected to Water and Sanitation

Client Data

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Client Monthly Household Incomes

Clients estimated to sit between 1st and 10th percentiles of incomes in Dharan

Mean
17,500 NPR
148 USD
40th percentile at year of occupancy
40th percentile at year of occupancy
Household Demographic Data
Household Size
4.30
Proportion Female
50.0
Proportion Children
32.0
Proportion Elderly
7.0
Proportion Disabled
0.3
Housing Information
Description Type Number Completed Unit Size (m2) Monthly Cost
(Local Currency)
Loan Length (months)
n/a Self Build 14 34 8333 60
Finance Source Interest Rate (%)

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Data last updated on 30/06/2022